31.2367, Support: German Sign Language; Syntax: PhD, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin

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Subject: 31.2367, Support: German Sign Language; Syntax: PhD, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin

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Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2020 10:36:49
From: Artemis Alexiadou [artemis.alexiadou at hu-berlin.de]
Subject: German Sign Language; Syntax: PhD, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany

 Institution/Organization: Humboldt Universität zu Berlin 
Department: Institute of English and American Studies 
Web Address: https://www.angl.hu-berlin.de/department/staff-faculty/professors/alexiadou 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Project Work
 
Specialty Areas: Syntax 
 
Required Language(s): German Sign Language (gsg)

Description:

We invite applications for one PhD position with expertise in German Sign
Language. The position is within the “LeibnizDream” (leibnizdream.eu) project,
approved by the European Research Council in the Synergy Grant 2019 call. The
core research team of LeibnizDream will be based at three host institutions:
University of Milan-Bicocca (UniMiB), Humboldt University (HU), Berlin and
Leibniz-Zentrum Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft (ZAS), Berlin. The opening is
located at HU (“Compressor Group”, PI Artemis Alexiadou).

The position is to start on January 1st, 2021. The contract will be for three
years. The salary will be according to 65% E13 of the TVL pay-scale.

The duty of the position is to carry out research for their PhD targeting one
of the following areas of morpho-syntax/semantics, 1) the expression of
causation and agency, and 2) of motion events, 3) the binary connectives, 4)
negative concepts such as exclusion, antonyms, and negation, 5)
quantificational concepts including genericity and distributivity, and 6)
dependencies most frequently analyzed as variable binding (wh-questions,
relative clauses, degree clauses). The PhD student will be part of the larger
research team.

Requirements:
- Academic degree (e.g. M.A.) in Linguistics; 
- Expertise in German Sign Language

Please send your application including:
- A letter of intent specifying research experience and intended contributions
to the project;
- The curriculum vitae including a complete list of publications;
- Electronic copy of one representative writing; and
- The names and email addresses of at least two scholars to be contacted for
letters of recommendation,
 
and quoting the reference number DR/106/20 and “LeibnizDream” in the subject,
to Prof. Artemis Alexiadou in electronic form as one PDF file, email:
artemis.alexiadou at hu-berlin.de

HU is seeking to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching,
and specifically encourages qualified female scholars to apply. Severely
disabled applicants with equivalent qualifications will be given preferential
consideration. People with an immigration background are specifically
encouraged to apply. 

Please visit our website www.hu-berlin.de/stellenangebote, which gives you
access to the legally binding German version.
 

Application Deadline: 12-Aug-2020 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Artemis Alexiadou 
	Unter den Linden 6 
	Berlin Berlin 10099 
	Germany 
	
Contact Information: 
	Artemis Alexiadou 
	artemis.alexiadou at hu-berlin.de  


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