European Union PhD Studentships in Multilingualism

University of Edinburgh -School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences

Deadline: Wednesday 30^th April 2014

As part of a major EU grant for the research project "Advancing the European Multilingual Experience", funding is available for 3 full time PhD studentships in Linguistics and Psychology starting in September 2014.

The project as a whole will focus on an integrated approach to bilingualism, with a particular emphasis on regional/minority languages spoken by bilinguals at different stages of development and life. The Edinburgh portion of the project will investigate two strands of research. The successful applicant(s) for Strand 1 will use experimental psycholinguistic methods to investigate the interaction between bilingual knowledge (involving a minority language, specifically English/Gaelic and Italian/Sardinian bilinguals) and other cognitive functions. The successful applicant(s) for Strand 2 will use experimental psycholinguistic methods to investigate the impact of bilingualism on fundamental mechanisms of language processing in dialogue. The successful candidates and their supervisors will work together closely as a research group within the overall framework of the project.

Further general information on the project can be found on the European Commission CORDIS  site.

The successful candidates will be supervised by the Principal Investigators (Prof. Antonella Sorace, Prof. Holly Branigan, Prof. Caroline Heycock and Prof. Martin Pickering,). They will be affiliated to the Linguistics and English Language and/or Psychology subject areas of the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences.

Funding

• The award provides for tuition fees at the UK/EU level and an annual stipend of £14,000 for three years.

Eligibility

• These awards are available for PhD candidates starting their programme in September 2014 only.
• The successful applicants will have a very good undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline and have, or be studying for, a Masters Degree (or equivalent). We particularly welcome applicants with working knowledge of Gaelic, Italian, or Sardinian.
• The successful applicants must satisfy English language requirements for postgraduate study in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences.
• The funding offered will cover tuition fees at UK/EU level, however international students are also invited to apply.

Application Procedure

• Applicants should complete the electronic application form available on the studentship website and submit this to the PPLS postgraduate office together with a CV and personal statement by the deadline ofWednesday 30^th April 2014.
• Applicants may wish to, but are not required to, indicate a preference for Strand 1 or Strand 2.
• Interviews will take place in early May 2014.

Further information

• Queries regarding the Studentship: Prof Antonella Sorace (antonella@ling.ed.ac.uk)
• Queries regarding application process: Katie Keltie (catherine.keltie@ed.ac.uk)

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