27.1858, Support: Multilingualism / United Kingdom

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LINGUIST List: Vol-27-1858. Thu Apr 21 2016. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 27.1858, Support: Multilingualism / United Kingdom

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Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2016 14:46:38
From: Wendy Ayres-Bennett [wmb1001 at cam.ac.uk]
Subject: Multilingualism, PhD, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

 Institution/Organization: University of Cambridge 
Department: Theoretical and Applied Linguistics 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research

Specialty Areas:  
Multilingualism 

Description:

A number of PhD studentships are available as part of the 'Multilingualism:
Empowering Individuals, Transforming Societies' project (MEITS), funded by the
AHRC under the Open World Research Initiative. The project is led by Cambridge
(PI Wendy Ayres-Bennett), with partners in Queen's Belfast, Nottingham and
Edinburgh. For details see: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/9951/

Three fully-funded 3-year PhD studentships are available at the University of
Cambridge in conjunction with the research project 'Multilingualism:
Empowering Individuals, Transforming Societies (MEITS)', funded by the AHRC
under the Open World Research Initiative to promote modern languages in the
UK. The project is led by the University of Cambridge (PI Wendy
Ayres-Bennett), and comprises a team of 13 other Co-Is, 14 Post-doctoral
researchers and 6 PhD students who will be based at the University of
Cambridge and at the three partner universities, Edinburgh, Nottingham and
Queen's Belfast.

MEITS is an exciting multidisciplinary project, which includes 6 research
strands which will explore multilingualism from a range of perspectives. We
are seeking to recruit three PhD candidates who will work respectively on
Stand 1: Arts of identity: literature, cinema, culture and citizenship in a
globalizing Europe; S4. The influence of multilingual identity on foreign
language learning; and S6: Multilingualism and cognition: implications for
motivation, health and well-being. The project has a number of key non-HEI
partners and there is an important policy and public engagement dimension to
the work. We expect candidates for the studentships to be open to exploring
and developing new interdisciplinary approaches and, if necessary, to learn a
new language. Further details of each of the research projects are given in
the Further Information document available on the University of Cambridge Job
Opportunities page.

The studentships will start in October 2016. Funding will cover the University
Composition Fee and an annual stipend for three years to RCUK minimum level
(2016/17: £14,296); due to funding restrictions, the studentship/project is
only available to those who are either UK or EU nationals. For further
information about the studentships, please contact the proposed supervisor(s)
listed below. Further information about the project can be obtained from
Professor Wendy Ayres-Bennett (wmb1001 at cam.ac.uk).

Applicants for each of the studentships should have:

- A First or Upper-Second (2.i) class first degree in the relevant discipline;
- (Or be expected to achieve) a distinction in a relevant Masters programme;
- Excellent communication and organisational skills and the ability to work as
part of a multidisciplinary research team;
- The standing needed to meet the graduate admissions entrance requirements of
the University of Cambridge.

To apply for these positions, 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 CV and a supporting statement to wmb1001 at cam.ac.uk

The deadline for applications is 12:00 midnight (BST) on Sunday 24 April 2016.
The GRADSAF and all supporting documents (i.e. references; transcripts) must
be received by this deadline, as must your CV and supporting statement.

Interviews will be held during the first two weeks of May 2016 at the Faculty
of Modern and Medieval Languages, Cambridge.

Please quote reference GZ08738 on your application and in any correspondence
about this vacancy.

Application Deadline: 24-Apr-2016 

Web Address for Applications: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/9951/ 

Contact Information: 
	Prof Wendy Ayres-Bennett 
	wmb1001 at cam.ac.uk  

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