33.3162, Support: Dutch; Cognitive Science; Discourse Analysis; General Linguistics: PhD, University of Lille

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Subject: 33.3162, Support: Dutch; Cognitive Science; Discourse Analysis; General Linguistics: PhD, University of Lille

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Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2022 20:02:11
From: Giuditta Caliendo [giuditta.caliendo at univ-lille.fr]
Subject: Dutch; Cognitive Science; Discourse Analysis; General Linguistics: PhD, University of Lille, Lille, France

 Institution/Organization: University of Lille 
Department: Research Lab STL (Savoirs, Textes, Langage) 
Web Address: https://stl.univ-lille.fr/ 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research
 
Specialty Areas: Cognitive Science; Discourse Analysis; General Linguistics 
 
Required Language(s): Dutch (nld)

Description:

3-year PhD position in Linguistics at the University of Lille, France

Call for Applicants:  
We offer a 3-year PhD position in Linguistics at the University of Lille,
France (Research Lab Savoirs, Textes, Langage ) on the topic of metaphor and
neologisms used in the context of perinatal death.
This position is funded by the French Research institution ANR (Agence
Nationale de la Recherche) within the framework of a funded research project
entitled "Words Fail Me": Naming the Unnamable (project acronym: PERINAT).
PERINAT is a collaborative project involving three Universities (Birmingham,
Lille, Naples) and it focuses on the discourse on perinatal death. Through the
lens of cognitive linguistics and discourse analysis, the PERINAT research
team will be observing the metaphors and neologisms used in the narrative of
bereaved parents. The project is based on interviews with the parents in two
neighbouring countries: France and Dutch-speaking Belgium (see section below
“PhD research project description” for more details). 

We offer:
 - A PhD position for 3 years starting March 2023, or latest September 2023.
 - A wage and an early budget to attend conferences and publish papers in open
access.
 - The opportunity for personal development beyond research including the
possibility to contribute to teaching.

Responsibilities:
 - Perform fundamental research in linguistics, build a corpus of transcribed
interviews in Belgian Dutch and publish contributions in highly-ranked venues.
 - Collaborate with the other international partners involved in the PERINAT
project.
 - Carry out some (light) teaching duties if interested, which may include
lectures and the organization of student seminars.

Profile:
 - You have (or are near completion of) a Master's degree in Linguistics,
preferably with some knowledge of metaphor theory and basic kills in
IT-applications for linguistic analyses (corpus-analysis, statistics,
discourse processing). 
 - You have good knowledge of Dutch (main focus of the PhD project), an
excellent knowledge of English, both spoken and written and working knowledge
of French.
 - You are good at collaborating with others.
 - You work proactively and independently and have good communication skills.
 - You are highly motivated, ambitious and result-oriented.

Assets:
 - Presentations in peer-reviewed conferences and/or publications in journals
in the fields of linguistics. 
 - Some knowledge in the field of perinatal death in Dutch-speaking Belgium.

Applications:
We shall process the applications when they are received and until the
position is filled. Applications should be written in English and include a
brief cover letter with research interests and vision, a CV (including work
experience and publications), and contact information for at least 2 referees.
Candidates will be invited for an interview in Lille. 

State of the art: 
The PERINAT project focuses on the discourse on perinatal death and seeks to
improve bereaved parents’ communication experience by means of the promotion
of a set of open and respectful discursive practices that can contribute to
the parents’ grieving process and their post-traumatic re-integration in
society. The study is based on the observation and identification of two
linguistic aspects in the narrative of bereaved parents: (i) the metaphorical
constructions used by parents when describing key moments at the time of their
loss and during their bereavement process; and (ii) the neologisms used by
bereaved parents to designate themselves and their babies. 
 

Contact Information: 
	Giuditta Caliendo
	giuditta.caliendo at univ-lille.fr  


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