PhD positions Linguistics
Since its foundation in 1614, the University of Groningen has established an international reputation as a dynamic and innovative university offering high-quality teaching and research. Its 27,000 students are encouraged to develop their own individual talents through challenging study- and career paths. The University of Groningen is an international center of knowledge: it belongs to the best research universities in Europe and is allied with prestigious partner universities and networks worldwide.
Job description
The successful applicant is committed to conducting independent and original scientific research, to report on this research in international publications and presentations, and to present the final results of the research in a PhD dissertation. The PhD candidate participates in local, national and international training activities, including summer schools and conferences, to maximally develop his or her potential as a scientific researcher. Some participation in faculty teaching is negotiable.
As a GSH member, a PhD candidate may participate in courses, seminars and summer schools organized by Dutch national graduate school Landelijke Onderzoeksschool Taalkunde (LOT) and/or by the Groningen Research School of Behavioural and Cognitive Neurosciences (BCN).
Linguistic research in the Faculty of Arts of the University of Groningen is organized in the Center for Language and Cognition Groningen (CLCG), which includes 4 research lines:
- Computational Linguistics
- Discourse and Communication
- Neurolinguistics and Language Development
- Theoretical and Empirical Linguistics
http://www.rug.nl/research/clcg/
Qualifications
We are looking for talented and ambitious researchers in the relevant discipline.
Your qualifications are:
- a Master's degree in the Arts (or related discipline) with an excellent academic record
- proven research abilities and affinity with the research topic
- excellent command of English and academic writing skills.
Conditions of employment
The University of Groningen offers the PhD candidate a salary of € 2,083 gross per month in the first year, up to a maximum of € 2,664 gross per month in the final year (based on full-time employment). The position requires residence in Groningen, 36 hours/week research and research training, and must yield a PhD dissertation. After the first year an assessment of the candidate's progress and results will take place to decide whether the employment can be continued.
The
successful candidates will be enrolled in the Graduate School for the
Humanities (GSH) of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Groningen.
The GSH offers the organizational infrastructure within which PhD
candidates participate in advanced training and supervised research.
http://www.rug.nl/research/gradschool-humanities/
Application
Please
send your entire application as a single PDF-file before 1 September
2013 Dutch local time, by means of the application form (click on
'Apply' below on the advertisement on the university's website). Please
upload your application as "letter of motivation" and include the
vacancy number at the start of your application.
The application should contain the following:
1.
a cover letter introducing yourself, describing your motivation to
conduct scientific research, and locating your research within one of
our research groups
2. a full CV demonstrating academic excellence,
including publications and presentations (if applicable), and a copy of
your passport
3. a certified copy or scan of your MA-diploma (or equivalent) and academic record
4.
a research proposal, focusing on the central research question to be
addressed and the proposed method of approaching and answering this
question (1500 words, plus tables and references). See the guidelines in
the following website:
http://www.rug.nl/research/gradschool-humanities/phd-programme/admissions/gsh-format-for-phd-applications
5. names and contact details of two academic references.
Application deadline: before 1 September 2013.
Start date: 1 February 2014 (earlier start date negotiable).
