25.3773, Support: Yanyuwa; Historical Linguistics / Australia

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LINGUIST List: Vol-25-3773. Thu Sep 25 2014. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 25.3773, Support: Yanyuwa; Historical Linguistics / Australia

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Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 20:07:45
From: Mark Harvey [mark.harvey at newcastle.edu.au]
Subject: Yanyuwa; Historical Linguistics: PhD Student, University of Newcastle, Australia

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 Institution/Organization: University of Newcastle 
Department: Linguistics 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research,Project Work
 
Specialty Areas: Historical Linguistics 
 
Required Language(s): Yanyuwa (jao)

Description:

Applications and enquiries are invited from qualified and motivated students wishing to pursue a PhD degree within an Australian Research Council Project, led by the University of Newcastle, Australia on the Proto-Australian hypothesis - that all the languages of Australia are related as members of a single language family.

Duties and Responsibilities:
The PhD project would contribute to all aspects of the project, with a principal focus on reconstructing the Ngarna language family. This would include preparation of a descriptive grammar of Yanyuwa based on extensive existing materials. 

Supervisors:
Dr Mark Harvey, University of Newcastle
Dr Robert Mailhammer, University of Western Sydney

The PhD scholarship, offered for three years, provides a tax-free living allowance of AU$25,392 p.a. in 2014 (indexed annually). In addition to meeting standard resource requirements, such as desk space, internet access and research resources, the University of Newcastle also provides a new laptop and funds for travel to conferences to commencing students. International students will also be awarded a tuition fee scholarship which meets the tuition fee costs and provides Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for the tenure of the award. 

Requirements:
We're looking for somebody with an M.A., BA (Honours) or equivalent in one or more of the following desirable areas: 
- Historical Linguistics; 
- Language Description;
- Morphosyntax;
- Typology.

Both international and Australian applicants will be considered. The successful candidate must be willing to be located in or near Newcastle for the full period of the scholarship. 

Application Deadline: 15-Nov-2014 

Web Address for Applications: http://www.newcastle.edu.au/research-and-innovation/graduate-research/current-students/scholarships/available-scholarships/other-scholarships 

Contact Information: 
	Dr Mark Harvey 
	mark.harvey at newcastle.edu.au 
	Phone: +61 2 4348 4050  





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