28.3749, Jobs: Phonetics; Sociolinguistics: Postdoctoral Research Assistant, University of Duisburg-Essen

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Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2017 14:34:51
From: Isabelle Buchstaller [i.buchstaller at uni-due.de]
Subject: Phonetics; Sociolinguistics: Postdoctoral Research Assistant, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

University or Organization: University of Duisburg-Essen 
Department: Department of Anglophone Studies
Job Location: Essen, Germany 
Web Address: https://www.uni-due.de/anglistik/
Job Title: Postdoctoral Research Assistant
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: Phonetics; Sociolinguistics; sociophonetics, quantitative methods

Description:

The University of Duisburg-Essen, Faculty of Humanities; Department of
Anglophone Studies, English Linguistics invites applications for a
Postdoctoral research fellowship (50% post).

The postdoctoral fellow will join the newly created Sociolinguistics Lab at
the University of Duisburg-Essen, which explores Variation and Change in the
English Language. 

The successful candidate will develop their own research agenda in the area of
language variation and change / variationist sociolinguistics and be active in
the advancement of ongoing research in the lab. The fellow will publish
independent research as well as collaborate with members of the team in
writing joint publications resulting from ongoing research. The postdoctoral
fellow is expected to participate in applications for third party funding of
new interdisciplinary research projects.

The fellow will teach one course per semester during his or her fellowship (a
maximum of 2 h/week). The annual salary is based on spine point TV-L 13 (50%)
on the German university salary scale.

Applicants should have a PhD degree in (English) Linguistics with a background
in Variationist Sociolinguistics, Sociophonetics and/or Computational
Linguistics. They are expected to have expertise in empirical methods,
including the collection and analysis of linguistic data. The applicant must
have a (near) native competence in English and should have experience in
writing/managing research grants. No knowledge of German is required. 

Applicants should include a statement of interest (letter of motivation), a
description of the research you would like to pursue (5 pages max.), a CV
including a list of publications, a copy of the PhD certificate, and the names
and addresses of two referees. Applicants are also requested to provide two
writing samples (i.e. chapters of the dissertation or academic papers)

Starting date: 01.11.2017 or as soon as possible thereafter

Duration: 38 months

Tenure: 50% post

The University Duisburg-Essen aims at promoting the diversity of its members
(www.uni-due.de/diversity).

The University Duisburg-Essen aims at increasing the share of women in the
scientific personnel and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply. Women
will be preferentially considered when equally qualified according to the
state equality law.

Applications from disabled or equivalents according to § 2 (3) SGB IX are
encouraged. You will find information about the Faculty and the contracting
authority under: www.uni-due.de/geisteswissenschaften and
www.uni-due.de/anglistik

Applications and inquiries should quote the reference-code 562-17.

Application Deadline: 04-Oct-2017 (Open until filled)

Contact Information:
	Prof. Isabelle Buchstaller 
	Email: i.buchstaller at uni-due.de 
	Phone: +49-201-183-4712 

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