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mso-ansi-language:EN-US" class="">PhD position in Transeurasian
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" class="">historical comparative linguistics</span></b></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">The Archaeolinguistic Research Group at the
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" class="">Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena (Germany)
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">invites applications for
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" class="">a full-time position for a doctoral researcher in historical comparative linguistics of the Transeurasian languages. The position is for
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US" class="">3 years with the possibility of 1 year extension.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-US" class="">The main goal of the
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">Archaeolinguistic Research Group
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US" class="">is to use language as a source of information on human prehistory in North and East Asia, essentially the time span prior to the development of written
records back to about 10 000 years ago. Our focus is on the genealogical and areal relationships between the Transeurasian languages, i.e. the Turkic, Mongolic, Tungusic, Koreanic and Japonic languages.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">We offer research in an interdisciplinary and international team located at the
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" class="">Max Planck Institute for the Science of
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">Human History in Jena. Doctoral students will be embedded in the Doctoral Program of the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz. Renumeration is based on the TVöD (Bund) guidelines
(65% of EG 13).</span><span lang="EN-US" class=""> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" class="">Applicants should have completed an MA with excellent study results in linguistics or in at least one of the Transeurasian languages. They should
be familiar with historical comparative linguistics. Ideally, they have linguistic knowledge of one or more Transeurasian languages and some command of Russian.
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">Candidates are expected to have a strong commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration and teamwork.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" class="">The Max Planck Society is committed to employing more individuals with disabilities and especially encourages them to apply. The Max Planck
Society also seeks to increase the number of women in areas where they are underrepresented and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply. We are committed to encouraging diversity and actively challenging biases based on gender, nationality, ethnicity,
sexual orientation, religion and other components of identity. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" class="">The Max Planck Society is supporting the compatibility of family and career and is certified according to the "berufundfamilie" audit.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">For consideration, please compile the following documents into a single PDF file with max. 5 MB and upload it following this link:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="DE" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" class=""><a href="https://lotus2.gwdg.de/mpg/mjws/perso/shh_d021.nsf/application" class="">https://lotus2.gwdg.de/mpg/mjws/perso/shh_d021.nsf/application</a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">- a cover letter (motivation and qualifications, 1 page max) <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">- curriculum vitae <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">- contacts of two referees <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">- research proposal (3 pages max)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">Research proposals may cover a broad range of topics relating to the historical comparison of the Transeurasian languages, including diachronic phonology, morphology
or typology, cultural reconstruction, ancient language contact, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">modelling language dispersal in time and space, interdisciplinary research triangulating archaeology and genetics,
etc.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">We start reviewing applications August 16, 2021. The position is available until filled. The earliest possible starting date is October 1, 2021.</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">For </span>
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" class="">supplementary information and
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">questions contact</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:Times;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB" class=""> the group’s principal investigator, Prof. Dr.
Martine Robbeets (<a href="mailto:robbeets@shh.mpg.de" class="">robbeets@shh.mpg.de</a>). </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:
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Archaeolinguistic Research Group Leader</div>
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Max-Planck-Institut für Menschheitsgeschichte<br class="">
Kahlaische Strasse 10, room 035; 07745 Jena; Germany<br class="">
<a href="mailto:robbeets@shh.mpg.de" class="">robbeets@shh.mpg.de</a><br class="">
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