Doctoral scholarship holder Sociolinguistics / (variational) pragmatics

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The Department of Linguistics in the Faculty of Arts is looking for a full-time doctoral scholarship holder in the field of sociolinguistics / (variational) pragmatics.

Position

• You will work actively on the preparation and defence of a PhD thesis in the field of sociolinguistics / (variational) pragmatics. The research project aims to examine to which extent national and subnational cultures of speakers play a role in the way they interact linguistically in commercial and non-commercial public settings in Flanders, Wallonia, the Netherlands and France.
• You will publish scientific articles related to the research project.
• You will carry out a limited number of teaching and research support tasks for the Master of Multilingual Professional Communication, more specifically for the course ‘Communication professionnelle’ (‘Professional communication’).

Profile

• You hold a Master degree in Linguistics & Literature, Applied Linguistics or equivalent or you will have obtained it by the time you start work.
• You can demonstrate excellent study results.
• You have an excellent command of Dutch and French and a very good competence in English. You have good social skills (required for the field work you will be involved in). Having basic skills in statistics is an asset.
• Your teaching competences are in line with the University of Antwerp’s educational vision .
• Your research qualities are in line with the faculty and university research policies .
• You act with attention to quality, integrity, creativity and cooperation.

What we offer

• We offer a doctoral scholarship for a period of two years. Following a positive evaluation, the scholarship can be renewed once for another two-year period.
• The planned start date is 1 November 2023 or as soon as possible after that date.
• Your monthly scholarship amount is calculated according to the scholarship amounts  for doctoral scholarship holders on the pay scales for Contract Research Staff (Dutch: Bijzonder Academisch Personeel, BAP).
• You will do most of your work at the Stadscampus in Antwerp in a dynamic and stimulating working environment.
• Find out more about working at the University of Antwerp here .

Want to apply?

• You can apply for this vacancy through the University of Antwerp’s online job application platform up to and including August, 17 2022 (by midnight Brussels time)
• Click on the 'Apply' button, complete the online application form and be sure to include the following attachments: a motivation letter; your CV, which clearly shows all relevant experience and competences for this position; a proof of academic writing (e.g. a paper or thesis in the field of linguistics, which you submitted in the context of your (Master) studies).
• The selection committee will review all of the applications as soon as possible after the application deadline. As soon as a decision has been made, we will inform you about the next steps in the selection procedure.
• If you have any questions about the online application form, please check the frequently asked questions  or send an email to [email protected] . If you have any questions about the job itself, please contact Prof. Els Tobback, [email protected] .

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