30.1405, Jobs: General Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Sociolinguistics; Typology: Post Doc, University of Helsinki

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Subject: 30.1405, Jobs: General Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Sociolinguistics; Typology: Post Doc, University of Helsinki

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Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 12:15:32
From: Kaius Sinnemäki [kaius.sinnemaki at helsinki.fi]
Subject: General Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Sociolinguistics; Typology: Post Doc, University of Helsinki, Finland

University or Organization: University of Helsinki 
Department: Department of Languages
Job Location: Helsinki, Finland 
Web Address: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/faculty-of-arts/research/disciplines/languages
Job Title: Postdoctoral Researcher in Historical Linguistics
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Sociolinguistics; Typology 

Description:

The Department of Languages invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher
in historical linguistics for a fixed term period of three years from 1
September 2019 onwards (or as agreed).

The successful candidate will become a member of a 5-year research project
"Linguistic Adaptation: Typological and Sociolinguistic Perspectives to
Language Variation", 2019–2023. The project is funded by the European Research
Council (ERC). The PI of the project is Associate Professor Kaius Sinnemäki.
More information on the project is available at
https://www.helsinki.fi/en/researchgroups/linguistic-adaptation.

The project studies whether linguistic structures systematically adapt to
sociolinguistic environments across languages. One of its main aims is to
develop new methods for comparing sociolinguistic environments to one another
by synthesizing the large-scale typological approach with rich sociolinguistic
and sociohistorical analysis of societies. Sociolinguistic environments are
analyzed by transforming sociolinguistic, ethnographic, and historical data as
well as data acquired from specialists into a typology of sociolinguistic
environments. The candidate will work primarily on the sociohistorical and
language contact aspects of the project, actively collaborating with the other
project members and participating in joint publications. The expertise of the
selected candidates on a language family or geographical region(s) may be
considered an asset.

The appointee must hold a doctoral degree in a relevant discipline by the time
of appointment, and possess the ability to conduct independent scientific
research and the teaching skills required for the position. In addition, the
candidate is expected to have excellent knowledge of English.

Please submit your application as a single pdf file which includes the
following documents in English:
- Curriculum Vitae (maximum 2 pages)
- List of Publications
- Research Plan (maximum 5 pages, should include provisional budget for
research and travel expenses).
- Names of references (2).

The deadline for the application period is May 13, 2019 at 23.59 (local time
GMT +3).

More detailed information about the position and instructions for submitting
an application are available at the application link provided below.

Application Deadline: 13-May-2019 

Web Address for Applications: https://www.helsinki.fi/fi/avoimet-tyopaikat/two-postdoctoral-researchers 
Contact Information:
	Kaius Sinnemäki 
	Email: kaius.sinnemaki at helsinki.fi 

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