20.3393, Jobs: Semantics, W African or SE Asian Langs: PhD Researcher, Potsdam U

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Date: 07-Oct-2009
From: Malte Zimmermann < mazimmer at uni-potsdam.de >
Subject: Semantics, West African or South-East Asian languages: PhD researcher, Potsdam University, Germany
 

	
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Date: Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:18:22
From: Malte Zimmermann [mazimmer at uni-potsdam.de]
Subject: Semantics, West African or South-East Asian languages: PhD researcher, Potsdam University, Germany

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University or Organization: Potsdam University 
Department: Department of Linguistics/ SFB 632
Job Location: Potsdam, Germany 
Web Address: http://www.sfb632.uni-potsdam.de/index_en.html

Job Rank: PhD Researcher  

Specialty Areas: Semantics; West African or South-East Asian Languages


Description:

The project A5 "Focus realization, focus interpretation, and focus use from
a cross-linguistic perspective" in the Special Research Group SFB 632
"Information Structure" offers a Ph.D. position for young researchers in a
lively and stimulating research environment at the University of
Potsdam, Germany. 

The position is open from now and should be filled as soon as possible.

The project investigates focus-semantic phenomena in a variety of
non-European languages, with a special focus on West African and (South)
East Asian languages. Special attention is paid to three phenomena:
i. the effects of special focus marking strategies (syntax, morphology,
prosody) on semantic interpretation and discourse felicity 
ii.the grammatical realization of predicate focus and verum focus
iii. association with focus
A detailed project description (in German) can be found here:
http://www.sfb632.uni-potsdam.de/projects_a5eng.html.

The ideal candidate has a university degree (MA, Magister, Diploma, or
equivalent), a solid background in formal syntactic and/or semantic and/or
discourse theory, as well as an inclination for empirical (field)work on
West African or (South) East Asian languages. 

Previous experience in fieldwork or German language skills are not required.

Salary group: ½ E13, which amounts to ~18.000 EUR p.a. before tax and other
deductions (health care, pension fund etc.), or to ~12.000 EUR p.a. after
deductions.

Applications, including a short CV and a list of previous academic
positions/activities (talks, publications etc.), can be sent via email to
Professor Malte Zimmermann at the email address below.


Application Deadline: 31-Dec-2009 
Mailing Address for Applications:
	Professor Malte Zimmermann 
	Department of Linguistics 
	Universität Potsdam 
	Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25 
	Potsdam 14476 
	Germany  
Email Address for Applications: mazimmer at uni-potsdam.de 
Contact Information:
	Professor Malte Zimmermann 
	Email: mazimmer at uni-potsdam.de 
	Phone: 493319772319 



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