Postdoc and Ph.D. positions in typology & diachrony

[Martin Haspelmath]

There are a number of postdoc and Ph.D. positions available at the MPI
for Evolutionary Anthropology, in Bernard Comrie's linguistics
department. More details in the official advertisements below.


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The Linguistics Department at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary
Anthropology is offering 1999 postdoctoral staff positions. These are
non_permanent positions for which the normal term of appointment is 2
years.

Applicants should have completed a Ph.D. in linguistics or a related
discipline (or expect to finish before starting the postdoctoral
position),
and have a specialization in one or more of the following areas:

1) linguistic typology;
2) documentation of a hitherto undescribed or little described language,

including fieldwork;
3) historical linguistics, preferably broad-scale and/or theoretically
oriented, including comparative linguistics and language contact;
4) development of computer tools to assist in any of the above.

Applicants are requested to send a C.V., statement of research
interests,
two letters of recommendation, and a sample of written work on a
relevant
topic to:

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Personnel Administration
Prof. Dr. Bernard Comrie
- Postdoctoral staff position -
Inselstrasse 22
D-01403 Leipzig
Germany

fax:       +49 341 99 52 119
e_mail:   comrie at eva.mpg.de

The URL of the Max Planck Institute is: http://www.eva.mpg.de

Deadline for receipt of applications: 28 Feb 1999


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The Linguistics Department at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary
Anthropology has doctoral student fellowships available in the following

areas:

1) linguistic typology;
2) documentation of a hitherto undescribed or little described language,

including fieldwork;
3) historical linguistics, preferably broad-scale and/ or theoretically
oriented, including comparative linguistics and language contact;
4) development of computer tools to assist in any of the above.

Fellowships provide full support (including fieldwork where appropriate)

for two years, renewable for one further year. Residence is in Leipzig,
Germany, except during fieldwork, but doctoral dissertations/theses may
be
examined by Universities elsewhere.

Prerequisites are:

(a) good linguistic training, especially in descriptive or historical
linguistics or in linguistic typology;
(b) completion of prerequisites for entry into a PhD program (such as a
Master's degree) as determined by the University (and country) where the

applicant intends to submit the dissertation/thesis;

Applicants are requested to send a C.V., statement of research
interests,
two letters of recommendation, and a sample of written work on a
relevant
topic to:

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Personnel Administration
Prof. Dr. Bernard Comrie
- PhD Fellowships -
Inselstrasse 22
D-01403 Leipzig
Germany


fax:    +49 341 99 52 119
e_mail: comrie at eva.mpg.de

The URL of the Max Planck Institute is: http://www.eva.mpg.de

Deadline for receipt of applications: 28 Feb 1999