26.5495, Support: Cognitive Science; Discourse Analysis; Pragmatics; Psycholinguistics, PhD / Spain

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Subject: 26.5495, Support: Cognitive Science; Discourse Analysis; Pragmatics; Psycholinguistics, PhD / Spain

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Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2015 10:42:38
From: Salvador Climent [scliment at uoc.edu]
Subject: Cognitive Science; Discourse Analysis; Pragmatics; Psycholinguistics, PhD, UOC (Open University of Catalonia), Spain

 Institution/Organization: UOC (Open University of Catalonia) 
Department: Doctorate 
Web Address: http://www.uoc.edu/portal/en/index.html 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research

Specialty Areas: Cognitive Science; Discourse Analysis; Pragmatics; Psycholinguistics 

Description:

The Open University of Catalonia (UOC) has launched a call to award PhD scholarships in several areas of research. One of these is Conceptual Metaphor and Mental Health under the supervision of Drs. Marta Coll-Florit and Salvador Climent. The central aim of this research will be to analyze texts produced by individuals affected by mental disorders in the web (blogs, social networks) in the light of the Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) cf. Lakoff & Johnson (1980), Lakoff (1991, 1993), Gibbs (1994). Other topics at the crossroads of CMT and the Information and Knowledge Society can also be proposed by those applying to the position.

Both distance and full-time face-to-face positions are offered but only the latter are eligible for scholarships –on a competitive basis. The maximum duration of the internship is 4 years. This line of research is associated to the “Information and Knowledge Society Doctoral Programme”. This proposal is part of the research line “Culture, Society and Language” supported by the “Interuniversity Research Group in Linguistic Applications (GRIAL)'' –officially recognised as a consolidated research group by the Government of Catalonia (2014).

Detailed information and requirements to apply for the scholarships can be found in the link below. Candidates who are not citizens of English-speaking countries are required to accredit their level of English as equal to or higher than level B2 in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

http://studies.uoc.edu/web/estudia/en/doctoral-programmes/information-knowledge-society/research-plan

In addition to complete the forms candidates must address a statement of interest explaining his/her specific reasons for applying to the programme and a description of his/her interest in carrying out research in the field of Conceptual Metaphor and Mental Health. This statement should be addressed to:

Dr. Marta Coll-Florit - mcollfl at uoc.edu
Dr. Salvador Climent - scliment at uoc.edu

Deadline: Call is open and closes on 31 January 2016.

References Mentioned:

Gibbs, R. (1994). The Poetics of Mind. Figurative Thought, Language and understanding. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Lakoff G. (1991). “Metaphor and war: the metaphor system used to justify war in the gulf”, Peace Research, Vol. 23, No. 2/3, pp. 25-32. Canadian Mennonite University. 
Lakoff, G. (1993). “The contemporary theory of metaphor”. A. Ortony (Ed.), Metaphor in thought (pp.202-251). New York: Cambridge University Press.
Lakoff, G. & Johnson, M. (1980). Metaphors We Live By. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 

Application Deadline: 31-Jan-2016 

Web Address for Applications: http://studies.uoc.edu/web/estudia/en/doctoral-programmes/information-knowledge-society/research-plan 

Contact Information: 
	Dr. Salvador Climent 
	scliment at uoc.edu  

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