34.1193, Support: English; Phonetics; Phonology; Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics: PhD, Radboud University

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Date: 12-Apr-2023
From: Na Hu [na.hu at ru.nl]
Subject: Phonetics; Phonology; Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics; English: PhD, Radboud University


Institution/Organization: Radboud University
Department: Centre for Language Studies (CLS)
Web Address: https://www.ru.nl/cls/

Level: PhD

Duties: Research Teaching

Specialty Areas: Phonetics; Phonology; Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics;
prosody, communication, experimental pragmatics
Required Language(s): English (eng)

Description:

Fully funded 4-year PhD position in Phonetics:
We are looking for a PhD candidate in sociophonetics, focusing on the
study of prosody, for a project on uptalk in British English. Uptalk
is defined as the use of pitch rises (instead of falls) at the end of
statements. Stereotypically, uptalk is said to indicate speaker
insecurity or a cooperative attitude, while its use has been
associated with younger women who are often said to talk as if they
are asking questions. As a PhD candidate, you will critically evaluate
the existing literature on British English uptalk from phonetic,
pragmatic, and sociolinguistic perspectives, focusing on British
English uses and users of uptalk and carry out production studies and
perception experiments to understand the phonetic forms uptalk can
take, its pragmatic functions, and its social evaluation.

As a PhD candidate, you will be affiliated with Radboud's Centre for
Language Studies (CLS). You will also be part of and closely
collaborate with the staff of SPRINT, an ERC project that focuses on
the study of intonation. For this project, you will be supervised by a
team of researchers consisting of Prof. Amalia Arvaniti (Chair), Dr
Stefan Gronderlaers and Dr Jarret Geenen (co-supervisors). Though the
scope of the project is indicated above, it is expected that the final
research plan will be developed in collaboration with you to reflect
your research interests as well as those of the PhD committee.

Your teaching load will be up to 10% of your working time.

Profile:
 - You hold a Master's degree in linguistics.
 - You have demonstrable grounding in at least two of the following:
phonetics, sociolinguistics, pragmatics.
 - You have an excellent command of written and spoken English.
 - You have an understanding of socially related variation in British
English or a sufficient background in the study of variation to
quickly acquire the background necessary for this project.
 - You have a good understanding of either corpus-based or
experimental methods in linguistics preferably demonstrated by work
experience, publications, or a relevant Master's thesis.
 - Demonstrable interest in the study of prosody will be a strong
advantage.

We offer:
 - Employment for 1.0 FTE.
 - The gross starting salary amounts to €2,541 per month based on a
38-hour working week, and will increase to €3,247 in the fourth year
(salary scale P).
 - You will be employed for an initial period of 18 months, after
which your performance will be evaluated. If the evaluation is
positive, the contract will be extended by 2.5 years (4 year
contract).
 - You will receive 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus.
 - You will be able to use our Dual Career and Family Care Services.
Our Dual Career and Family Care Officer can assist you with
family-related support, help your partner or spouse prepare for the
local labour market, provide customized support in their search for
employment and help your family settle in Nijmegen.
 - Working for us means getting extra days off. In case of full-time
employment, you can choose between 30 or 41 days of annual leave
instead of the legally allotted 20.

Practical information and applying:
You can find more information about the position and apply (until 7
May 2023), exclusively using the link below. Please address your
application to Amalia Arvaniti. Please fill in the application form
and attach the following documents:
 - A letter of motivation (explaining why you are interested in this
opportunity and how it fits with your short- and long-term plans;
maximum 1 page).
 - Your CV, including the names, affiliations and emails of two
referees (no need to send letters at this stage).
 - A PhD proposal, briefly outlining three to four studies you would
be interested in conducting.
 - A written piece of work, such as a published paper or your
dissertation.

The interviews will take place on Thursday 25 May 2023. You would
preferably begin employment on 15 August 2023 or as soon as possible
thereafter.

Application Deadline: 07-May-2023

Web Address for Applications: https://www.ru.nl/en/working-at/job-oppo
rtunities/phd-candidate-the-use-and-social-evaluation-of-british-engli
sh-uptalk

Contact Information:
Prof. Amalia Arvaniti
amalia.arvaniti at ru.nl



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