27.2794, Support: Historical Linguistics; Syntax; Text/Corpus Linguistics / Belgium

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Subject: 27.2794, Support: Historical Linguistics; Syntax; Text/Corpus Linguistics / Belgium

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Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2016 12:03:20
From: Peter Petré [peter.petre at uantwerpen.be]
Subject: Historical Linguistics; Syntax; Text/Corpus Linguistics, PhD, University of Antwerp, Belgium

 Institution/Organization: University of Antwerp 
Department: Linguistics 
Web Address: https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/ 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research

Specialty Areas: Historical Linguistics; Syntax; Text/Corpus Linguistics 

Description:

The Faculty of Arts is seeking to fill a full-time (100%) vacancy in the
Department of Linguistics for a Doctoral Grant in the area of historical
linguistics.

1. Job description

- You will carry out research related to the ERC starting grant ‘Mind-Bending
Grammars: The dynamics of correlated multiple grammatical changes in Early
Modern English writers’ (http://www.uantwerpen.be/mind-bending-grammars). The
central topic of this project is how much syntactic change is possible in
adult individuals.
- Your responsibilities include (i) assisting in preparing the corpus of
17th-18th-century individuals; (ii) carrying out corpus-based research on the
grammaticalisation of it-clefts (It was Bill I kissed) and pseudoclefts (All
that I said was this: “That ...”) in these individuals; (iii) sharing thoughts
with project team members on their case studies and the interaction of social
and internal-cognitive dynamics;
- You contribute to teaching and research in the department of linguistics.

2. Profile and requirements

- You hold a master degree in Linguistics, English, or equivalent.
- You can submit outstanding academic results.
- You are familiar with usage-based linguistic theory and/or corpus research.
- Familiarity with statistical analysis is an asset (e.g., regression).
- Students in the final year of their degree can also apply.
- Foreign candidates are encouraged to apply.
- You are quality-oriented, conscientious, creative and cooperative.

3. We offer

- A doctoral scholarship for a period of two years, with the possibility of
renewal for a further 20 to 23 months (depending on remaining budget) after
positive evaluation;
- The start date of the scholarship is 1 October 2016;
- A gross monthly grant ranging from € 2.189,88 - € 2.334,46;
- Challenging work in a dynamic team of researchers on a prestigious research
project financed by the European Research Council.

4. How to apply?

- Applications may only be submitted online, and should include a copy of your
CV, a cover letter, and a sample of your academic work so far (MA thesis,
course paper), until the closing date 15 August 2016.
- A pre-selection will be made from amongst the submitted applications. 
- The interviews of the candidates, preselected by the selection panel, will
take place from 4 September until 16 September 2016.

Application Deadline: 15-Aug-2016 

Web Address for Applications: https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/jobs/vacancies/ap/2016bapflwef223/ 

Contact Information: 
	Prof. Peter Petré 
	peter.petre at uantwerpen.be 
	Phone:+32 3 265 40 12  

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