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<p style="line-height: 1.524; margin-top: 0px; "><b style="font-size: 12px;">Pointing gestures project, PhD scholarship in Linguistics, La Trobe University</b></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.524; margin-top: 0px; "><a href="http://careers.pageuppeople.com/533/caw/en/job/547678/phd-scholarship-in-linguistics" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; ">http://careers.pageuppeople.com/533/caw/en/job/547678/phd-scholarship-in-linguistics</a></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.524; margin-top: 0px; "><i style="font-size: 12px;">La Trobe University's success is driven by people who are committed to making a difference. They are creative and highly motivated, pursue new ideas and create knowledge. La Trobe
is among the top 100 universities in the world under the age of 50 (Times Higher Education Rankings 2013), one of Australia's research leaders, and the largest provider of higher education to regional Victoria. Our teaching and research address some of the
most significant issues of our time and we're passionate about driving change to benefit the communities we serve.</i></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.524; margin-top: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 12px;">A three-year PhD scholarship ($28,672 per annum) is now available for research linked to the 'When do gestures become linguistic? Understanding the gesture-language interface through
a corpus-based study of pointing signs in signed languages' project in the Linguistics Discipline Research Program at La Trobe University. This is a three year project (July 2014-June 2017), funded by an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project
grant to Macquarie University, La Trobe University, University College London (UK) and Radboud University (The Netherlands).</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.524; margin-top: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 12px;">This project will use corpus-based and experimental studies to compare pointing signs in three sign languages (in Australia, the UK and The Netherlands) with pointing gestures used
by hearing non-signers in order to answer the question: What relationship do gestures have to language, both in speech and in sign? The PhD project will focus on a topic related to pointing gestures used by hearing non-signers and how they compare to pointing
signs used by deaf signers.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.524; margin-top: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 12px;">The successful applicant will:</span></p>
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<li style="line-height: 1.524; margin-top: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 12px;">have a recent appropriate undergraduate degree and/or masters-level qualification (preferably in linguistics or psychology)</span></li><li style="line-height: 1.524; margin-top: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 12px;">ideally should have undergone relevant research training</span></li><li style="line-height: 1.524; margin-top: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 12px;">ideally have some competence in a sign language (strongly favored)</span></li></ul>
<p style="line-height: 1.524; margin-top: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 12px;">To apply, please submit a CV and a cover letter, addressing how you meet criteria listed above. </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.524; margin-top: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 12px;"><b>Closing date:</b> Tuesday 18th March 2014</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 1.524; margin-top: 0px; "><span style="font-size: 12px;"><b>Position Enquiries:</b> For more information about this scholarship or the related project, please email Associate Professor Adam Schembri - <a href="mailto:a.schembri@latrobe.edu.au" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); ">a.schembri@latrobe.edu.au</a></span></p>
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<div style="font-family: Consolas; "><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">Assoc. Prof. Adam Schembri, PhD
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<div style="font-family: Consolas; "><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">Linguistics program | Department of Languages, Histories and Cultures | </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
| </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">La Trobe University | Melbourne (Bundoora) | Victoria | 3086 | Australia |</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">Tel : +61 3 9479 2887 | Mob: +61 432 840 744 | Twitter: @AdamCSchembri | Director, </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">Centre
for Research on Language Diversity </span><a href="http://www.latrobe.edu.au/crld"><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">http://www.latrobe.edu.au/crld</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; "> & Linguistics Discipline Research Program| </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">Sign
Language Linguistics Society: </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; "><a href="http://www.slls.eu/">http://www.slls.eu</a> | </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">ALLY Network Member supporting GLBTIQ students and staff</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">: www.latrobe.edu.au/equality/ally </span><a href="http://www.latrobe.edu.au/equality/ally"><span style="font-family: Calibri; ">http://www.latrobe.edu.au/equality/ally</span></a></span></div>
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