31.2746, Jobs: English; Historical Linguistics; Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Post Doc, Åbo Akademi University

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Subject: 31.2746, Jobs: English; Historical Linguistics; Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Post Doc, Åbo Akademi University

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Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2020 14:14:59
From: Brita Wårvik [brita.warvik at abo.fi]
Subject: English; Historical Linguistics; Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Post Doc, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland

 
University or Organization: Åbo Akademi University 
Department: English Language and Literature
Job Location: Turku, Finland 
Web Address: http://www.abo.fi/en/study-subject/english-language-and-literature/
Job Title: Postdoctoral Researcher in English Linguistics
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: Historical Linguistics; Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics 

Required Language(s): English (eng)

Description:

The Department of English Language and Literature at Åbo Akademi University
invites applications for a position as a postdoctoral researcher in English
linguistics for a fixed-term period of three years from 1 January 2021 or as
agreed, the COVID-19 situation permitting.

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher in one of the following fields:
- Linguistic study of online discourse, adopting a discourse-pragmatic
approach
- Historical and/or diachronic study of discourse organization
- Sociolinguistic approaches to media, online interaction and identity

The appointee’s primary task will be to pursue their own research and to
produce publications, conference papers, and other outputs arising from it.
They can also be required to participate in teaching, supervision and
examination of M.A. theses on topics related to their field of expertise, up
to a maximum of 20 per cent of the total work time.

The appointee is expected to participate in conferences and engage in
international research co-operation. They will be eligible for travel grants
for these purposes. Applicants are required to include a mobility plan for at
least six months to pursue research at a university or research institute
abroad as part of their research plan.

The applicant will hold a PhD degree in English language/linguistics. In
general, no more than four years should have elapsed since the award of the
degree.

Full details at the application link provided below.

For further information about the position, please contact Associate
Professor, Head of Subject, Brita Wårvik, Professor Tuija Virtanen-Ulfhielm, 
or Associate Professor Martin Gill. For questions about the recruitment
procedure, please contact HR specialist Jenni Kronqvist. (email
firstname.surname at abo.fi).

Applications including the following enclosures are to be submitted online by
Monday 5 October, 2020, 3 p.m. (Finnish time):
- Academic portfolio;
- Copy of PhD diploma;
- Copies of other diplomas and certificates;
- Research plan (6-10 pages),
- Including a publication plan and a mobility plan;
- Copy of the PhD thesis and a maximum of two articles or publications not
included in the thesis; 
- Contact information for two referees.



Application Deadline: 05-Oct-2020 
	  
Web Address for Applications: https://tinyurl.com/y3juj6v4 
Contact Information:
	Dr Brita Wårvik 
	Email: brita.warvik at abo.fi 


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