Phd Student in Linguistics

vor 2 Wochen


Bern, Schweiz Universität Bern Vollzeit

Institute of Linguistics
01.09.2024 or by agreement
Employment is fixed for 4 years (2.5 years plus 1.5 years).

As part of the SNF-funded project “Uncovering the dynamics of person marking: A construction-based approach in historical microtypology”, PI Prof.Dr. Linda Konnerth (Institute of Linguistics), we are seeking to hire one PhD student.

Tasks
- Carry out descriptive linguistic research on a Trans-Himalayan (Sino-Tibetan) language of the South-Central (a.k.a. “Kuki-Chin”) branch spoken in Northeast India with the goal of producing a state-of-the-art comprehensive reference grammar of the language based on a diverse corpus of natural data
- Particular emphasis will be on the person marking system of the language, whose description will need to involve the examination of discourse data in addition to elicitation
- Conduct fieldwork in Northeast India to build a comprehensive text corpus
- Closely collaborate with other team members of the research project
- Participate in activities of the North East Indian Linguistics Society (NEILS)
- Participate in activities of the Institute of Linguistics at UniBE

**Requirements**:

- MA degree (or equivalent) in linguistics or a related field in hand by July 2024
- Interests and comprehensive prior training in linguistic fieldwork, corpus linguistics, typology, historical linguistics, from a functional-typological perspective
- Knowledge of relevant software such as ELAN, FLEx, or a commitment to acquire this knowledge prior to the start of the project; a desire to explore innovative (computational) methods is a plus
- Social skills needed to successfully collaborate with language consultants and other important members of the language community, as well as with the research team members
- Commitment to communicate research results through publications and conference presentations

We offer
- Engaging & international collaborative research group
- Multi-facetted and interesting range of tasks
- Progressive employment and social security provisions in accordance with

cantonal guidelines

Application and contact
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