23.1302, Jobs: Information Structure: PhD Position, University of Potsdam

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Subject: 23.1302, Jobs: Information Structure: PhD Position, University of Potsdam

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Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:04:15
From: Stella Gryllia [gryllia at uni-potsdam.de]
Subject: Information Structure: PhD Position, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Berlin, Germany

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University or Organization: University of Potsdam 
Department: Collaborative Research Centre SFB 632
Job Location: Potsdam, Berlin, Germany 
Web Address: http://www.sfb632.uni-potsdam.de/index_en.html
Job Rank: PhD Position; Short-Term Grant (1 year)  

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Information Structure

Description:

University of Potsdam 
Collaborative Research Centre SFB 632 
http://www.sfb632.uni-potsdam.de/index_en.html
Job Rank: PhD Position; 3 Short-Term Grants (1 year) 
Specialty Areas: Information Structure 

The Integrated Graduate School of the Collaborative Research Centre SFB 
632 Information Structure at the University of Potsdam and Humboldt 
University Berlin (http://www.sfb632.uni-potsdam.de/index_en.html) invites 
applications for three short-term grants for PhD students covering the period 
1 October 2012 to 30 September 2013. The grants are meant to enable PhD 
candidates with an interest in information structure to carry out some of their 
research in the Collaborative Research Centre, which has played a prominent 
role in the international research on information structure over the past 9 
years.

Of particular interest to the research centre are PhD candidates from outside 
Germany and/or with a focus on lesser-studied non-European languages that 
will help to extend the cross-linguistic coverage and will ideally help to build 
up stable cooperations with the applicants' home universities. The research 
centre also encourages candidates from German universities with a migrant 
background to apply. 

Grant holders are expected to affiliate with one or (at most) two of the 
research projects in the centre. They participate in the integrated graduate 
school, which offers classes on information structure, research visits of 
internationally renown researchers from the field, and PhD days with 
presentations in front of a peer-audience. In addition, the research centre 
supports participation in summer or winter schools and conference visits. 
More information on the aims and objectives of the integrated graduate 
school can be found here (http://www.sfb632.uni-potsdam.de/projects_mgkeng.html). 

Grant holders will receive a (tax-free) grant of 1000 EUR per month plus 103 
EUR per month for additional costs. On an individual base, there may be the 
possibility of finding additional funding for the time after the grant runs out. 

Qualification Requirements:
Candidates are expected to hold a Master's degree (or equivalent) in 
Linguistics and have a research focus on information structure from a 
theoretical (syntactic, phonological, semantic), typological, diachronic, 
variationist, computer-linguistic or psycho/neuro-linguistic perspective, which 
is ideally manifest in earlier research activities in the form of 
presentations/publications or a carefully worked out plan for a dissertation 
project. 

Application Procedure:
Interested candidates are invited to send their electronic applications, 
including their Master's degree or equivalent (scan), a CV, a short sketch of 
the planned dissertation project (1-2 pages), and an accompanying letter 
outlining the candidates' motivation for applying at the collaborative research 
centre to the coordinator of the integrated graduate school Dr. Stella Gryllia 
(gryllia at uni-potsdam.de). Candidates should also indicate one or two projects 
that they want to be affiliated with. 

Application Deadline: 20 May 2012

The selection of grant holders will be carried out by the board of the 
collaborative research centre by the end of June 2012.

Please application mailing address and contact information below.

Application Deadline: 20-May-2012 
Mailing Address for Applications:
	Dr. Stella Gryllia 
	Universität Potsdam  Institut für Linguistik 
	SFB 632 – Informationsstruktur 
	Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25 
	Potsdam (Golm) D-14476 
	Germany  
Email Address for Applications: gryllia at uni-potsdam.de 
Contact Information:
	Dr. Stella Gryllia 
	Email: gryllia at uni-potsdam.de 

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