31.3691, Support: Tibeto-Burman; Pragmatics: PhD, University of Münster

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Subject: 31.3691, Support: Tibeto-Burman; Pragmatics: PhD, University of Münster

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Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2020 17:10:10
From: Pavel Ozerov [pozerov at uni-muenster.de]
Subject: Tibeto-Burman; Pragmatics: PhD, University of Münster, Germany

 Institution/Organization: University of Münster 
Department: Institute for Linguistics 
Web Address: https://www.uni-muenster.de/Sprachwissenschaft/institut/index.html 

Level: PhD 

Specialty Areas: Pragmatics 
 

                      Tibeto-Burman 

Description:

The Institute for Linguistics at the University of Münster, Germany, invites
applications for a position of Doctoral Research Associate Wissenschaftliche/r
Mitarbeiter/in (salary level TV-L E13, 65% FTE).

This part-time position (a standard PhD position in Germany) within general
linguistics is funded for a three-year period. The successful candidate will
carry out a fieldwork-based study of information structuring in natural
interaction in a Trans-Himalayan (Tibeto-Burman) language.

The PhD project will be part of ongoing research at the Institute, which is
dedicated to re-modelling Information Structure from a bottom-up perspective.
The goal is to explore the attention- and knowledge-monitoring devices and
multimodal interaction-managing strategies that contribute to information
structuring in natural communication. The position forms part of the
DFG-funded project on “Interactional Information Management” led by Prof.
Pavel Ozerov (see
https://www.uni-muenster.de/Sprachwissenschaft/en/forschung/Interaktionales_In
formationsmanagement.html for a short summary).

The target language can be a Trans-Himalayan (Tibeto-Burman) language of the
candidate’s expertise. Otherwise, a suitable language will be chosen,
according to the project needs and the candidate’s qualifications (such as
Karbi or Meitei, both spoken in Northeast India). The successful candidate
will join a dynamic research collaboration with an enthusiastic international
community of scholars working on languages from the Eastern Himalayan region
(Northeast India and the neighbouring areas of Myanmar, Bangladesh, Tibet and
Bhutan).

Münster is a medium-sized university town in north-western Germany with a
medieval old town and a bicycle-friendly atmosphere. The Institute for
Linguistics is located in the center of the old town. 

The expected starting date of the position is 1 March 2021.

The University of Münster is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to
increasing the proportion of women academics. Consequently, we actively
encourage applications by women. Female candidates with equivalent
qualifications and academic achievements will be preferentially considered
within the framework of the legal possibilities. The University of Münster is
committed to employing more staff with disabilities. Candidates with
recognized severe disabilities who have equivalent qualifications are given
preference in hiring decisions, although some restrictions related to the
access to the field-site may apply.

Required qualifications:
- Master’s degree in linguistics
- Strong background in functional, corpus-based linguistic analysis
- Familiarity with research methods of spontaneous speech, preferably from an
interactional perspective
- Acquaintance with Trans-Himalayan languages or other languages of
South/East-Asia is desirable
- German language skills are not a requirement, but a willingness to learn is
desirable

Applications should include:
- A statement about research experience and interests
- Your CV with a list of publications/talks (if applicable) 
- A writing sample (the master’s thesis or a substantive term paper)

Please send all application materials, or direct any questions, to Pavel
Ozerov at the contact information provided below.
 

Contact Information: 
	Dr. Pavel Ozerov
	pozerov at uni-muenster.de  


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