PhD-Position English Language (fulltime) at the Radboud University, Nijmegen. Deadline: December 13 2008
PhD position English Language (fulltime) at the Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
>From bounded to unbounded events: the rise of the progressive in early Modern English
Deadline: 13 December 2008
Reference number: 23.46.08
Description:
The Centre for Language Studies (CLS), one of the research schools at the Faculty of Letters of the Radboud University in Nijmegen, has a PhD position available in the English Department for a junior researcher to investigate the diachronic development of the progressive in early Modern English (ca. 1500-1700). This position is part of a larger research project, Syntax and Information Structure: Discourse Options after the Loss of Verb-Second.
Requirements:
An MA degree in English Language, in Linguistics or in a related field
Preferably a specialization in historical linguistics, with some experience in corpusbased quantitative research.
The Organization:
The Centre for Language Studies is one of the two research institutes at the Faculty of Arts, Radboud University Nijmegen. It has a staff of around 70 FTEs, including some 35 PhD students and postdoctoral researchers. About 45% of our research projects are externally funded, three of which have been granted prestigious EURYI/ERC awards. CLS received an outstanding research assessment in 2006. Focussed on broadly theoretically based empirical research and affiliated with the on-campus Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics and Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, it provides a stimulating research climate and excellent opportunities for graduate training.

Conditions of Employment:
Maximum employment: 1,0 fte
The gross starting salary is â?Ź2,000 per month based on full-time employment.
Duration of the contract: Initial contract for 18 months, with possible extension by 2 years.

For more information, please contact:
Dr. B.Los, Prof. Dr. A.M.C. van Kemenade
Tel.: (+31) 24 3612842 Telefoon: (+31) 24 3611422
E-mail: B.Los@let.ru.nl E-mail: a.vankemenade@let.ru.nl

A detailed description of the project, as well as the larger research project, Syntax and Information Structure: Discourse Options after the Loss of Verb-Second can be found on http://www.ru.nl/engels/wie_wat_waar/medewerkers/persoonlijk/los/

How to apply:
Application letters, including an extensive CV and MA thesis or other publications should be sent to the Personnel Department:
Radboud Universiteit, Faculteit der Letteren
Afdeling PZ, P. Stunnenberg, P.O. Box 9103, 6500 HD Nijmegen, The Netherlands
or by email to: vacatures@let.ru.nl
Please quote reference number.