36.3066, Support: Language Acquisition, Language Documentation, Phonetics, Phonology, Psycholinguistics: PhD, MA / MSc, University of Alberta, Department of Linguistics

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Date: 10-Oct-2025
From: Juhani Järvikivi [jarvikivi at ualberta.ca]
Subject: Language Acquisition, Language Documentation, Phonetics, Phonology, Psycholinguistics: PhD, MA / MSc, University of Alberta, Department of Linguistics


Institution/Organization: University of Alberta, Department of
Linguistics
Web Address:
https://www.ualberta.ca/en/linguistics/graduate/admissions.html

Level: PhD, MA / MSc

Duties: Research, Teaching

Specialty Areas: Language Acquisition; Language Documentation;
Phonetics; Phonology; Psycholinguistics

Description:

The Department of Linguistics at the University of Alberta,
established in 1969, offers MSc and PhD positions for prospective
graduate students interested in learning and conducting research with
our vibrant team of faculty members, graduate students, and other
academics in state-of-the-art research facilities and labs.
Application Deadline: January 15, 2026
The Department of Linguistics has long-standing research expertise in
the following areas:
 - Bilingual, first, second and heritage language acquisition (Archer,
Colston, Daskalaki, Järvikivi, Paradis, Lam, Guardado)
 - Laboratory phonology and phonetics (Archer, Arnhold, Huang)
 - Language documentation and fieldwork with indigenous and heritage
languages (Arppe, Beck, Guardado, Huijsmans, Lachler, Lam, Rosés
Labrada)
 - Psycholinguistics (Archer, Colston, Huang, Järvikivi)
 - Sustainability, revitalization and technologies for indigenous
languages (Arppe, Huijsmans, Lachler, Lam, Rosés Labrada)
The Department offers cutting-edge training in experimental methods
including advanced statistical analysis and organizes the Spring
Training in Experimental Psycholinguistics (STEP). Our students also
benefit from our close ties with the Canadian Indigenous Languages and
Literacy Development Institute (CILLDI).
Accepted PhD students are provided four years of funding in the form
of TA and RA stipends ($25,000 per year minimum).
Faculty Profiles:
https://www.ualberta.ca/en/linguistics/people/faculty.html
Research Facilities and Labs:
https://www.ualberta.ca/en/linguistics/research/index.html
STEP: https://sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/ccp/step
CILLDI:
https://www.ualberta.ca/en/canadian-indigenous-languages-and-literacy-development-institute/index.html

Application Deadline: 15-Jan-2026

Web Address for Applications:
https://www.ualberta.ca/en/linguistics/graduate/admissions.html
Email Address for Applications: linggrad at ualberta.ca




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