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<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">With apologies for multiple postings, please note and feel free to pass along the below PhD scholarship opportunity at the University of Sydney, which is notably available to non-AU
 nationals (a rare case).</p>
<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Thanks</div>
<div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Mark</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Documentation and description of an Eastern Himalayan Indigenous language<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">A unique opportunity has arisen for an outstanding PhD student to conduct pioneering research on a previously undescribed (or insufficiently described) Indigenous language of the Eastern
 Himalayan region (northeast India and/or adjoining areas of Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Tibet). The expectation is that this project's focal language would be one from a lesser-studied branch of the Trans-Himalayan language family (a.k.a. Tibeto-Burman),
 however other possibilities could also be considered.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">The successful applicant will hold a scholarship at the University of Sydney Department of Linguistics, a renowned centre for research on Indigenous languages of mainland Asia from
 a functional-typological perspective. The project also involves substantial field research, and the successful candidate is expected to spend a considerable portion of their candidature period in the field. This scholarship comprises a tuition waiver plus
 a competitive stipend (please follow the links below for details). Field equipment will be provided. Funds for travel and maintenance during fieldwork are also expected to be provided. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">This scholarship is not restricted by citizenship/nationality; candidates who are not residents of Australia are welcome to apply. However, preference may be given to qualified candidates
 who are themselves native speakers of an Eastern Himalayan language and/or Indigenous to the project region. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">For further details, please see: <a href="https://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/study/scholarships/phd-scholarships/lifeways-in-indigenous-asia--grammar--culture--prehistory.html" target="_blank">https://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/study/scholarships/phd-scholarships/lifeways-in-indigenous-asia--grammar--culture--prehistory.html</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">To apply: <a href="https://www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships/b/arts-and-social-sciences-postgraduate-research-scholarship.html" target="_blank">https://www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships/b/arts-and-social-sciences-postgraduate-research-scholarship.html</a><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Contact: <a href="mailto:mark.post@sydney.edu.au" target="_blank">mark.post@sydney.edu.au</a></p>
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