[ACLA-CAAL] Graduate Opportunities in Indigenous Languages and Linguistics

[Martin Guardado]

Graduate Opportunities in Indigenous Languages and Linguistics at the
University of Alberta



**Apologies for cross-postings**



The *Department of Linguistics at the University of Alberta*, established
in 1969, offers MSc and PhD positions for prospective graduate students
interested in learning and conducting research with our vibrant team of
faculty members, graduate students, and other academics in state-of-the-art
research facilities.



*The application deadline is *January 15, 2025**.



The Department has a long-standing focus on community-engaged work
with *Indigenous
languages* and their sustainability and revitalization. Current areas of
specialization include:



   - *Documentation and fieldwork* on languages of Canada, the US, Mexico,
   Central America (especially, El Salvador), the Amazon and the South Pacific
   (Antti Arppe, David Beck, Martin Guardado, Marianne Huijsmans, Jordan
   Lachler, Yvonne Lam, and Jorge Rosés Labrada)
   - *Curriculum development and language teaching methods* for North
   American Indigenous languages (Lachler)
   - *Indigenous language sustainability and revitalization* (Huijsmans,
   Lachler, Lam, Rosés Labrada)
   - *Language technology* and linguistic software applications for
   Indigenous languages (Arppe, Lachler)
   - Indigenous language *lexicography* (Arppe, Beck, Huijsmans, Lachler,
   Rosés Labrada)
   - *Historical linguistics* of the languages of the Americas (Beck, Rosés
   Labrada)
   - Indigenous language revitalization initiatives in *grassroots
   community groups* (Guardado)



Please see the full listing of current Department faculty here:
https://www.ualberta.ca/linguistics/people)



Our research labs include the Language Documentation Research Cluster
<http://ldrc.artsrn.ualberta.ca/>, which has newly upgraded computing and
audio/video recording equipment for on-site and off-site data collection
and processing,the Alberta Language Technology Lab
<http://altlab.ualberta.ca/>, which is engaged in the development of
computational models and various end-user software applications and
resources for several Indigenous languages spoken in North America,
and the DRAGONS
Lab
<https://www.ualberta.ca/en/canadian-indigenous-languages-and-literacy-development-institute/community/dragons-lab.html>,
which conducts research on language revitalization strategies globally.



We also work closely with the Alberta Phonetics Laboratory
<https://aphl.artsrn.ualberta.ca/> and have access to a number of
sound-treated booths for high-quality audio recording. Additionally, our
students benefit from our close ties with the Canadian Indigenous Languages
and Literacy Development Institute
<https://www.ualberta.ca/canadian-indigenous-languages-and-literacy-development-institute/>
(CILLDI) and regularly gain experience working as interns and instructors
for CILLDI programs, both on campus and in communities.



Accepted PhD graduate students are provided four years of funding in the
form of TA and RA stipends. Other support for research and conference
travel, attending and hosting disciplinary events, and obtaining tools for
research is also available. The Department offers cutting-edge training in
statistical techniques, research methodologies in language documentation
and language sustainability, psycholinguistics, and core areas of
linguistics. Opportunities for within-discipline and cross-disciplinary
collaboration are also available.



For more information on the Department and the graduate admissions process,
please visit our departmental website at:
https://www.ualberta.ca/linguistics, or contact Director of Graduate
Studies, Professor Johanne Paradis (linggrad at ualberta.ca).



*SELECTED LAB LINKS*

*ALTLab*: https://altlab.ualberta.ca

*CILLDI*: https://cilldi.ualberta.ca

*DRAGONS*:
https://www.ualberta.ca/en/canadian-indigenous-languages-and-literacy-development-institute/community/dragons-lab.html

*LDRC*: http://ldrc.artsrn.ualberta.ca/


--
Dr. Martín Guardado, Professor
Department of Linguistics
Faculty of Arts
University of Alberta
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