33.2977, Support: Algonquian; Caddoan; Chukotko-Kamchatkan; Eskimo-Aleut; Munda; Totonacan; Linguistic Theories; Morphology: PhD, University of Groningen

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Subject: 33.2977, Support: Algonquian; Caddoan; Chukotko-Kamchatkan; Eskimo-Aleut; Munda; Totonacan; Linguistic Theories; Morphology: PhD, University of Groningen

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Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 14:41:58
From: Maria Mazzoli [m.mazzoli at rug.nl]
Subject: Algonquian; Caddoan; Chukotko-Kamchatkan; Eskimo-Aleut; Munda; Totonacan; Linguistic Theories; Morphology: PhD, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

 Institution/Organization: University of Groningen 
Department: Center for Language and Cognition; Minorities and Multilingualism 
Web Address: https://www.rug.nl/research/clcg/?lang=en 

Level: PhD 

Specialty Areas: Linguistic Theories; Morphology 
 

                      Algonquian 
                      Caddoan 
                      Chukotko-Kamchatkan 
                      Eskimo-Aleut 
                      Munda 
                      Totonacan 

Description:

We are offering a 60-month PhD position (0.8 fte) within the project ‘Shades
of grammar: The cognitive basis of morphological productivity in polysynthetic
languages’, funded by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) with a five-year VIDI
grant (Principal Investigator: Dr. Maria Mazzoli, University of Groningen).
The appointed candidate will an expertise in polysynthetic languages and
corpus analysis, and a strong interest in morphology and collaborative
fieldwork.

This PhD project offers a unique opportunity to work in an international
research environment as well as to acquire valuable teaching experience: the
PhD candidate is expected to conduct 0.3 FTE teaching during the second, third
and fourth year of their appointment (0.1 FTE yearly).

Tasks and responsibilities:
- carrying out a corpus-based analysis of word formation patterns (i.e. noun
incorporation, lexical affixation, derivation) and their productivity on an
existing corpus or one put together by the applicant
- conduct fieldwork and data collection on a polysynthetic language (six
months to one year)
- contributing to the activities of the SHADES project, such as the conference
series and networking with interested language speaking communities and
Indigenous stakeholders
- presenting research results at workshops and conferences, and publishing
academic articles
- engaging in public outreach and knowledge utilization activities related to
the project
- participating in regular meetings with the other project team members, and
assisting the Principal Investigator in communication tasks (e.g. co-managing
project website, writing blog posts)
- conducting 0.3 FTE teaching during the second, third and fourth year of
their appointment (0.1 FTE yearly).

Qualifications: 
- (Research) MA degree in Linguistics (possibly with a focus on a
polysynthetic language) or another related discipline
- availability for fieldwork six months to one year
- the candidate has some familiarity with the study of polysynthetic languages
and/or morphology
- a demonstrable interest/experience in fieldwork and collaborative
community-based methodologies
- excellent research skills (as shown, for instance, by the candidate’s MA
thesis)
- enthusiasm for communicating academic research to non-academic audiences
- good command of English.

Preferential qualifications: 
- the candidate identifies as Indigenous person of a community speaking a
language which could be relevant to the project (e.g. featuring noun
incorporation and/or lexical affixation to the verb)
- the candidate speaks a polysynthetic language
- the candidate has familiarity with fieldwork elicitation techniques and
statistical data analysis
- the candidate has a demonstrable interest or experience in the framework of
Relational Morphology.

Find application procedure and documents in the web application
(https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?details=00347-02S
0009L1P). 
 

Application Deadline: 30-Oct-2022 

Web Address for Applications: https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?details=00347-02S0009L1P 

Contact Information: 
	Dr Maria Mazzoli
	m.mazzoli at rug.nl  


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