31.733, Jobs: Language Acquisition; Linguistic Theories; Syntax: Post Doc, University of Southampton

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Subject: 31.733, Jobs: Language Acquisition; Linguistic Theories; Syntax: Post Doc, University of Southampton

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Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 19:59:51
From: Laura Dominguez [ldo at soton.ac.uk]
Subject: Language Acquisition; Linguistic Theories; Syntax: Post Doc, University of Southampton, United Kingdom

 
University or Organization: University of Southampton 
Department: Modern Languages and Linguistics
Job Location: Southampton, United Kingdom 
Web Address: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/ml/index.page
Job Title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Linguistics
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: Language Acquisition; Linguistic Theories; Syntax; Native language attrition, Second Language Acquisition

Required Language(s): German (deu)
                      Spanish (spa) 

Description:

Modern Languages and Linguistics at the University of Southampton (UK) invites
applications for a postdoctoral Research Fellow to participate in “Vulnerable
native grammars: the effects of limited input in grammatical attrition”, a
research project funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
awarded to Professor Laura Domínguez (PI), Dr Glyn Hicks and Prof Monika
Schmid (Essex).
 
This is a full time, fixed term appointment from 1 June 2020 until 31 May
2023. The appointment will be made at the University’s Level 4, pt. 27,
starting at £30,942 p.a. 

This innovative project employs a novel methodological approach from the
fields of linguistics (morphosyntactic analysis), language acquisition
(grammaticality judgement tasks), corpus linguistics (creating of a
small-scale oral corpus) and psycholinguistics (self-pace reading task) to
understand native grammatical attrition, changes in the grammatical knowledge
of the native grammars in three bilingual/bidialectal populations
(English-Spanish, German-Dutch and Belfast English-Southern British English).
You will work alongside Prof Domínguez to manage the day-to-day operations of
the project, undertake the development and implementation of the proposed
tasks, oversee the main body of the data collection process, manage the
transcriptions of the recordings, and carry out the data analysis. You will
also assist in writing up outputs for publication and dissemination. 

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher who has completed or is close to
completing a PhD in linguistics and in an area which is directly relevant to
the project. Native or near native competence in Spanish or German is highly
desirable. You should demonstrate knowledge of relevant linguistic theory as
well as experience carrying out an empirical study. You are expected to show
an interest/ aptitude in the development of a small-scale corpus of bilingual
speech. You will be expected to develop full expertise with CHILDES programs
(CHAT and CLAN). Previous experience of CHILDES is desirable but not essential
as training and support will be given as needed.

We are seeking to find an individual who works well within a team, can meet
targets within a timetable, and has the ability to communicate academic
research to a broader audience. You will join the research community at the
Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Southampton as an Early Career Researcher
and will have access to all training and development opportunities available
to junior researchers. Regular meetings with the PI will further represent an
opportunity to provide advice and mentoring for your longer-term career plans.

Further details can be found here: https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/

Informal enquiries may be made to Professor Laura Domínguez ldo at soton.ac.uk,
applications are only accepted via the online application process.

The University of Southampton is an equal opportunities employer.

Application Procedure:

You should submit your completed online application form at the application
address below. Please quote reference 1245620AR on all correspondence.



Application Deadline: 17-Mar-2020 
	  
Web Address for Applications: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BYS174/research-fellow-in-linguistics 
Contact Information:
	Professor Laura Dominguez 
	Email: ldo at soton.ac.uk 


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