Graduate Fellowships in Linguistics, June 2006

The Center for Language and Cognition Groningen (CLCG) announces the following positions:

• One Ubbo Emmius Fellowship in Linguistics (various topics, see below)

The Ubbo Emmius positions (all the PhD positions) are open only to foreign applicants. Dutch citizens are not eligible due to tax restrictions.

The positions may be filled in any of the following research groups:

• discourse structure
• language variation and language change

The Center for Language and Cognition Groningen (CLCG) is a research institute within the Faculty of Arts of the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. It embraces all the linguistic research in the faculty. A considerable number of the researchers participate in the Center for Behavioral and Cognitive Neurosciences (BCN), and in the Landelijke Onderzoekschool Taalwetenschap (LOT). Within the CLCG there are six research groups: Syntax/Semantics, Discourse and Communication, Language Variation and Change, Computational Linguistics, Neurolinguistics, and Language and Literacy Development over the Life Span. There are graduate students working in all of these groups.

• a MA degree in Linguistics or a related field such as Computer Science, Psychology, etc (depending on the project)
• preferably research experience in the relevant field
• able to work independently
• interest in interdisciplinary research
• excellent record of undergraduate and Master's level study
• willing to learn Dutch
• see specific projects for additional desiderata, differing per project

Please include in your application letter remarks about how this position fits in your career goals and how you hope to contribute scientifically. In total we would like to receive:

• a letter of application (see above)
• a project proposal
• your curriculum vitae
• a copy of your diploma together with a list of grades
• a list of publications (if any)
• the names and e-mail addresses of two referees

If you are interested in applying, please send the materials above before the 15th of Sept 2006 to:

CLCG (Positions)
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Postbus 716
9700 AS Groningen
The Netherlands

E-mail: Ms Wyke van der Meer

Please note on the envelope and in your letter that you are applying for a fellowship.

See the individual project descriptions for contact persons regarding the project work. Prof. dr. ir. J. Nerbonne (j.nerbonne at rug.nl) will be pleased to answer your general questions. More details on the projects and on CLCG are to be found on the CLCG-website: www.rug.nl/let/onderzoek/onderzoekinstituten/clcg/.