<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear All,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">forwarded (see below), an interesting announcement!<br class=""><div class="">
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<div class="column"><p class=""><span style="font-size: 14.000000pt; font-family: 'Verdana'; font-weight: 700" class="">Call for a doctoral researcher
in phylolinguistics
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'Verdana'; font-weight: 700" class="">Summary. </span><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'Verdana'" class="">The Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human
History in Jena (Germany) is offering a position for a full-time
doctoral researcher in the field of phylolinguistics. The position is
tied to the eurasia3angle research group. </span><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'Verdana'; color: rgb(4.313726%, 4.313726%, 4.705882%)" class="">Funded by an ERC
Consolidator Grant, this interdisciplinary group will work on </span><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'Verdana'" class="">“Millet
and beans, language and genes. The origin and dispersal of the
Transeurasian family.” The position is for up to 4 years, beginning
September 1</span><span style="font-size: 8.000000pt; font-family: 'Verdana'; vertical-align: 6.000000pt" class="">st</span><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'Verdana'" class="">, 2016. Prospective PhD candidates
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'Verdana'" class="">need to have completed an MA in linguistics, in one of the
Transeurasian languages or in phylogenetics and be familiar with
historical comparative linguistics. A good command of Russian and
linguistic knowledge of more than one Transeurasian language is
highly appreciated. If interested, please send the application
documents specified below to the group’s principal investigator,
Martine Robbeets (</span><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'Verdana'; color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)" class=""><a href="mailto:robbeets@shh.mpg.de" class="">robbeets@shh.mpg.de</a></span><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'Verdana'" class="">) by May 1st, 2016.
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'Verdana'; font-weight: 700" class="">Project description. </span><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'Verdana'" class="">The overarching research topic of the
eurasia3angle project is the question about the origin and dispersal
of the Transeurasian languages, i.e. the Japonic, Koreanic,
Tungusic, Mongolic, and Turkic languages. The key objective is to
integrate linguistic, archaeological and genetic evidence in a single
approach, for which we use the term “Triangulation”. In the
phylogenetic linguistic part of the project, we will apply
computational techniques from evolutionary biology to linguistic
data. By doing this, we want to test the internal structure of the
Transeurasian genealogical unity, provide a dating for the nodes of
the family, make inferences about the robustness of the branches
and check the compatibility of the phylogenetic signals in lexical and
structural datasets. It is our ultimate goal to bring the linguistic
evidence together with the findings obtained from genetics and
archaeology. For more information on the project please visit our
project website
<a href="http://www.shh.mpg.de/102128/eurasia3angle_group" class="">http://www.shh.mpg.de/102128/eurasia3angle_group</a>
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<div class="column"><p class=""><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'Verdana'; font-weight: 700" class="">Profile. </span><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'Verdana'" class="">Applicants should be eager to find out more about the roots
of the people, languages and cultures of North and East Asia. They
should have completed an MA with excellent study results in
linguistics, in one of the Transeurasian languages or in
phylogenetics before September 1</span><span style="font-size: 8.000000pt; font-family: 'Verdana'; vertical-align: 6.000000pt" class="">st </span><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'Verdana'" class="">2016. They should be familiar
with historical comparative linguistics. Ideally, they also have a
good command of Russian and linguistic knowledge of more than
one Transeurasian language. For reasons of compatibility with the
other team members, candidates with knowledge of Tungusic or
Mongolic languages are strongly encouraged to apply.
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'Verdana'" class="">Successful candidates are able to present their own work and
discuss that of others fluently in English and are prepared to work in
an international team. Moreover, they are open to crossing the
boundaries of their own field and to contribute to the integration of
the three disciplines.<br class="">
The Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
welcomes candidates of all nationalities and encourages women to
apply. The Max Planck Society is committed to promoting disabled
candidates. For supplementary information on the vacancy and the
project please contact Dr. Martine Robbeets </span><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'Verdana'; color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)" class=""><a href="mailto:robbeets@shh.mpg.de" class="">robbeets@shh.mpg.de</a>
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'Verdana'; font-weight: 700" class="">Benefits. </span><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'Verdana'" class="">We offer employment as a doctoral researcher for three
years with the possibility of a 1-year extension. If successful, you
will be awarded a PhD degree in linguistics. You will conduct your
research in a highly stimulating and research-oriented environment.
Salary will be based on the German public service scale 50% to
65% E13. Office space and equipment will be provided along with a
budget for travelling and other research-related expenses.
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'Verdana'; font-weight: 700" class="">How to apply. </span><span style="font-size: 13.000000pt; font-family: 'Verdana'" class="">Please submit the following documents by May
1st, 2016 to </span><span style="font-size: 13.000000pt; font-family: 'Verdana'; color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 100.000000%)" class=""><a href="mailto:robbeets@shh.mpg.de" class="">robbeets@shh.mpg.de</a>
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'Verdana'" class="">(i) a letter of motivation detailing why you are interested and how
you meet the qualifications (max. 500 words)<br class="">
(ii) a brief research proposal specifying how you could contribute to
this project (max. 1000 words, excluding references)
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'Verdana'" class="">(iii) a copy of your MA dissertation if already available<br class="">
(iv) a curriculum vitae indicating educational background, previous
research experience and publication history.<br class="">
(v) contact information for three references<br class="">
(vi) recommendation letters from three referees sent directly from
the referee to Martine Robbeets
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'Verdana'" class="">Short-listed candidates will be informed by early June and
interviews with top-listed candidates are expected to take place in
the weeks thereafter. The successful candidate can start as of
September 1</span><span style="font-size: 8.000000pt; font-family: 'Verdana'; vertical-align: 6.000000pt" class="">st</span><span style="font-size: 12.000000pt; font-family: 'Verdana'" class="">. </span></p>
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