You will be participating in the project ‘Mind your Manner Adverbials!’ Apart from Prof. Norbert Corver, the project team will consist of two PhD candidates, one of which is advertised here.
The project aims to contribute to our understanding of the grammar of manner adverbials —both clausal and non-clausal - by addressing three central questions:
- What is their inner (morpho-)syntactic organization?
- What is their distributional behaviour (word order)?
- And how do inner organisation and distributional behaviour interact?
The empirical component of the project will consist of cross-linguistic data collection, comparative-linguistic data analysis, as well as database development and data storage. The theoretical component will involve contributing to a comprehensive (morpho)syntactic theory of manner adverbials in a range of languages (including dialects) by for instance analysing specific behaviour of adverbials across several languages, and contrasting manner adverbials and other expressions in these languages.
The project is funded by the NWO Open Competition programme and will be carried out at the Utrecht Institute of Linguistics OTS at Utrecht University in the Netherlands.
Activities for the PhD candidate will include:
- completion and defence of a PhD thesis within four years;
- regular presentation of intermediate research results at workshops and conferences;
- publication of at least two peer-reviewed articles in established international journals;
- co-organization of project workshops and conferences;
- participation in the training programmes and expert meetings scheduled for the project group;
- participation in selected training programmes, scheduled for the Research Institute, Graduate School and the National Research School;
- teaching.
Qualifications
- A (soon to be completed) (research-oriented) Master’s degree in linguistics with a focus on syntax, comparative linguistics, historical linguistics or a related discipline;
- Excellent English oral proficiency, academic writing and presentation skills;
- Ability to meet deadlines;
- Ability to work both as an independent Researcher and as a team member;
- Good organizational, social and communication skills.
Offer
We offer a temporary position (1.0 FTE) for a period of 18 months. Upon a good performance and positive evaluation, the contract will be extended for the remaining period of 30 months (4 years in total). The gross monthly salary ranges between €2,395 in the first year and €3,061 (scale P according to the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities) in the fourth year of employment. Salaries are supplemented with a holiday bonus of 8% and a year-end bonus of 8.3% per year. In addition, Utrecht University offers excellent secondary conditions, including an attractive retirement scheme, (partly paid) parental leave and flexible employment conditions (multiple choice model). More information about working at Utrecht University can be found here.
About the organisation
A better future for everyone. This ambition motivates our scientists in executing their leading research and inspiring teaching. At Utrecht University , the various disciplines collaborate intensively towards major societal themes. Our focus is on Dynamics of Youth, Institutions for Open Societies, Life Sciences and Sustainability.
The Faculty of Humanities has around 7,000 students and 900 staff members. It comprises four knowledge domains: Philosophy and Religious Studies, History and Art History, Media and Culture Studies, and Languages, Literature and Communication. With its research and education in these fields, the faculty aims to contribute to a better understanding of the Netherlands and Europe in a rapidly changing social and cultural context. The enthusiastic and committed colleagues and the excellent amenities in the historical city center of Utrecht, where the faculty is housed, contribute to an inspiring working environment.
The research is conducted within the Language Variation group of the Utrecht Institute of Linguistics OTS. Other research groups at UiL OTS focus on language, logic and information, language pathology and disorders, language and education, language and communication. The UiL OTS research staff comprises approximately 20 Full Professors, a dozen Postdocs and roughly 40 PhD students. UiL OTS is part of the Faculty of Humanities which has approximately seven thousand students and nine hundred staff members. It comprises four Research Institutes: The Institute of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Institute of History and Art History, Institute of Cultural Inquiry (ICON), and the Utrecht Institute of Linguistics OTS (UiL OTS). With research and education in these fields, the faculty aims to contribute to a better understanding of the Netherlands and Europe in a rapidly changing social and cultural context. The enthusiastic and committed colleagues and the excellent amenities in the historical city centre of Utrecht, where the faculty is housed, contribute to an inspiring working environment. The Department of Language, Literature and Communication offers BA and MA programmes in literary studies, linguistics, communication studies, translation, as well as Dutch, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and (uniquely in the Netherlands) Celtic languages.
Additional information
For more information about this position, please contact: Prof. Norbert Corver , via N.F.M.Corver@uu.nl or the research coordinator at UiL OTS, Maaike Schoorlemmervia m.schoorlemmer@uu.nl.
An elaborate project description can be found here .
Apply
Everyone deserves to feel at home at our university. We welcome employees with a wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives.
If you are interested in applying for the advertised PhD position, please submit digital copies of:
- a curriculum vitae including full personal and academic details;
- a motivation letter;
- copies of relevant diplomas and grade transcripts;
- your (draft) Master’s thesis and other relevant publications you can provide;
- names and full contact details of two academic referees.
Please include your name and a reference to the position you are applying for in the filenames and use the application button below to apply.
The application deadline is August 15, 2021 (please enter your application BEFORE that date). Interviews will be held by videoconference in the week of August 30, 2021. In preparation you will be given a short research task that you will be asked to report on during the interview.
The application deadline is 15 August 2021.
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