24.671, Support: Anthropological Linguistics: PhD Student, James Cook University Australia, Australia

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Subject: 24.671, Support: Anthropological Linguistics: PhD Student, James Cook University Australia, Australia

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Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:05:27
From: Alexandra Aikhenvald [Alexandra.Aikhenvald at jcu.edu.au]
Subject: Anthropological Linguistics: PhD Student, James Cook University Australia, Australia

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 Institution/Organization: James Cook University Australia 
Department: Language and Culture Research Centre 
Web Address: https://plone.jcu.edu.au/researchatjcu/research/lcrc 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research

Specialty Areas: Anthropological Linguistics 

Description:

Applications are invited, from suitably qualified students, to work under the
leadership of Professor Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald (Australian Laureate Fellow)
and Professor R. M. W. Dixon. The project offers a PhD scholarships to produce
a comprehensive grammar of a language from the Sepik or an adjacent area of
Papua New Guinea, with special attention to linguistic and social
conceptualization of gender. Work will involve extensive immersion fieldwork
in exciting and challenging location.

Students will enter the PhD program of the Language and Culture Research
Centre in James Cook University Australia. Supervision will be provided by
Professors Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, and R. M. W. Dixon, and other members of
the Centre.

This scholarship is embedded within the Australian Laureate Fellowship Project
'How gender shapes the world: a linguistic perspective'. PhDs in Australian
universities generally involve no coursework, just a substantial dissertation.
Good and comprehensive training in linguistics is essential. Candidates must
thus have had a thorough coursework training before embarking on this PhD
program. This should have included courses on morphology, syntax, semantics,
and phonology/phonetics, taught from a non-formalist perspective. We place
emphasis on work that has a sound empirical basis but also shows a firm
theoretical orientation (in terms of general typological theory, or what has
recently come to be called basic linguistic theory).

Distinguished Professor Alexandra Aikhenvald is Research Leader for People and
Societies of the Tropics, and Australian Laureate Fellow. Together with
Professor R. M. W. Dixon, she heads the Language and Culture Research Centre,
which includes four Research Fellows and eight doctoral students. In addition,
senior scholars from across the world opt to spend their sabbatical in the
LCRC. This is the premier group in the world of linguistic scholars all
working on theoretically informed language description.

The scholarship will be paid at a higher level than the standard James Cook
University rate (AUD $27,652 pa). Students coming from overseas are liable for
a tuition fee; but this is likely to be waived in the case of a student of
high merit. An appropriate allowance will be made to cover fieldwork expenses
and conference attendance.

The deadline for applications is 15 March 2013.

Successful applicants should take up their PhD scholarship between June and
September 2013.

It is absolutely essential that interested applicants should first get in
touch with Professor Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald (Alexandra.Aikhenvald
jcu.edu.au), providing details of their background, qualifications and
interests (including a curriculum vitae). Applicants are advised to send
samples of their written work in linguistics (at least some of this should be
in English). Competitive applicants will then be provided with details
concerning the application process.

Application Deadline: 15-Mar-2013 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Prof Alexandra Aikhenvald 
JCU Cairns McGregor Road 
Cairns Qld 4870 
Australia 

Contact Information: 
	Prof Alexandra Aikhenvald 
Alexandra.Aikhenvald at jcu.edu.au 
Phone:61 7 4042 1117  

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