30.2796, Jobs: Dutch; English; German; Sociolinguistics: PhD Candidate, Maastricht University

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Subject: 30.2796, Jobs: Dutch; English; German; Sociolinguistics: PhD Candidate, Maastricht University

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Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 13:44:23
From: Sabine Kuipers [limes at maastrichtuniversity.nl]
Subject: Dutch; English; German; Sociolinguistics: PhD Candidate, Maastricht University, Netherlands

 
University or Organization: Maastricht University 
Department: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Job Location: Maastricht, Netherlands 
Web Address: https://limes.maastrichtuniversity.nl/
Job Title: PhD Educational Borders
Job Rank: PhD Candidate; Researcher

Specialty Areas: Sociolinguistics 

Required Language(s): Dutch (nld)
                      English (eng) 
                      German (deu) 

Description:

Educational borders: multilingualism or not (1 fte)

This project focusses on the earliest language socialisation processes in
kindergartens in border areas in Germany (Westmünsterland and Niederrhein) and
the Netherlands (for instance Venlo, Kerkrade, Vaals). The general question is
whether kindergartens in border areas in Germany (Kita) and in the Netherlands
(peuterspeelzalen) reflect nation-state monolingual ideologies and practices
and as such hamper cross-border communication (hardening national borders).
Locations in which cross-border contacts constitute an important aspect of
people's regional identity, and places with extensive cross-border migration
will be examined.

Research questions are:
- With respect to ideology: What is the official language policy in these
kindergartens? To what extent do they reproduce nation-state monolingual
language ideologies (hardening borders), or do they define themselves as
multilingual institutions where children are socialized in the neighbouring
language as well (softening border)?
- Are linguistic ideologies reflected in a hierarchy of languages involved,
and is this hierarchy context-sensitive?
- How are ideologies put into practice? How do kindergartens in these border
areas handle linguistic diversity? Do they take any measures to facilitate
cross-border communication regarding their language use and choice?
- With regard to linguistic features: what kind of linguistic forms and
language varieties are evaluated as useful for small children growing up to
become valuable Dutch and German citizens?

The researcher will be based at Maastricht University, Faculty of Arts and
Social Sciences, and undertake a 6-month secondment at the University of
Münster.

Any inquiries about the position or the project may be addressed to the
supervisor, prof. dr. Leonie Cornips (leonie.cornips at maastrichtuniversity.nl).

Requirements:
You are invited to apply for a 4 year PhD position in the project “LIMES – the
hardening and softening of borders”. This project has received funding from
the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the
Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 847596.

Because the PhD candidates work in a larger research project, team work is
essential. In addition to individual work on their dissertations, the PhD
candidates will contribute to regular project team meetings and joint academic
publications. The PhD candidates will receive extensive training, including
regular supervision, training by the Graduate Schools of the relevant
faculties, and the partner organisations, where they can benefit from a
secondment.

Candidates will be judged on the basis of the requirements outlined on the
website. Candidates should make sure that their application letter
demonstrates how they meet these requirements.

Application:
Applicants need to submit an application package. Please check the website at
the application link provided below for all eligibility criteria and
application requirements and how to apply. The deadline for submitting your
application is 26 August 2019.



Application Deadline: 26-Aug-2019 
	  
Email Address for Applications: limes at maastrichtuniversity.nl 
Web Address for Applications: https://limes.maastrichtuniversity.nl/vacancies/educational-borders-multilingualism-or-not-1-fte 
Contact Information:
	Sabine Kuipers 
	Email: limes at maastrichtuniversity.nl 


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