21.4431, Support: Applied Ling, Socioling: PhD Student, U. of Luxembourg

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Subject: 21.4431, Support: Applied Ling, Socioling: PhD Student, U. of Luxembourg

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Date: 04-Nov-2010
From: Ingrid de Saint-Georges [Ingrid.desaintgeorges at uni.lu]
Subject: Applied Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Language Acquistion, Sociolinguistics: PhD Student, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
 

	
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Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:09:42
From: Ingrid de Saint-Georges [Ingrid.desaintgeorges at uni.lu]
Subject: Applied Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Language Acquistion, Sociolinguistics: PhD Student, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

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Institution/Organization: University of Luxembourg 
Department: Education 
Web Address: http://wwwen.uni.lu/university/jobs/flshase/doctorants_assistants 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research,Teaching,Project Work
 
Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; Language Acquisition; Sociolinguistics 
 

Description:

The University of Luxembourg offers support for a Junior Researcher (Ph.D. Student) 
in the field of Sociolinguistics in educational contexts(M/F). 

The Ph.D. student will join the Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts 
and Education (FLSHASE). S/he will be a member of the LCMI research unit 
(Language, Culture, Media, Identities). The multidisciplinary research unit focuses on 
research on sociocultural and interactional processes of learning and development 
within multilingual and multicultural contexts. 

The successful applicant will have a Master (or equivalent) in linguistics, education or 
related domain. He/She will be familiar with aspects of at least one of the following 
frameworks: mediated discourse analysis, situated approaches to learning, 
multimodal approaches to discourse, critical discourse analysis, interactional 
sociolinguistics, or related approaches.

S/he will be interested in developing research in one of the following areas : role of 
language in learning and change, work and workplace learning ; language in the 
workplace; vocational teaching and training, transitions across spaces of learning; 
novice/expert teacher's practices ; dynamics of learning and change ; classroom 
interactions ; tutoring practices, time and learning.

The successful applicant will be willing and able to engage in ethnographic fieldwork 
in multilingual and multicultural environments.

As the candidate has to integrate into a multilingual research team, s/he has 
excellent command of at least two of the following languages: English, German, 
French (written and spoken). Command of Luxembourgish and/or Portuguese as well 
as knowledge of the Luxembourgish context would be a plus. 

The University offers attractive remuneration. 

Application Deadline: 27-Nov-2010 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Ms Marianne Graffé 
	University of Luxembourg, FLSHASE/LCMI 
	Campus Walferdange 
	Walferdange 7220 
	Luxembourg 	
	
Contact Information: 
	Dr. Ingrid de Saint-Georges 
	Ingrid.desaintgeorges at uni.lu  



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