PhD position, Child second language acquisition, Utrecht University

[Sharon Unsworth]

PhD researcher Language Acquisition (0,8 fte)

Job description

The current opening is for:
PhD project Investigating Early English in Dutch primary schools
(vacancy number 68907; preferable starting date 1-9-2009).

This PhD position investigates the acquisition of English in the Dutch
primary classroom. More specifically, its goal is to determine the
extent to which the quantity and quality of the input to which
children are exposed as part of early English programmes (VVTO in
Dutch) has a direct effect on their linguistic proficiency. It will
involve a longitudinal study of the morph osyntactic and lexical
development of several groups of children who systematically differ in
terms of input quantity (number of hours per week) and quality
(linguistic proficiency of the teacher).

A full description of the project is available at
http://www.let.uu.nl/~Sharon.Unsworth/personal/AiO.html.

Goal
The PhD project involves training in research and completion of a PhD
dissertation. As part of her/his training, the PhD student will take
courses offered by the National Graduate School in Linguistics (LOT).

Qualifications

We are looking for an ambitious student who is willing and able to
work in a team consisting of linguists and language teachers. The
candidate must have an MA degree in hand one month before the starting
date. Specific requirements are: An MA degree in linguistics,
education or psycholinguistics (either with a heavy focus on language/
linguistics). Candidate should have a working knowledge of Dutch and
near-native English.

Terms of employment

The successful candidate is offered a one-year employment contract as
PhD (“Assistant in Opleiding, or AiO” research trainee) with the
possibility of renewal with three years maximum, after evaluation. The
PhD will receive a gross monthly salary of  € 2,042.- during the first
year and increasing to € 2.612.- in the fourth year on a fulltime
basis. The PhD will be offered the opportunity to participate in the
"Academic Professionalism" scheme, which involves coaching and courses
in general skills. We also offer a pension scheme, a holiday allowance
of 8% per year, a end-of-year allowance of 8,3 % and flexible
employment conditions. Conditions are based on the Collective
Employment Agreement of the Dutch Universities. A complementary
teaching contract in the English department might be available. UIL-
OTS features a stimulating, innovative, and internationally oriented
research environment which offers opportunities for a broad
professional development. Courses are offered by internationally
renowned experts, while possibilities for conference visits are
plentiful. We offer excellent experimental facilities and
computational support.

Further details

For further information, please contact the project supervisor at the
UiL OTS, dr Sharon Unsworth, telephone +31 (0)30 253 1729, e-mail
S.Unsworth at uu.nl, or the UiL-OTS PhD coordinator dr Maaike
Schoorlemmer, telephone +31 (0)30 253 6183, e-mail
M.Schoorlemmer at uu.nl.
You might also like to consult our institute's website: www-
uilots.let.uu.nl.

How to apply

Applications should include:

    * a letter of motivation;
    * a curriculum vitae including contact and personal details;
    * transcripts of academic results;
    * an MA thesis or (if the thesis is not available yet) some
alternative piece of written work;
    * the contact details of two referees (names, affiliations and
phone numbers or e-mail addresses);
    * preferably: two reference letters.

E-mail applications in pdf or doc format should be sent to;
Humanitiesjobs.gw at uu.nl, and should specify the applicant's name and
the vacancy number 68907 in the topic as well as the message text.
Please also include a list of attachments in the message, and specify
your name in the filename and text of each attachment. E-mail
applications have our preference.

Hard copy applications (or partial applications) should be sent to the
Personnel Department, attn. Ms Marlies Kluver, Kromme Nieuwegracht 46,
3512 HJ Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Please refer to the vacancy number 68907 as well as to the website
where you found this advertisement.

The deadline for receipt of applications is May 1, 2009.
Interviews are planned during the week starting Monday, June 1, 2009.
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