23.5042, Support: Anthropological Linguistics, Language Documentation: PhD Student, University of Newcastle, Australia

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Subject: 23.5042, Support: Anthropological Linguistics, Language Documentation: PhD Student, University of Newcastle, Australia

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Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:10:42
From: Bill Palmer [bill.palmer at newcastle.edu.au]
Subject: Anthropological Linguistics, Language Documentation: PhD Student, University of Newcastle, Australia

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 Institution/Organization: University of Newcastle 
Department: Linguistics 
Web Address: http://www.newcastle.edu.au/school/hss/areas/linguistics.html 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research
 
Specialty Areas: Anthropological Linguistics 
Language & cognition, Language documentation, psycholinguistics 

Description:

The University of Newcastle (Australia) is seeking applicants for a PhD post
associated with the Australian Research Council funded project 'Thinking and
talking about atolls: the role of environment in shaping language and our
understanding of physical space.'

A good undergraduate degree in linguistics is required, preferably a
first-class Honours degree or Master's degree.

Deadline for applications: December 31, 2012 (or until filled) 
Start date: Early 2013 

A position is available for a promising PhD student to conduct research on the
role of the environment in shaping systems of linguistic spatial reference.
The project will use field-based investigation of languages spoken on atolls
to test hypotheses on correlations between the physical environment in which a
language is spoken and aspects of that language's system of spatial reference,
particularly relating to absolute frame of reference. The subproject this PhD
post is associated with will involve field research on the Marshallese
language, primarily in the Marshall Islands but also in the United States.

Applicants will require solid undergraduate training in linguistics, ideally
with some training in the application of experimental methodologies. We are
especially interested in applicants with an interest in the relationship
between language and cognition, ideally with some background in spatial
language. Some knowledge of Austronesian languages will be helpful, but is not
essential.

The PhD student will be housed in the Endangered Languages Documentation,
Theory and Application Research Group at the University of Newcastle, and will
be supervised by Dr Bill Palmer and Dr Alice Gaby of Monash University. He/she
will form part of a team of researchers based at Newcastle and Monash
including Palmer, Gaby and two other PhD students.

Applications should be sent AS EMAIL ATTACHMENTS directly to both Palmer and
Gaby, and should include a covering letter outlining your relevant training
and experience, a CV, and transcripts of your academic history.

Applications should be sent to Dr Bill Palmer bill.palmer at newcastle.edu.au and
Dr Alice Gaby alice.gaby at monash.edu for more information.
 

Application Deadline: 31-Dec-2012 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Bill Palmer 
Email applications as attachments to: 
bill.palmer at newcastle.edu.au 
and alice.gaby at monash.edu 2308 
Australia 
	
Contact Information: 
	Bill Palmer 
bill.palmer at newcastle.edu.au  





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