[Edling] Research Association positions in Multilingualism: Empowering Individuals, Transforming Societies, University of Cambridge

[Hornberger, Nancy H.]

A number of Research Associate positions are available at the University of Cambridge in conjunction with the research project ‘Multilingualism: Empowering Individuals, Transforming Societies (MEITS)', funded by the AHRC under the Open World Research Initiative to promote modern languages in the UK. The project is led by the University of Cambridge (PI Wendy Ayres-Bennett), and comprises a team of 13 other Co-Is, 14 Post-doctoral researchers and 6 PhD students who will be based at the University of Cambridge and at the three partner universities, Edinburgh, Nottingham and  Queen's Belfast.

MEITS is an exciting multidisciplinary project, which includes 6 research strands which will explore multilingualism from a range of perspectives. The project has a number of key non-HEI partners and there is an important policy and public engagement dimension to the work. We expect candidates for the associateships to be open to exploring and developing new interdisciplinary approaches and, if necessary, to learn a new language.

On 3/24/16, 6:39 AM, "Historical Sociolinguistics Network (HiSoN) on behalf of Professor Wendy Bennett" <HISON at JISCMAIL.AC.UK on behalf of
wmb1001 at CAM.AC.UK> wrote:
> 
> Members of the HiSoN network may be particularly interested in the following position:
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> PDRA 2: Standard languages, norms and variation: comparative perspectives in multilingual contexts (100% FTE, 32 months from 1 October 2016). This post will be mentored by Professor Wendy Ayres-Bennett (wmb1001 at cam.ac.uk) and will be associated with the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics in the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages.
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> This strand explores how multilingualism has shaped and challenged standard languages, past and present, in speech and writing, old and new media. Historical and synchronic analyses will draw comparisons between languages at different stages of standardization/ de-standardization, in varied political and cultural contexts. It will examine the cultural status of standard languages of different kinds: national and transnational (e.g.
> France/Francophonie), pluricentric (e.g. German), and languages vying with other languages/varieties on cultural, political and ideological grounds (e.g. Ukrainian, Irish, Mandarin). The successful candidate will conduct case studies of standardization in Europe (a second PDRA associated with
> the strand and based in Nottingham will focus particularly on Asia). S/he will also co-edit a planned Handbook of Standardization and Standard
> Languages. The ideal candidate will have a background in the history of ideas, historical or contemporary sociolinguistics, and will be willing
> to conduct both historical research and quantitative and qualitative studies of the contemporary European situation. Advanced knowledge of at least
> one, and preferably more European languages is essential.
> 
> Further particulars of this post can be found at:
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> http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/9947/
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> Please circulate this information to anyone who you think might be interested in the position.
> 
> -- 
> Wendy Ayres-Bennett
> Professor of French Philology and Linguistics, University of Cambridge
> President of the Philological Society
> Officier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques 

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