PhD studentship in Linguistics and Philosophy of language

Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics,
Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages
Start Date: 1 October 2014
Vacancy Reference: GP03234
Closing Date: 17:00 (BST), Friday 16 May 2014
Interview date: To be confirmed.

Applications are invited for a fully-funded PhD position on a research project
‘Expressing the Self: Cultural Diversity and Cognitive Universals’, funded by The
Leverhulme Trust offered at the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics,
University of Cambridge.

The applicants must have a good Master’s degree (equivalent of first-class distinction)
in a relevant area of linguistics (semantics, pragmatics), or philosophy of language,
completed by 30 September 2014. For further information see
http://people.ds.cam.ac.uk/kmj21/ExpressingtheSelf.DetailedInformation.pdf
Knowledge of one of the following languages would be an advantage but is not
essential: Amharic, Japanese, Korean, Thai.

The grant covers university fees (including overseas fees if applicable) and
maintenance (£13,500 p.a.) for the period of three years. The successful applicant will
commence the PhD course in October 2014 and will work with Professor Kasia M.
Jaszczolt (Principal Investigator) and Dr Minyao Huang (Research Associate).
Applications, including curriculum vitae, academic transcript, two academic references,
a sample of writing (up to 2,000 words) and a covering letter explaining your suitability
for the project should be sent by email to Mrs Louise Radok (ljr39@cam.ac.uk) by
17:00 (BST) on Friday 16 May 2014.

The successful applicant will be invited to apply through the University of Cambridge's
Graduate Admissions Office at a later stage.
http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/students/gradadmissions/prospec.
Further information about the application process is available in writing to
graduate.admissions@cl.cam.ac.uk.
Please quote reference GP03234 on your application and in any correspondence about
this vacancy.

Vacancy Reference: GP03234
Closing Date: 17:00 (BST), Friday 16 May 2014
Interview date: To be confirmed.

The University values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity.
The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and
work in the UK.