27.1788, Support: Oceanic; Papuan; Anthropological Linguistics / Australia

Mon Apr 18 16:51:40 UTC 2016

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Subject: 27.1788, Support: Oceanic; Papuan; Anthropological Linguistics / Australia

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Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2016 12:51:35
From: Alexandra Aikhenvald [Alexandra.Aikhenvald at jcu.edu.au]
Subject: Oceanic; Papuan; Anthropological Linguistics, PhD, James Cook University, Australia

 Institution/Organization: James Cook University 
Department: Lanbguage and Culture Research Centre 
Web Address: http://research.jcu.edu.au/lcrc 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research

Specialty Areas: Anthropological Linguistics 

                      Central Papuan 
                      Oceanic 

Description:

Applications are invited, from suitably qualified students, to enter the PhD
program of the Language and Culture Research Centre at James Cook University
Australia. Supervision will be provided by Professors Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald,
R. M. W. Dixon, Dr Elena Mihas and Dr Simon Overall.

Our PhD candidates generally undertake extensive fieldwork on a previously
undescribed (or scarcely described) language and write a comprehensive grammar
of it for their dissertation. They are expected to work on a language which is
still actively spoken, and to establish a field situation within a community
in which it is the first language. Their first fieldtrip lasts for six to nine
months. After completing a first draft of the grammar, back in Cairns, they
undertake a second fieldtrip of two to three months. Fieldwork methodology
centres on the collection, transcription and analysis of texts, together with
participant observation, and — at a later stage — judicious grammatical
elicitation in the language under description (not through the lingua franca
of the country). Our main priority areas are the Papuan and Austronesian
languages of New Guinea and surrounding areas and the languages of tropical
Amazonia. However, we do not exclude applicants who have an established
interest in languages from other areas (which need not necessarily lie within
the tropics).

PhDs in Australian universities generally involve no coursework, just a
substantial dissertation. Candidates must thus have had 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 (Sasha) Aikhenvald is Australian Laureate
Fellow and Research Leader for People and Societies of the Tropics. Together
with Professor R. M. W. Dixon, she heads the Language and Culture Research
Centre, which includes Research Fellows and a growing number of doctoral
students. In addition, senior scholars from across the world opt to spend
their sabbatical at the Language and Culture Research Centre.

The LCRC has strong links with anthropologists, archaeologists and
educationalists, with scholars working on environmental issues, all within
James Cook University. 

The scholarship will be at the standard James Cook University rate, Australian
$26.288 pa. Students coming from overseas are liable for a tuition fee; but
this may be waived in the case of a student of high merit. A small relocation
allowance may be provided on taking up the scholarship. In addition, an
adequate allowance will be made to cover fieldwork expenses and conference
attendance. 

The scholarship is for three years (with the possibility of a six month
extension). The deadline for application by international students (starting
in 2016) is 31 August 2016; the deadline for students with Australian and New
Zealand passports is 31 October 2016. 

Successful applicants would take up their PhD scholarships between January and
June 2017. (The academic year in Australia runs from February to November.)

Prospective applicants are invited, in the first place, to get in touch with
Professor Aikhenvald at Alexandra.Aikhenvald at 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).

Application Deadline: 31-Aug-2016 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Dist Prof Alexandra Aikhenvald 
	CI Building JCU 
	Smithfield 
	Cairns Qld 4870 
	Australia 

Web Address for Applications: https://www.jcu.edu.au/graduate-research-school/candidates/prospective-students/how-to-apply 

Contact Information: 
	Dist Prof Alexandra Aikhenvald 
	Alexandra.Aikhenvald at jcu.edu.au 
	Phone:61742321117  

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