27.4246, Support: English; Cognitive Science; Language Acquisition / Switzerland

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Subject: 27.4246, Support: English; Cognitive Science; Language Acquisition / Switzerland

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Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2016 13:58:29
From: Lisa Pütz [lisa.puetz at unibas.ch]
Subject: English; Cognitive Science; Language Acquisition, PhD, University of Basel, Switzerland

 Institution/Organization: University of Basel 
Department: English Linguistics 
Web Address: https://engsem.unibas.ch/home/ 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research,Teaching
 
Specialty Areas: Cognitive Science; Language Acquisition 
 
Required Language(s): English (eng)

Description:

Assistantship in English Linguistics (50-100%) 

The successful candidate is expected to conduct research in the area of
Cognitive Linguistics or first or second language acquisition, with a focus on
English. Experience with corpus linguistics or experimental methods is a plus.
The applicant will have to teach introductory courses (BA-level) in this area
as well as in other fields of English linguistics. The teaching load is 2, 3,
or 4 hours/week depending on the percentage of the contract. Moreover he/she
is expected to contribute to the administration of the Department of English. 

Applicants need a university degree (MA or equivalent) with a linguistic
profile and a specialty in English. It is expected that the candidates work
toward a PhD. The conditions of employment follow the personnel and salary
regulations of the University of Basel. The contracts are limited term (1+3
years for PhD candidates). The assistantship is linked to the chair of
Cognitive Linguistics and Language Acquisition (Prof. Dr. Heike Behrens).

The application dossier should contain the following documents in a single
PDF-file: Cover letter, curriculum vitae, copy of university degree(s), a
sample of your academic linguistic work written in English (seminar papers or
thesis), if possible an outline of your PhD, and proof of teaching experience
and/or teaching degrees. Please send the document to the application email
address below.

Starting date: February 1, 2017
 

Application Deadline: 15-Nov-2016 

Email Address for Applications: lisa.puetz at unibas.ch 

Contact Information:



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