Fwd: doctoral fellowship in linguistics, MPI-EVA Leipzig

[Ulrike Zeshan]

Hi maybe this is of interest to some of you.
 
Ulrike
 
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Prof. Ulrike Zeshan
Director, International Institute for Sign Languages and Deaf Studies
Livesey House, LH212
University of Central Lancashire
Preston PR12HE, UK
uzeshan at uclan.ac.uk
Ph. +44-1772-893104
Fax +44-1772-894933


>>> Martin Haspelmath <haspelmath at EVA.MPG.DE> 08/02/2011 13:04 >>>

Doctoral fellowship in linguistics
 
The Department of Linguistics of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Leipzig) seeks candidates for a three-year doctoral fellowship in linguistics. The candidates should be able to make contributions to the department's areas of research.
 
The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology studies human diversity and human origins in a multidisciplinary perspective. The contribution of linguistics to this goal lies in the study of the history and prehistory of languages (and peoples) around the world (especially non-European languages), as well as the current diversity of human languages (linguistic fieldwork on little-described and endangered languages and language typology). The Department of Linguistics collaborates with the Department of Evolutionary Genetics and the Max Planck Research Group on Comparative Population Linguistics to compare the evidence from linguistics and genetics for the prehistory of human populations. The largest recent collaborative projects of the Department of Linguistics are the World Atlas of Language Structures (http://wals.info/) and Loanword Typology (http://wold.livingsources.org/). More information on these and other projects is available on the institute's website (see below).
 
Doctoral fellows should already have an MA in Linguistics or an equivalent qualification, and be either registered or qualified to register in a recognized doctoral program at a university or equivalent degree-awarding institution. Doctoral fellows have the possibility of obtaining their doctoral degree through the University of Leipzig (http:/www.uni-leipzig.de).
 
Regular participation in the department's talks, seminars and workshops is expected. Except for approved absences (e.g. fieldwork, conferences, vacation), the place of work is Leipzig. The fellowship is available from 01 October 2011, but a later starting date may be negotiated, no later, however, than 01 January 2012.
 
There are no teaching obligations, but the opportunity for teaching in the linguistics program of the University of Leipzig exists.
 
Good knowledge of English is required.
 
Applicants are requested to send a C.V., statement of research interests, and a sample of written work on a relevant topic to:
 
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Prof. Dr. Bernard Comrie - Doctoral fellow position
Deutscher Platz 6
D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
 
or by e-mail to: comrie at eva.mpg.de (in which case supplementary materials available only in hard copy should be sent to the above mailing address).
 
e-mail:   comrie at eva.mpg.de
fax: +49 341 35 50 333
institute web site: http://www.eva.mpg.de
 
Deadline for receipt of applications: 04 April 2011
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