[Linganth] Fwd: 2018-19 Call for Applications - UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

[Grant Aiton]

Hello Mary,

I am a recent PhD graduate from James Cook University in Cairns, Australia,
and I am very interested in applying for a postdoc at UCSB through the UC
President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. My dissertation was a grammar
of Eibela, a previously undescribed language of the Bosavi language family
in Papua New Guinea. This research involved extensive fieldwork and
corpus/usage-based methodologies for developing grammatical
generalizations.

As a full grammar, my dissertation has a very broad scope, but on many
topics, a more in-depth analysis is needed. I am therefore planning several
projects analyzing Eibela phonetics, phonology, and morphosyntax.  As a
long term plan for future research, I am considering the documentation of
other Bosavi languages which are undescribed, but clearly related to
Eibela. Eventually, this could develop into historical comparison and
reconstruction as the individual languages of the family become better
documented.

I also completed an MSc in linguistics at the University of Alberta, and am
very interested in language documentation and revitalization efforts in
North America (particularly Dene languages), but since I lack direct
experience in a North American language community, I am finding it
difficult to form a proper research proposal without contacts or support
from within a language community.

I would be very grateful if you could share your insight into how I could
best contribute to the research program at UCSB, and whether these general
research projects seem to be a good fit.

Best regards,
Grant Aiton


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Grant Aiton, PhD
4-32 Assiniboia Hall, University of Alberta,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E7
Email: aiton at ualberta.ca

On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 1:26 PM, Mary Bucholtz <bucholtz at linguistics.ucsb.edu
> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> Please share the following information widely. Potential applicants who
> are interested in a postdoc in UCSB Linguistics are welcome to contact me
> or another faculty member in their research area.
>
> Best,
>
> Mary
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From: *Kimberly Adkinson <kadkinson at berkeley.edu>
> *Subject: **2018-19 Call for Applications - UC President's Postdoctoral
> Fellowship Program*
> *Date: *September 6, 2017 at 5:26:01 PM PDT
> *To: *"Kimberly M. Adkinson" <kadkinson at berkeley.edu>
> *Cc: *Mark Lawson <m.lawson at berkeley.edu>, "Sarah E O'young Yee" <
> sarah.yee at berkeley.edu>
>
> Dear PPFP Program Supporters,
>
> Attached is the 2018-19 Call for Applications for the UC President's
> Postdoctoral Fellowship Program awards.
>
>
>
> Please note that the attached call for applications is currently being
> sent to all UC campuses for distribution to updated campus listservs for:
>
>
>
> Graduate students;
>
> PhD candidates;
>
> Postdoctoral appointees; and
>
> Department chairs.
>
>
> The application deadline is November 1, 2017.
>
>
>
> Please let us know if you have any questions.
>
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Kim Adkinson
>
>
> *University  of California*
>
>
> *PRESIDENT’S POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM*
>
>
> *CALL FOR APPLICATIONS*
>
>
> THE PROGRAM. The University of California President’s Postdoctoral
> Fellowship Program was established in 1984 to encourage outstanding women
> and minority Ph.D. recipients to pursue academic careers at the University
> of California. The current program offers postdoctoral research fellowships
> and faculty mentoring to outstanding scholars in all fields whose research,
> teaching, and service will contribute to the diversity and equal
> opportunity at the University of California. The contributions to diversity
> may include public service towards increasing equitable access in fields
> where women and minorities are underrepresented. In some fields, the
> contributions may include research focusing on underserved populations or
> understanding inequalities related to race, gender, disability or LGBT. The
> program is seeking applicants with the potential to bring to their academic
> and research careers the critical perspective that comes from their
> non‐traditional educational background or understanding of the experiences
> of members of groups historically underrepresented in higher education in
> the United States.
>
> *AWARDS AND APPOINTMENTS*.
> Fellowships are awarded for research conducted at any one of the
> University of California’s ten campuses. The award includes a salary
> starting at approximately $48,200 depending on field and experience, benefits
> including health insurance and paid vacation/sick leave, and up to $5,000
> for research‐related and program travel expenses. Each award is for a
> minimum of 12‐months and may be renewable for an additional term upon
> demonstration of academic/research productivity.
>
> *ELIGIBILITY.* Applicants must receive a Ph.D. from an accredited
> university before the start of their fellowship. Successful applicants must
> present documents demonstrating that they are legally authorized to work in
> the United States. Individuals granted deferred action status under the
> Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program are encouraged to apply.
>
> *APPLICATION.  *Apply online at:  ppfp.ucop.edu
>
> *DEADLINE:*  November 1, 2017
>
> 2018–2019
>
> Berkeley
> Davis
> Irvine
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> Merced
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>
> *More information: *
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> email: ppfpinfo at berkeley.edu
>
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> *UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
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> Department of Linguistics
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> University of California, Santa Barbara
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