[Histling-l] Postdoc @ Columbia, Missouri

[Grollemund, Rebecca B.]

Dear colleagues,

Please show this ad to any suitable candidates you know.

Thank you.

Rebecca Grollemund


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*1 POSTDOCTORAL POSITION (2 years) at the University of Missouri-Columbia*

Job description
The English Department (Linguistics Program) at the University of Missouri invites applications for a two-year non-renewable Postdoctoral Research Associate position to carry out historical-comparative linguistic research within the NSF-funded project led by Dr. Rebecca Grollemund (Department of English-Linguistics program) and Dr Guanyu Hu (Department of Statistics). The project's full title is "Continuity and divergence in Cameroonian languages: New perspectives on the Bantu genesis". For a short project description, check https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2152822&HistoricalAwards=false<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nsf.gov%2Fawardsearch%2FshowAward%3FAWD_ID%3D2152822%26HistoricalAwards%3Dfalse&data=05%7C01%7Cgrollemundr%40missouri.edu%7C6068d945c80b4c72e74f08da52f9c773%7Ce3fefdbef7e9401ba51a355e01b05a89%7C0%7C0%7C637913529989036575%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=YrNME7MQ1HgOuThxRLT5TRtA5r5zkYZWCl6pt5IPB5E%3D&reserved=0>.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the collection and analysis of the comparative lexical and non-lexical data (phonology, morphology and syntax) for Bantu and Bantoid languages spoken in southern Cameroon in order to investigate the intricate relationships observed between these languages by compiling the first comparative database ('CAMOID'). This particular area where Bantu and Bantoid languages are in contact is known to be linguistically extremely heterogenous, and the languages spoken near the Bantu cradle display unique linguistic features. The data collected will be analyzed with computational and phylogenetic methods in order to produce new classifications that will generate novel insights into the first steps of the Bantu Expansion.

The successful candidate will be expected to carry out both independent and joint research, and to disseminate research results together with the research team via the publication in international peer-reviewed journals, the participation in conferences and the popularization for a wider audience.

The successful candidate might be involved in teaching linguistics to BA and MA students and in the supervision of BA and MA students doing research in the field of Bantu linguistics.
The starting date for this position is August 1 or September 1, 2022.

For more information or a full project description, contact grollemundr at missouri.edu<mailto:grollemundr at missouri.edu>

Qualification

  *   A PhD in linguistics, or computational linguistics or a related field
  *   Applicants have done descriptive and/or comparative linguistic research on Bantu languages (or another language family)
  *   Applicants are familiar with historical linguistics
  *   Some knowledge in statistical software such as SPSS, R, Python, and etc. preferred but not required
  *   Applicants have done linguistic fieldwork in Africa (or in another country)
  *   Applicants have an interest in corpus-based and/or quantitative approaches to language comparison
  *   Applicants have published in international peer-reviewed journals
  *   Applicants have presented at international conferences
  *   Applicants have good knowledge of English
  *   The postdoctoral researcher is a dynamic and enthusiastic team player

How to apply?
Send your CV, a research statement and two samples of written work in English to Rebecca Grollemund, grollemundr at missouri.edu<mailto:grollemundr at missouri.edu>, University of Missouri, Department of English, 321 Tate Hall, 519 S 9th Street, Columbia, Mo 65211.

The research statement should include a research plan, in which the candidate explains how you would tackle the proposed research over a period of two years and two letters of reference, one of these from your most recent employer/supervisor.

For more information or a full project description: grollemundr at missouri.edu<mailto:grollemundr at missouri.edu>

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Rebecca Grollemund
Assistant Professor
University of Missouri
https://english.missouri.edu/people/grollemund


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