[Linganth] FW: Postdoc opportunity in historical sociolinguistics/history of ideas

[Woolard, Kathryn]

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:

>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.
>
>Members of the HiSoN network may be particularly interested in the
>following position:
>
>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.
>
>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:
>
>http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/9947/
>
>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