23.2765, Jobs: Cognitive Sci: Post Doc, Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts

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Subject: 23.2765, Jobs: Cognitive Sci: Post Doc, Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts

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Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 11:00:41
From: Jana Chamonikolasova [chamonik at phil.muni.cz]
Subject: Cognitive Science: Post Doc, Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts, Brno, Czech Republic

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University or Organization: Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts 
Department: Department of English and American Studies
Job Location: Brno, Czech Republic 
Web Address: http://www.phil.muni.cz/wkaa/
Job Rank: Post Doc  

Specialty Areas: Cognitive Science 


Description:

The Department of English and American Studies of the Faculty of Arts of 
Masaryk University in Brno is seeking qualified candidates for a three-year 
postdoctoral position in Cognitive Linguistics beginning 1 September 2012. 
This department is a prestigious centre of research and teaching at the 
second largest and second oldest university in the Czech Republic. The 
successful candidate will be expected to help expand the Department's 
spectrum of research and teaching fields to include cognitive linguistics.

Requirements:

- Ph.D. degree acquired after March 28, 2008
- Excellent command of English (C2, equivalent to CPE level)
- Publications in cognitive linguistics and related fields
- Teaching experience (4 semesters of teaching a minimum of one course at 
the university level)
- Previous participation in a research grant project is an advantage
- Knowledge of the Czech language is an advantage (but not a condition)

Job description:

- Cooperation in setting up a corpus of texts suited for use in linguistics and 
translation studies research
- Analysis of the corpus from the viewpoint of cognitive linguistics
- Publication of the research results in refereed journals
- Development of courses in cognitive linguistics at the Master's- and 
doctoral-degree levels
- Organization of doctoral studies workshops

The successful candidate will receive a salary significantly above average for 
the Czech Republic and full insurance, as well as opportunities of research 
attachments at centers of cognitive linguistics outside the Czech Republic.

Interested candidates should submit the following in electronic form to 
english at phil.muni.cz with the subject line: "Postdoc - Cognitive Linguistics":

- CV
- Statement of Purpose (including the applicant's experience in the field and 
his/her conception for the postdoc)
-Two letters of recommendation (to be submitted directly by the referees to 
english at phil.muni.cz)
- Abstract of doctoral dissertation
- Two published articles
- Copy of diploma and transcript of study


Application Deadline: 20-Jul-2012 
Mailing Address for Applications:
	doc. Ph.D. Jana Chamonikolasova 
	Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University 
	Brno 60200 
	Czech Republic  
Email Address for Applications: english at phil.muni.cz 
Contact Information:
	doc. Ph.D. Jana Chamonikolasova 
	Email: chamonik at phil.muni.cz 





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