From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Bill Palmer</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Bill.Palmer@newcastle.edu.au">Bill.Palmer@newcastle.edu.au</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_quote">Date: 9 June 2010 12:39<br>Subject: [An-lang] PhD positions in Oceanic linguistics<br>
To: <a href="mailto:an-lang@anu.edu.au">an-lang@anu.edu.au</a><br><br><br>PhD positions, Linguistics, School of Humanities and Social Science,<br>
University of Newcastle (Australia)<br>
Deadline for applications: Friday 16th July 2010<br>
<br>
Two fully funded PhD positions are available to carry out field-based<br>
research on two typologically and theoretically significant highly<br>
endangered Oceanic languages of island Melanesia.<br>
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The positions are attached to a Major Documentation Project entitled<br>
‘Documenting Ririo and Papapana: the two most highly endangered<br>
Northwest Solomonic languages’ (Chief Investigator Dr Bill Palmer),<br>
funded by the Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Project. The project<br>
will involve fieldwork on the previously undescribed languages Papapana<br>
(120 speakers, Bougainville island, Papua New Guinea) and Ririo (79<br>
speakers, Choiseul island, Solomon Islands). It will involve gathering<br>
extensive documentation on the target languages using current<br>
documentation best-practice, and a thesis focusing in detail on an area<br>
of the language’s structure or use that is of particular interest to the<br>
student, to be determined in consultation between the successful<br>
applicants and their supervisors. The positions will be housed within<br>
the Endangered Languages Documentation, Theory and Application Group<br>
(ELDTA) at the University of Newcastle. ELDTA is home to PhD students<br>
and staff working on a diverse range of endangered languages including<br>
Austronesian, Australian Aboriginal, Turkic, Bantu, and Semitic. The<br>
successful applicants will join a larger program of field-based research<br>
in Northwest Solomonic involving Palmer and an existing PhD student<br>
working on another Bougainville language. The PhDs will be supervised by<br>
Palmer and Dr Catriona Malau, also an expert on the documentation,<br>
description and analysis of Oceanic languages.<br>
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In addition to a PhD stipend scholarship at the standard University of<br>
Newcastle rate (currently $22,500 p.a.), the positions include all<br>
fieldwork expenses and tuition fee scholarship. The positions are of<br>
three years duration, and are open to domestic and international<br>
students.<br>
<br>
The positions are located in Newcastle, a city close to Sydney famous<br>
for its magnificent beaches and relaxed lifestyle.<br>
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To apply to be a part of this project, please send your CV, a copy of<br>
your academic record, and the names and contact details of two<br>
professional referees to Dr Bill Palmer (<a href="mailto:bill.palmer@newcastle.edu.au">bill.palmer@newcastle.edu.au</a>)<br>
by 16 July 2010, with the words “PhD application” in the email subject<br>
line. A telephone interview may be required for shortlisted applicants.<br>
Please note: an honours degree or at least one year of postgraduate<br>
study of any kind is highly desirable.<br>
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For further information please contact Bill Palmer<br>
<a href="mailto:bill.palmer@newcastle.edu.au">bill.palmer@newcastle.edu.au</a>.<br>
<br>
<br>
Dr Bill Palmer<br>
Convenor<br>
Endangered Languages Documentation, Theory and Application Group<br>
Linguistics Research Higher Degree and Honours coordinator<br>
School of Humanities and Social Science<br>
University of Newcastle<br>
Callaghan NSW 2308<br>
Australia<br>
email <a href="mailto:bill.palmer@newcastle.edu.au">bill.palmer@newcastle.edu.au</a><br>
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