27.3040, Support: Sociolinguistics / United Kingdom

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Subject: 27.3040, Support: Sociolinguistics / United Kingdom

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Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2016 13:40:33
From: Nicola McLelland [nicola.mclelland at nottingham.ac.uk]
Subject: Sociolinguistics, PhD, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

 Institution/Organization: University of Nottingham 
Department: School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies 
Web Address: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/go/meits 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research

Specialty Areas: Sociolinguistics 

Description:

PhD studentship in language standardization and variation (with a focus on one
or more European and/or Asian languages) University Of Nottingham, School of
Cultures, Languages and Area Studies (Modern Languages)

Applications are invited for a 3-year PhD studentship in the School of
Cultures, Languages and Area Studies (CLAS) at the University of Nottingham
(UoN). Applicants should have a research project focused on the status of one
or more standard languages in Europe and/or Asia (past and/or present).
Project proposals with a comparative and/or historical dimension are
particularly welcome, but not essential. Projects should not be focussed
solely or principally on English. 

The studentship includes Home/EU fees (NOT overseas fees), a stipend of
£14,296 per year, and an additional budget to attend conferences and conduct
research.

The studentship is part of a large project, ‘Multilingualism: Empowering
Individuals, Transforming Societies (MEITS)’, funded by the AHRC under the
Open World Research Initiative to promote modern languages in the UK, with a
team of researchers at Cambridge, Edinburgh, Nottingham and Queen’s Belfast. 

The MEITS project includes 6 research strands which will explore
multilingualism from a range of perspectives (S1. Arts of identity:
literature, cinema, culture and citizenship in a globalizing Europe; S2.
Standard languages, norms and variation: comparative perspectives in
multilingual contexts; S3. Sociolinguistic perspectives on multilingualism:
identity, diversity and social cohesion; S4. The influence of multilingual
identity on foreign language learning; S5. Language learning across the
lifespan: the role of age, language-specific factors and learning experience
on language acquisition; S6. Multilingualism and cognition: implications for
motivation, health and well-being). We expect researchers to be open to
exploring and developing new interdisciplinary approaches and, if necessary,
to learn a new language. 

The PhD studentship is part of Strand 2, Standard languages, norms and
variation: comparative perspectives in multilingual contexts. The PhD student
will be based at UoN and work under the supervision of Professor Nicola
McLelland and a second staff member, depending on the language(s) of focus.
The student will be offered the opportunity to contribute to project
publications and conferences and colloquiums, contribute to the organization
of postgraduate activities and project events. He/she may have the opportunity
to intern with one of the grant’s external partners, and to spend time at the
UoN’s China campus (in Ningbo) or Malaysia campus (outside Kuala Lumpur).

The School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies (CLAS) is a leading centre
for the study of modern languages and cultures, including linguistics, and has
a diverse, friendly and stimulating community of undergraduates, postgraduates
and early career researchers. It is home to the Centre for Contemporary East
Asian Cultural Studies, and also has a division at the University of
Nottingham’s Chinese campus in Ningbo, UNNC. 

The full-time studentship begins October 1, 2016, or as soon as possible
thereafter in 2016 or in early 2017, by negotiation. 

Applications should include a CV, a project proposal of 1-2 pages, and two
academic references (emailed directly by referees). Interview will take place
in early/mid-September; the successful candidate will then apply to the
School’s PhD programme.

Application Deadline: 22-Aug-2016 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Prof Nicola McLelland 
	School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies 
	University Partk, University of Nottingham 
	Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG8 1FN 
	United Kingdom 

Contact Information: 
	Prof Nicola McLelland 
	nicola.mclelland at nottingham.ac.uk  

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