34.71, Support: Morphology; Pragmatics; Psycholinguistics; Sociolinguistics; Syntax; Romance-based; English; Spanish: MA /Msc, Ghent University

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Subject: 34.71, Support: Morphology; Pragmatics; Psycholinguistics; Sociolinguistics; Syntax; Romance-based; English; Spanish: MA /Msc, Ghent University

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From: Renata Enghels [renata.enghels at ugent.be]
Subject: Morphology; Pragmatics; Psycholinguistics; Sociolinguistics; Syntax; Romance-based; English; Spanish: MA /Msc, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium


Institution/Organization: Ghent University
Department: Linguistics
Web Address: https://www.ugent.be/lw/taalkunde/en

Level: PhD

Duties: Research

Specialty Areas: Morphology; Pragmatics; Psycholinguistics;
Sociolinguistics; Syntax; codeswitching
Required Language(s): English (eng)
                      Spanish (spa)
                      Romance-based

Description:

The FWO-project “An integrative account of codeswitching: reconciling
structural, sociolinguistic and cognitive factors” is opening a
fully-funded 4-year PhD position in linguistics at Ghent University.
The project is embedded in the research groups GLiMS
(https://research.flw.ugent.be/en/glims), CROS
(https://www.cros.ugent.be/) and the Department of Experimental
Psychology of Ghent University, and forms an international
collaboration with the University of Leiden (the Netherlands), and the
College of Wooster (USA).

A more detailed project description can be found at:
https://www.ugent.be/en/work/scientific/phd-student-31
The project is coordinated by Prof. Dr. Renata Enghels (project PI,
Ghent University: https://research.flw.ugent.be/nl/renata.enghels),
Prof. Dr. Rob Hartsuiker (Ghent University:
https://users.ugent.be/~rhartsui/), Prof. Dr. M. Carmen Parafita Couto
(Universiteit Leiden & Universidade de Vigo, https://www.universiteitl
eiden.nl/en/staffmembers/maria-del-carmen-parafita-couto#tab-1), and
Prof. Dr. Osmer Balam (The College of Wooster,
https://wooster.edu/bio/obalam/).

Your Tasks:
 - Conducting fieldwork in multilingual communities (Miami, El Paso,
Belize)
 - Collecting, transcribing, annotating and analyzing naturalistic and
experimental data
 - Writing a dissertation based on the research project
 - Preparing individual and joint publications for international
scientific journals
 - Presenting your research at (inter)national conferences
 - Participating in research activities within the project team
 - Assisting occasionally in the teaching activities at the department

What we are looking for:
 - Master’s degree in (Spanish) Linguistics obtained with good grades
before the start of the PhD project
 - You are fascinated by language use in a multilingual community
 - Native or near-native proficiency in Spanish and English
 - Good academic skills in English
 - Excellent research and field or lab work skills demonstrated by
your Master's thesis and a demonstrable capacity to develop a track
record of publishing in high-ranking journals and/or with leading
presses
 - Knowledge of or willingness to learn computer programming and
statistics (R, Python etc.)
 - Strong interpersonal and communication skills
 - You take initiative in searching for new research ideas and are not
afraid to be critical about your own work
 - You are a highly motivated, hardworking, flexible, able to face
complex issues and you have an appropriate problem-solving attitude
 - You are able to take on responsibilities, work independently on
your research but also as part of a team

What we can offer you:
 - This position after approximately four years of successful research
results in a PhD title in Linguistics. We offer a full-time position
for 4 years with yearly evaluations, in an exciting, dynamic and
international research environment.
 - As a UGent PhD fellow, you will enjoy a number of benefits, such as
a wide range of training and education opportunities, possibility of
flexible working hours, bicycle commuting reimbursement, eco-vouchers,
reimbursement of commuting expenses by public transport etc. You will
be allocated office space and a laptop, and receive funding for
research activities like attending conferences abroad and organizing
workshops and conferences. You will start on a salary of approximately
2.100 EUR/month.

The application should include the following documents as pdfs and
with appropriate file names (i.e. FAMILYNAME_FILETYPE).
 - Your application letter (max. two pages)
 - Your curriculum vitae, including a list of all Master-level modules
you have taken, with an official transcript of grades
 - A personal piece of (scientific) writing in the form of a student
paper or publication (e.g. Master thesis or paper)
 - The names and contact details of two references, including your
advisor, who may be approached by the selection committee
 - A copy of your Master’s diploma (if already obtained, if not, you
will be asked to send a copy before the start of the PhD project)

The envisaged starting date is September 2023 (or sooner if possible).
The interviews will take place in April 2023. You are welcome to
contact renata.enghels at ugent.be if you have further questions.

Application Deadline: 28-Feb-2023

Contact Information:
Prof.  Renata Enghels
renata.enghels at ugent.be



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