27.2927, Support: Semitic; General Linguistics / Sweden

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Subject: 27.2927, Support: Semitic; General Linguistics / Sweden

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Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2016 16:09:10
From: Eleanor Coghill [eleanor.coghill at lingfil.uu.se]
Subject: Semitic; General Linguistics, PhD, Uppsala University, Sweden

 Institution/Organization: Uppsala University 
Department: Department of Linguistics and Philology 
Web Address: http://www.uu.se/en/ 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Language Documentation 

                      Semitic 

Description:

Two PhD positions in Semitic Languages

Uppsala University is an international research university focused on the
development of science and education. Our most important assets are all the
individuals who with their curiosity and their dedication make Uppsala
University one of Sweden’s most exciting work places. Uppsala University has
40,000 students, 7,000 employees and a turnover of SEK 6,5 billion.

Research and teaching at the Department of linguistics and philology covers
approx. twenty different languages and linguistic subjects as well as
computational linguistics. These include many of the important languages and
cultures in the Middle East, to which can be added Hindi, Swahili, Chinese,
Ancient Greek and Latin. Comparative Indo-European linguistics and general
linguistics are also part of the department. 

Doctoral studies extend over a 4-year period during which the PhD-student will
receive a salary as an employee of the department. Doctoral students are
expected to engage in full-time study and research, and contribute to and
participate in the department’s activities. Teaching and/or administrative
tasks may be involved up to a maximum of 20%.

Project:

The field of Semitic languages at Uppsala University includes research and
teaching in primarily Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic/Syriac and Assyriology, as well
as in Comparative Semitics.

The dissertation project should fall within the areas of expertise available
at the department, in particular Semitic linguistics. It is intended that at
least one project will involve documentation of a living Semitic variety.

The primary criteria for selection will be the quality of the proposed project
and the applicant’s fitness to carry it out.

Qualifications:

To qualify, a candidate should hold a master’s degree in Semitic languages or
equivalent. The candidate is expected to have reading abilities in other
languages in order to be able to read secondary literature of relevance to the
proposed research project.

How to apply:

Applications should include a letter in which the applicant describes him- or
herself, as well as a research plan of 3-5 pages. The application should
contain a CV, copies of degree certificates, a master’s thesis or other
academic work and any other documents that the applicant wishes to submit.
Interviews may be used in the selection process.

The application should be written in English.

Note that the application and all relevant documents must be submitted
electronically through MyNetwork.

More information about the PhD programme at the department can be found at the
following website: http://www.lingfil.uu.se/utbildning/forskarutbildning/

Uppsala University aims for gender balance and diversity in all activities in
order to achieve a higher quality at all levels of the organization. We
therefore welcome applicants of any gender and with different birth
background, functionality and life experience.

Salary: Local salary regulations apply.
Starting: Jan 2017
Working hours: Full time
Deadline for application September 30th 2016, UFV-PA 2016/1717.

For more information, please see the full description at:
http://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/details/?positionId=104778
or contact:
Professor Eleanor Coghill, (eleanor.coghill at lingfil.uu.se )
Director of graduate studies, Professor Christer Henriksén
(Christer.Henriksen at lingfil.uu.se), phone + 46 (0)18 471 6845
Senior faculty administrator Lars Hagborg (Lars.Hagborg at uadm.uu.se), phone +46
(0)18 471 1907

Application Deadline: 30-Sep-2016 

Web Address for Applications: http://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/details/?positionId=104778 

Contact Information: 
	Prof. Eleanor Coghill 
	eleanor.coghill at lingfil.uu.se  

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