27.1811, Support: Language Acquisition / United Kingdom

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LINGUIST List: Vol-27-1811. Tue Apr 19 2016. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 27.1811, Support: Language Acquisition / United Kingdom

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Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 10:15:20
From: Dora Alexopoulou [ta259 at cam.ac.uk]
Subject: Language Acquisition, PhD, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

 Institution/Organization: University of Cambridge 
Department: Theoretical and Applied Linguistics 
Web Address: http://www.mml.cam.ac.uk/dtal/about/default.html 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research

Specialty Areas: Language Acquisition 

Description:

PhD studentship in Child Language Acquisition 

Applications are invited for a three year PhD studentship in the Department of
Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, University of Cambridge. The successful
candidate will join the EF Education First Lab for Applied Language Learning.
The lab aims to link developmental research in second language acquisition
(SLA) with innovation in teaching practice. One particular focus is the
investigation of learner profiles, using the EF Cambridge Open Access Database
(EFCAMAT), a learner corpus based on writings submitted to the EF online
school, Englishtown. The Research Lab is funded by EF Education First, through
a research grant to Dora Alexopoulou.

The successful candidate will work with Drs Hendriks and Alexopoulou focusing
on child second language acquisition. In particular, the aim of the project is
to pilot a corpus of learner data from the EF English First Schools and
profile child language production in order to provide a comparison between
child and adult profiles and identify the potential differences in the
developmental path that these learners take.

The successful candidate will have a good Master's degree (equivalent of
first-class distinction) in linguistics or related subject by September 30th
2016.

As a member of the EF Research Lab for Applied Language Learning, the student
will join the research cluster for Language Acquisition and Language
Processing and will be part of a world-class multidisciplinary research
environment combining linguists and experts in language learning.

This studentship requires a basic disclosure/standard Disclosure and Barring
Service (DBS) Check. Any offer of employment we make to you will be
conditional upon the satisfactory completion of this check; whether an outcome
is satisfactory will be determined by the University.

The studentship is available to all students (UK, EU and Overseas). It will
cover University fees and an annual stipend, starting at £14,161.42.

To apply for this opportunity, please do not apply online through Graduate
Admissions. Instead, please complete a GRADSAF 2016/17 paper application form
(available at
http://www.graduate.study.cam.ac.uk/how-do-i-apply/applying-paper) and email
this, along with your curriculum vitae, academic transcript, the details of
two academic references, and a covering letter explaining your suitability for
the project to jobs at mml.cam.ac.uk by 12:00 midnight (BST) on Monday 31st May
2016.

The closing date for applications is 12:00 midnight (GMT) on Tuesday 31st May
2016. If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact Dr Dora
Alexopoulou (ta259 at cam.ac.uk) or Dr Henriette Hendriks (hpjmh2 at cam.ac.uk). For
questions on the application process or procedure, please contact Adam Cooley
(01223 760810, jobs at mml.cam.ac.uk). Please quote reference GZ08917 on your
application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

Interviews will be held during the week commencing the Monday 20th June 2016
at the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge,
CB3 9DA.

The University values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible
to live and work in the UK.

Application Deadline: 31-May-2016 

Web Address for Applications: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/10143/ 

Contact Information: 
	Dr Dora Alexopoulou 
	ta259 at cam.ac.uk  

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