28.1093, Support: English; Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Ling & Literature / Sweden

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Subject: 28.1093, Support:  English; Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Ling & Literature / Sweden

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Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2017 09:25:46
From: Andrea Schalley [andrea.schalley at kau.se]
Subject: English; Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Ling & Literature: PhD, Karlstad University, Sweden

 Institution/Organization: Karlstad University 
Department: Language, Literature and Intercultural Studies 
Web Address: https://kau.mynetworkglobal.com/se/what:job/jobID:138429/iframeEmbedded:0/where:4 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research,Teaching

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Ling & Literature 

Required Language(s): English (eng)

Description:

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences / Department of Language, Literature
and Intercultural Studies at Karlstad University in Sweden invites
applications for a doctoral studentship in English. The doctoral thesis
project is to be carried out in a field of English linguistics that connects
to ongoing research in English linguistics at Karlstad University. One notable
research strength of the department lies in language acquisition inside and
outside of the classroom, specifically as it relates to a diverse set of
mother tongues (L1s) spoken by children and young adults. The department thus
in particular welcomes research proposals in this line of research.

The doctoral study programme comprises 240 higher education credits, including
the doctoral thesis (overall this equates to four years of full-time study).
Doctoral students are fully funded and primarily pursue their own studies but
may perform teaching or administrative duties to a maximum of 20% of a
full-time position, thereby extending their candidature. The successful
candidate is expected to be based in Karlstad and to be involved in the daily
activities of the department.

First day of employment is 15 August 2017 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Eligibility and assessment criteria:

Applicants to doctoral studies must meet the general admission requirements as
well as the specific eligibility requirements and be judged to have the
ability otherwise required to pursue the programme successfully.

A person who has earned a Master’s degree of at least 240 higher education
credits of which at least 60 higher education credits are studies at Master’s
level, or who in some other way has acquired largely equivalent knowledge, has
general eligibility for admission.

Specific eligibility requirements are at least 30 higher education credits in
English language and literature at Master's level, including an independent
degree project of at least 15 higher education credits. The Master's level
degree project may be related to other fields than English linguistics, but
normally it is easier for an applicant to demonstrate ability to be successful
in English linguistics if their Master's degree project also was in English
linguistics. A person who has acquired equivalent knowledge abroad also has
specific eligibility.

Applicants are assessed and ranked on the basis of their research proposal,
their previous studies and research experience, with special emphasis on the
quality of their submitted independent research-related works, especially at
Master's level, and their command of English in speech and writing. In order
to ensure a gender balance in the discipline’s PhD student cohort, where job
applicants have the same qualifications, female applicants will be given
preference.

Application:

Application should be made electronically and include:
- CV (with certified copies of degree certificates, etc.)
- Submitted Bachelor and Master's theses (or equivalent), and any other
research papers, such as scholarly articles or book chapters, demonstrating
the applicant’s ability to successfully complete a doctoral programme
- Account of practical experiences and employments of relevance to the
position (if applicable)
- Personal letter (max. 1,000 words) with description of background, why the
position is of interest and of the candidate’s attitude to pursuing doctoral
studies
- A research proposal (max. 1,000 words) with an account of how the proposed
project relates to ongoing research in English linguistics at Karlstad
University as outlined above.

See https://kau.mynetworkglobal. for more information.

Application Deadline: 18-Apr-2017 

Web Address for Applications: https://kau.mynetworkglobal.com/se/what:login/jobID:138429/type:job/where:4/apply:1/ 

Contact Information: 
	Prof. Andrea Schalley 
	andrea.schalley at kau.se  

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