28.4545, Support: General Linguistics: PhD, University of Kansas

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Subject: 28.4545, Support:  General Linguistics: PhD, University of Kansas

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Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2017 13:11:58
From: Alison Gabriele [gabriele at ku.edu]
Subject: General Linguistics: PhD, University of Kansas, USA

 Institution/Organization: University of Kansas 
Department: Linguistics 
Web Address: https://linguistics.ku.edu/ 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research,Teaching
 
Specialty Areas: General Linguistics 
 

Description:

The Department of Linguistics at the University of Kansas invites applications
for fully funded graduate fellowships for doctoral study in linguistics. The
Linguistics department has existing strengths in sound, structure, meaning,
first and second language acquisition, and psycholinguistics and
neurolinguistics. All doctoral students who are admitted to the program will
be offered five-year packages that include graduate teaching or research
assistantship positions. 

We will also be able to award one Diversity Fellowship, the goal of which is
to increase the diversity of the graduate student community at the University
of Kansas. Eligible candidates include promising domestic applicants from
underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds, as well as other diverse
populations such as first-generation college graduates. The Fellowship package
include five years of guaranteed financial support. Please indicate in your
application if you are eligible for this award. 

Research Expertise:
- experimental phonetics and phonology 
- first and second language acquisition 
- psycholinguistics across the lifespan
- cognitive neuroscience of language
- theoretical syntax and semantics

Methods:
- acoustic analyses and speech perception
- behavioral psycholinguistic paradigms
- head-mounted and remote eye trackers
- linguistic fieldwork
- EEG (Lawrence campus), cortical MEG, fetal MEG and MRI systems (KU Medical
Center)

The Linguistics faculty is committed to excellence in mentoring and provides
support for graduate students in several ways including weekly research
seminars and frequent opportunities for advising. Students are actively
encouraged and mentored to present their work at conferences, publish research
in journals, and submit applications for external grant funding. 

For more information, please see our website: http://linguistics.ku.edu/

Application Fee Waivers:
If you are a domestic student from an underrepresented group, we will provide
you with a waiver to cover the cost of your application to the Linguistics
program at the University of Kansas. Please email the Director of Graduate
Studies, Dr. Alison Gabriele (gabriele at ku.edu) if you are interested in
requesting a waiver. 

Information on admission requirements is available at:
https://linguistics.ku.edu/admission
 

Application Deadline: 01-Jan-2018 

Web Address for Applications: http://graduate.ku.edu/ku-graduate-application 

Contact Information: 
	Prof. Alison Gabriele 
	gabriele at ku.edu  


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