PhD opportunity in Sign Language Research (Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland)

[Shane K. Gilchrist]

*Any questions, get in touch with Professor David Johnston at QUB.*
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*Closing Date for both PhD positions is 20 March 2011*
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*If this email is not relevant to you, please pass the email to someone
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*Translation and Interpreting Studies
School of Modern Languages, Queen's University Belfast
Research Opportunities in Sign Language*

Two DEL-funded three-year PhD studentships are available in the School of
Modern Languages at Queen's University. These are full studentships for
appropriately qualified applicants, to include tuition fees and a
maintenance grant. The broad research areas are:

1. The local deaf community, its demographics and the extent to which deaf
people have successfully integrated in / been excluded from wider social
organisations and processes (education, health, the arts etc). This
studentship is tenable from 1 April 2012, or as soon as possible thereafter.

2. Signing for performance, with particular reference to theatre and/or
television. This studentship is tenable from 1 September 2012, or as soon
as possible thereafter.

Successful applicants will hold a good honours degree in any related
discipline, and have demonstrable proficiency in British Sign Language. A
postgraduate qualification in any related discipline is desirable. A
working knowledge of Irish Sign Language is also desirable.

Application is via the Queen's direct admissions portal at:
https://dap.qub.ac.uk/portal/user/u_login.php  (closing date 20 March 2012
for both studentships)

but all potential applicants are strongly advised to make informal
enquiries to Professor David Johnston, at d.johnston at qub.ac.uk in the first
instance.

In order to be eligible for both the fees and maintenance elements of this
studentship, applicants must be UK nationals or EU citizens who have lived
in the UK for the last three years for purposes other than studying. For
full details, see:

http://www.qub.ac.uk/home/Research/PostgraduateCentre/PostgraduateAwards/ProspectiveStudents/LocalUKApplicants/ResearchFundingAvailableforUKandEUApplicants/
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