30.2756, Support: General Linguistic; Text/Corpus Linguistics;Typology: PhD, CNRS

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Subject: 30.2756, Support: General Linguistic; Text/Corpus Linguistics;Typology: PhD, CNRS

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Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 13:47:40
From: Tatiana Nikitina [tavnik at gmail.com]
Subject: General Linguistic; Text/Corpus Linguistics;Typology: PhD, CNRS, France

 Institution/Organization: CNRS 
Department: LLACAN 
Web Address: http://llacan.vjf.cnrs.fr/ 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research,Project Work
 
Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics; Typology 
African Languages 

Description:

Applications are invited for a Research Assistant position in the ERC-funded
project “Discourse reporting in African storytelling” (PI: Tatiana Nikitina).
The assistant will be a full time member of the project, and should expect to
divide their time between project-related tasks and work on their individual
doctoral research project. Preference will be given to projects involving the
study of aspects of discourse reporting in one or more under-described African
languages; candidates planning to conduct their own fieldwork are especially
encouraged to apply. 

The position is for two years, renewable for another year upon budgetary
approval. The salary is between 1600 and 1750 euros per month depending on
experience and qualifications; standard social security benefits included. 

The position is funded by a grant from the European Research Council (ERC)
under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. The
researcher will be affiliated with LLACAN, a vibrant community of experts in
African languages and linguistics. LLACAN is located in the southern suburbs
of Paris (reachable by metro and other public transport). More information
about the project can be found here:
https://sites.google.com/view/speechreporting/about-the-project

Requirements:
- An MA degree in Linguistics or a related field by the start date;
- Not yet enrolled in a doctoral program but willing to do doctoral-level
research;
- Ready to relocate to France (or already living in France);
- Ability and willingness to work in a team, and to spend some of their time
on various project-related tasks; 
- Previous experience with ELAN and/or computational skills will be considered
a strong advantage.

Applicants should submit a single .pdf file containing the following items:
- A letter of motivation;
- A curriculum vitae;
- A research proposal on a topic relevant to the project (up to 2 pages);
- Up to two publication samples or recent drafts (including the MA thesis if
available);
- The names and addresses of three referees willing to provide a confidential
reference letter upon request;
- An MA transcript or a statement on courses taken.

The review of applications will begin on August 31, 2019. The position’s
preferred starting date is January 5, 2020 (negotiable).

Email address for applications: 
tatiana.nikitina at cnrs.fr
(please include “RA search 2019” in the subject line)

Further inquiries can be sent to:
Tatiana Nikitina, tavnik at gmail.com
 

Application Deadline: 30-Aug-2019 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Tatiana Nikitina 
	7 rue Guy Moquet BP 8 
	CNRS-LLACAN 
	Villejuif 94800 
	France 
	
Web Address for Applications: https://sites.google.com/view/speechreporting/calls-and-openings 

Contact Information: 
	Tatiana Nikitina 
	tavnik at gmail.com  


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