job opportunity

[Frans Plank]

There is a three-year job of research associate available in the
Linguistics Dept at the Universitaet Konstanz (Germany), beginning 1
January 2000 or soon thereafter.  Possibly renewable to 5 years.

Work will be on a research project on typology and (phonological,
morphological, syntactic) change, funded by the Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft.  Occasional teaching desirable.

PhD required.  Applicants should have a solid background in linguistic
theory, crosslinguistic research, and historical linguistics, and some
genetic or areal specialisation.

Payment according to the BAT IIa scale (around DM 5,000 p.m. before taxes,
depending on age).

Further particulars from Frans Plank at the addresses below.  Send
applications with CV and samples of work by 17 December.



Frans Plank
Sprachwissenschaft
Universitaet Konstanz
D-78457 Konstanz
Germany
E-mail:  frans.plank at uni-konstanz.de
Tel:   +49-(0)7531-88 2656, home +49-(0)7531-57450
Fax:   +49-(0)7531-88 4190