(Noord-Holland), 38 hours per week
Job description
The Faculty of Humanities offers a PhD position in this field of research as of September 1st 2008. Interested candidates should formulate a research project that addresses the issue of Mood and Modality which combines the perspective of semantic typology with that of semantic modelling, as outlined above in the description of the aims of the research group. The proposal should follow the format presented in the attached guidelines. Potential candidates are strongly encouraged to contact potential supervisors, preferably from both research institutes, in preparing their proposal, so as to make sure that their project can be optimally embedded within the research programme of the research group and of the research institutes.
The PhD student needs to carry out the research within three years and needs to write a dissertation.
In order to submit a project proposal, and to apply as a candidate, you have to follow the Guidelines given in the following 2 documents, which can be found on the ACLC as well as the ILLC website under Vacancies.
1. Guidelines for submitting a PhD project proposal 2008.
2. Guidelines for applying for an internal PhD position 2008.
NB Incomplete applications will automatically be rejected so please read the guidelines carefully.
Requirements
Required education/skills:MA in linguistics (or equivalent), obtained no longer than five years ago.
Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s):
- Research trainees, non-tenured lecturers, researchers(Scientific discipline: Language & Culture)
Organization
University of Amsterdam
The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is a university with an internationally acclaimed profile, located at the heart of the Dutch capital. As well as a world center for business and research, Amsterdam is a hub of cultural and media activities. The University of Amsterdam is a member of the League of European Research Universities.
The Faculty of Humanities undertakes teaching and research with a strong international orientation in a large number of disciplines within the field of language and culture. The faculty is situated in the center of Amsterdam and maintains close contacts with many cultural institutions in the city. It employs almost a thousand staff members and its courses are attended by approximately 6,500 students.
The Amsterdam Centre for Language and Communication, and the Institute for Language, Logic and Computation, have formed a research group on Crosslinguistic Semantics within which researchers from both institutes join forces in developing semantic models on the basis of data from a wide variety of languages. Researchers at ACLC and ILLC are in an excellent position to address this complex topic by combining two perspectives: (i) the documentation of crosslinguistic semantic variation through typological research; (ii) the modelling of semantic variation in explicit formalizations. The topic that the research group focuses on primarily in this enterprise is that of Mood and Modality.
Conditions of employment
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: see below
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
The PhD student will be appointed for a period of three years (full time), beginning September 1st 2008, at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Amsterdam under the terms of employment currently valid for the Faculty. A contract will be given in the first instance for one year, with an extension for the following two years on the basis of an evaluation of, amongst other things, a written piece of work. It is possible to work part-time (75%). The salary (on a full time base) will be € 2330 during the first year (gross per month) and will reach € 2558 during the third year, in accordance with the CAO for Dutch universities.
Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:
Prof Dr. P.C. (Kees) Hengeveld
Telephone number: 31 20 525 3854
E-mail address: P.C.Hengeveld@uva.nl
Or Prof Dr. J.A.G. (Jeroen) Groenendijk
Telephone number: 31 20 525 4535
E-mail address: J.A.G.Groenendijk@uva.nl
Or additional information can be obtained through one of the following links:
You can apply for this job before 12-04-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:
Spuistraat 210
1012 VT Amsterdam
E-mail: void@void.void
When applying for this job always mention the vacancynumber AT 08-3029.
Job description
The Faculty of Humanities offers a PhD position in this field of research as of September 1st 2008. Interested candidates should formulate a research project that addresses the issue of Mood and Modality which combines the perspective of semantic typology with that of semantic modelling, as outlined above in the description of the aims of the research group. The proposal should follow the format presented in the attached guidelines. Potential candidates are strongly encouraged to contact potential supervisors, preferably from both research institutes, in preparing their proposal, so as to make sure that their project can be optimally embedded within the research programme of the research group and of the research institutes.
The PhD student needs to carry out the research within three years and needs to write a dissertation.
In order to submit a project proposal, and to apply as a candidate, you have to follow the Guidelines given in the following 2 documents, which can be found on the ACLC as well as the ILLC website under Vacancies.
1. Guidelines for submitting a PhD project proposal 2008.
2. Guidelines for applying for an internal PhD position 2008.
NB Incomplete applications will automatically be rejected so please read the guidelines carefully.
Requirements
Required education/skills:MA in linguistics (or equivalent), obtained no longer than five years ago.
Job type: Research / Advising
Workfield(s):
- Research trainees, non-tenured lecturers, researchers(Scientific discipline: Language & Culture)
Organization
University of Amsterdam
The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is a university with an internationally acclaimed profile, located at the heart of the Dutch capital. As well as a world center for business and research, Amsterdam is a hub of cultural and media activities. The University of Amsterdam is a member of the League of European Research Universities.
The Faculty of Humanities undertakes teaching and research with a strong international orientation in a large number of disciplines within the field of language and culture. The faculty is situated in the center of Amsterdam and maintains close contacts with many cultural institutions in the city. It employs almost a thousand staff members and its courses are attended by approximately 6,500 students.
The Amsterdam Centre for Language and Communication, and the Institute for Language, Logic and Computation, have formed a research group on Crosslinguistic Semantics within which researchers from both institutes join forces in developing semantic models on the basis of data from a wide variety of languages. Researchers at ACLC and ILLC are in an excellent position to address this complex topic by combining two perspectives: (i) the documentation of crosslinguistic semantic variation through typological research; (ii) the modelling of semantic variation in explicit formalizations. The topic that the research group focuses on primarily in this enterprise is that of Mood and Modality.
Conditions of employment
Employment basis: Temporary for specified period
Duration of the contract: see below
Maximum hours per week: 38
Additional conditions of employment:
The PhD student will be appointed for a period of three years (full time), beginning September 1st 2008, at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Amsterdam under the terms of employment currently valid for the Faculty. A contract will be given in the first instance for one year, with an extension for the following two years on the basis of an evaluation of, amongst other things, a written piece of work. It is possible to work part-time (75%). The salary (on a full time base) will be € 2330 during the first year (gross per month) and will reach € 2558 during the third year, in accordance with the CAO for Dutch universities.
Additional Information
Additional information about the vacancy can be obtained from:
Prof Dr. P.C. (Kees) Hengeveld
Telephone number: 31 20 525 3854
E-mail address: P.C.Hengeveld@uva.nl
Or Prof Dr. J.A.G. (Jeroen) Groenendijk
Telephone number: 31 20 525 4535
E-mail address: J.A.G.Groenendijk@uva.nl
Or additional information can be obtained through one of the following links:
- About the organization (http://www.uva.nl/start.cfm/la=en/th=main)
- About the department (http://www.hum.uva.nl/english/home.cfm)
- About the function (http://bc.cms.uva.nl/vacatures/vacatures.cfm/65AEDD96-1321-B0BE-A425AF1430C7FE66)
- Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication (ACLC) (http://www.hum.uva.nl/aclc/)
- Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) (http://www.illc.uva.nl/)
You can apply for this job before 12-04-2008 (dd-mm-yyyy) by sending your application to:
Spuistraat 210
1012 VT Amsterdam
E-mail: void@void.void
When applying for this job always mention the vacancynumber AT 08-3029.
