Announcing PhD Position in Russian/Cognitive Linguistics

Sat Mar 29 12:02:21 UTC 2008

Announcing a fully-funded PhD student position with full salary and faculty
status at the University of Tromsø, Norway.
Application deadline: April 14, 2008
Start date: January 1, 2009 (negotiable)

The advantages are:
--One of the largest, best funded linguistics programs in the world
--Mentorship by Laura A. Janda and Tore Nesset
--Scenic setting, with a legendary combination of city comforts and access
to unspoiled nature
--Rich cultural life, including everything from classical to modern music,
theater and films, internationally acclaimed festivals
--International milieu that welcomes people from all backgrounds
--Well-paid, multi-year appointment

            We invite candidates with an MA in Slavic Linguistics or General
Linguistics to apply for the position of PhD student in connection with the
³Slavic Cognitive Linguistics in Tromsø² (http://uit.no/humfak/7542/)
research group. The English translations of the official job announcements,
with information on how to apply, are below. Candidates with the following
qualifications are especially encouraged to apply:
            --proficiency in Russian, writing ability in English
            --background in cognitive linguistics
            --familiarity with use of electronic corpora (e.g.
www.ruscorpora.ru <http://www.ruscorpora.ru/> ), construction of linguistic
databases, interactive learning materials, statistical analysis

            The PhD position is a 4-year position. The current annual salary
for similar positions at the University of Tromsø is approximately 316,000
NOK (= 51,535 US Dollars).

            It is important to pay close attention to the application
instructions below and to send in all the writing samples (published and
unpublished works) by the deadline. Send in 3 collated sets of writing
samples (including, if possible, the entire text of the MA thesis or
existing chapters if the thesis is not yet complete). Be sure to use the
Reference Number (Ref.) in all correspondence and to complete the on-line
application procedure. Below is the official announcement. Interested
parties should not hesitate to contact Tore Nesset (tore.nesset at hum.uit.no)
or Laura Janda (laura.janda at hum.uit.no) for more information.
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Position reference number: 200800324

Job announcement for a Ph.D. position (scholarship) in Russian linguistics
at the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Tromsø

Application deadline: April 14, 2008
The following reference number must be quoted in your application:
Ref. 08-324

The University of Tromsø has a research fellow position in Russian
linguistics vacant for applicants who would like to complete a Ph.D. degree.

The period of appointment is four years.

For further information, please contact: Professor Laura A. Janda, telephone
+47 77 645 680, email: laura.janda at hum.uit.no.

The position is attached to the ³Slavic Cognitive Linguistics in Tromsø²
(http://uit.no/humfak/7542/) research group, which has at present four
members: Professors Laura A. Janda and Tore Nesset, Post-Doctoral Researcher
Olga Lyashevskaya and Ph.D. Student Svetlana Sokolova. The research group is
pursuing two major projects: ³Exploring Emptiness²
(http://uit.no/humfak/8775/) and ³Modeling Clusters of Russian Verbs²
(http://uit.no/22/9313). The person who is appointed to this position will
be a member of the research group involved in the latter project. In their
applications, candidates should describe their qualifications and explain
how they can contribute to the completion of the project. The project and
the research groups are described at the websites listed above.
The person appointed to this position will write a Ph.D. dissertation about
aspect clusters in Russian. S/he must have an MA degree in Russian language
or equivalent relevant education. Candidates must document that they have
good proficiency in Russian. In addition it is an advantage, but not a
requirement that candidates have one or more of the following
qualifications:
1.    Background in Cognitive Linguistics (e.g. a university-level course in
this linguistic theory)

2.     Experience in teaching Russian

3.     Experience in developing and using interactive learning materials

4.     Knowledge of Corpus Linguistics and experience with the use of
electronic corpora (e.g. Nacional¹nyj korpus russkogo jazyka)

5.     Knowledge of statistical analysis

6.     Good writing ability in English

The Ph.D. student can be assigned to teach at all levels in the
undergraduate and master¹s degree programs in the academic discipline of
her/his specialty. 

The successful applicant must fulfill the requirements for admission to the
faculty¹s Ph.D. programme, cf. Section 5 (Chapter II) of Regulations for the
degree of Philosophiae Doctor (ph.d.) at The University of Tromsø,
http://uit.no/forsknavd/ph.d.-forskrift/1 and the faculty¹s supplementary
regulations, http://uit.no/getfile.php?PageId=977&FileId=738
<http://uit.no/getfile.php?PageId=977&FileId=738> .

The normal period of appointment is four years. The Ph.D. study is
standardized to three years. The fourth year consists of teaching or other
duties for the university, organized according to a distribution formula of
25 % per year, cf. the directive for duties for research fellows (in
Norwegian only): http://uit.no/getfile.php?PageId=6139&FileId=37
<http://uit.no/getfile.php?PageId=6139&FileId=37> .

A shorter period of appointment may be given if the research fellow has
already completed part of his/her advanced education, or when previous
appointments to educational positions (research fellow, research assistant
or equivalent) are counted as part of the duration of the research
fellowship, such that the combined duration of the researcher¹s education is
three years.

Remuneration is in accordance with the State wage scale code 1017
(alternatively code 1378) (or both depending on qualifications). A
compulsory contribution of 2 % is made to the Norwegian State Pension Fund.

After appointment, the Ph.D. student will, in collaboration with the project
leaders, produce a plan for how the term of the scholarship will be used
taking into consideration the research project and other professional
training. The plan will be ready within one month after the appointee
commences employment. The successful candidate must apply separately for
admission to the Ph.D. study as soon as possible after appointment and no
later than one month after commencement. Within three months after
commencement, admission to the doctoral degree programme must be obtained
and a final plan for advanced education must be approved and regulated by
contract. The plan shall also state who is responsible for providing
academic supervision. It is a requirement that the supervisor is an employee
of the Humanities faculty at the University of Tromsø. Admission to the
doctoral degree program is a prerequisite for appointment to the Ph.D.
position. If an admission contract has not been signed prior to the
deadline, as stated in the work contract, the employer may consider
cancelling the work contract, cf. § 1-3 (8) in Regulation for conditions of
appointment to post doctoral positions, research fellowships, research
assistants and specialist candidates (in Norwegian only):
http://www.lovdata.no/for/sf/kd/kd-20060131-0102.html.

The position is based in the Humanities Faculty at the University of Tromsø.
The faculty has approximately 120 permanent positions, of which 20 provide
technical and administrative support. The Faculty conducts research,
teaching and scholarly work in Comparative Literature, General Linguistics,
Information and Library Science, English, Finnish, French, Greek and Latin,
Art, Scandinavian Languages (and creative writing), Russian, Sámi, Spanish
and German. Scholarly positions are grouped in two departments based on
research discipline, the Department of Culture and Literature, and the
Department of Languages and Linguistics. In addition, the Center for
Advanced Study in Theoretical Linguistics - A Norwegian Center of Excellence
(CASTL) is located in the Faculty. The position announced herein is based in
the Department of Languages and Linguistics.

The current strategic areas of research supported in the Faculty relate to
investigation of the cultures of the Circumpolar region (broadly understood)
and theoretical linguistics.
A committee of experts will evaluate the candidates. The main emphasis of
the evaluation will be placed on the candidate¹s research potential as
evidenced by 
7.    MA thesis or the equivalent

8.     Other scholarly works, if available

9.     The other relevant qualifications described above.

Work experience and other scholarly activity that is relevant to completing
a Ph.D. degree, as well as any pedagogical qualifications, will be taken
into account. Experience in administrative or organizational posts will be
seen as an advantage. The candidate should deliver the information and
materials which s/he wants the committee to take into consideration before
the application deadline.

A list of all the candidate¹s scholarly works, stating where those works
have been published, must be attached to the application.

The application must be sent electronically using the application form found
at 
http://ec.europa.eu/eracareers/index_en.cfm?l1=1&l2=1&l3=1&idjob=23132401&CF
ID=11745117&CFTOKEN=a1412db73a00ebaa-5EDBBF68-D742-28FB-AD048EE1155932DB
<http://ec.europa.eu/eracareers/index_en.cfm?l1=1&l2=1&l3=1&idjo
b=23132401&CFID=11745117&CFTOKEN=a1412db73a00ebaa-5EDBBF68-D742-28FB
-AD048EE1155932DB> 

In addition, a letter of application, along with a CV, notarized copies of
diplomas and certificates and 5 copies of the list of scholarly works should
be sent in before the application deadline directly to:

Det humanistiske fakultet
Universitetet i Tromsø
NO-9037 TROMSØ

THE SCHOLARLY WORKS  published or unpublished  which the candidate wants
the committee to take into account in their evaluation, should be delivered
in three copies, and be collated in 3 complete sets. The works should be
sent in before the application deadline directly to:

Det humanistiske fakultet
Universitetet i Tromsø
NO-9037 TROMSØ

Applicants shall also refer to Supplementary regulations for appointment to
elementary positions (research fellows) at the University of Tromsø (in
Norwegian only) and Regulations for conditions of employment to post
doctoral research fellow positions, research fellow positions, research
assistant positions and specialist candidate positions (in Norwegian only),
http://uit.no/persok/arbeidsforhold/6.

Questions concerning the organization of the work environment, such as the
physical state of the place of employment, health service, possibility for
flexible working hours, part time, etc. as well as questions concerning the
Ph.D. study may be directed to the telephone number listed above. According
to personnel policy objectives that the staff shall reflect the composition
of the population in general, both with respect to gender and cultural
diversity, women and persons with a minority ethnic background in particular
are encouraged to apply.
The University of Tromsø is an IW (Inclusive Workplace) enterprise, and will
try to adapt the working conditions for employees with impaired capacity.

In case of discrepancies between the Norwegian and the English version of
this description, the Norwegian version takes precedence.

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