Postdoctoral research Fellowship in Anthropological Linguistics

Mon Jan 31 06:23:58 UTC 2011

Postdoctoral research Fellowship in Anthropological Linguistics
Applications are invited for one two-year Postdoctoral Research Fellowship within the Language and Culture Research Group of the Cairns Institute, James Cook University, to work as part of a team with Professor Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald and Professor R.M.W. Dixon, within the framework of their joint project 'The grammar of knowledge: a cross-linguistic view of evidentials and epistemiological expressions'. The position is to commence on 1st May 2011, or soon thereafter.
 Applicants should have been awarded their doctorate within the last five years. They should have experience of linguistic fieldwork and will, ideally, have already completed a grammatical description of a language that has not previously been described (not their native language) in terms of basic linguistic theory. The University may consider cases in which the period since the award of the doctorate is in excess of five years due to special circumstances. Applications will be considered from candidates whose thesis is currently under examination. Applicants must hold a doctoral degree or have equivalent qualifications at the date of appointment. A Fellowship will not normally be awarded to an applicant who already holds an appointment within the University. The successful applicant will work as part of a team with Professor Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, Professor R.M.W. Dixon, and other members of Language and Culture Research Group. Ideally, we are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow who will work on a language from South America, or the New Guinea region. However, applicants with primary interest in another area will be considered. The appointee is expected to undertake extensive fieldwork. The choice of language will be made after discussion between the successful applicant and Professors Aikhenvald and Dixon. 
Closing date: Friday, 4 March 2011.

The key duty is to conduct research in anthropological linguistics, with particular attention to language analysis, producing high quality publications in refereed outlets.
Key selection criteria are:
1. Thorough professional training in linguistics, with special reference to language description, anthropological linguistics and linguistic typology;
2. PhD (conferred or pending) in descriptive linguistics, in terms of basic linguistic theory;
3. Demonstrated ability to work, under direction, as a member of a research team;
4. Demonstrated ability to work to a timetable, and produce results on time
5. Demonstrated ability and commitment to disseminate the results of research in high quality publications within agreed timeframes; evidence of high level written, oral and interpersonal communication skills to diverse audiences.

Desirable selection criteria are:
1. Ideally, to have produced a description of a language, preferably (a) a language for which there had previously been no good description; and (b) a language other than that of which they are a native speaker.
2. Some training in anthropology.

It is essential to enter in contact with Professor Alexandra Aikhenvald (Alexandra.Aikhenvald at jcu.edu.au, a.y.aikhenvald at live.com) prior to submitting an application. Application forms are available at http://www-public.jcu.edu.au/jobs/searchjobs/JCUPRD1_070919. Applicants must provide a full statement of qualifications and career, a statement systematically addressing the Selection Criteria, a completed Summary Application Form (available on the link), the name and addresses of three persons who have consented to act as referees and address it to the Human Resources Advisor, Faculty of Arts, Education & Social Sciences. The application should also contain a research project (discussed with Professors Aikhenvald and Dixon). Incomplete applications will not be considered.

This same text is also in the attached document.

Best wishes from

Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, PhD, DLitt, FAHA
Distinguished Professor and Research Leader (Peoples and Societies of the Tropics)
The Cairns Institute 
James Cook University
PO Box 6811
Cairns
Queensland 4870
Australia

mobile 0400 305315
office 61-7-40421117
home 61-7-40381876

alexandra.aikhenvald at jcu.edu.au  
http://www.jcu.edu.au/sass/staff/JCUPRD_043649.html
http://www.aikhenvaldlinguistics.com/

Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:55:36 +0200
From: vanhove at VJF.CNRS.FR
Subject: deontic and focus
To: LINGTYP at LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG

Dear colleagues,

I was wondering whether people on the list know of languages that grammaticalized a deontic construction into a focus-argument construction (or have one and the same construction for both). Beja (Cushitic) may be such a language: both values involve a finite verb form (limited to the Imperfective and the Narrative for the deontic) to which the nominal copula is cliticized:

ani  a-dir=i   ti-dhaniːnaːj
1SG.NOM   1SG-kill\PFV=COP.1SG  DEF.SG.F-monster
'I am the one who killed the monster'

jam ti-mir-i=eːk gwʔ-iː=wa 
water 2SG.M-find-NAR.2SG.M=COP.2SG.M'if you find water you must drink' 

Thanks in advance

Best wishes

Martine
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LLACAN - UMR 8135 du CNRS 
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