One Graduate Teaching Assistantship leading to a PhD is available in the
School of Modern Languages at Newcastle University for a fixed period of
three years from September 2008 (subject to satisfactory annual reports).
The successful candidate will receive an annual grant of £12,600 (about
€17,660) to carry out postgraduate research on a topic in one of the
following fields of Modern Languages:
• Chinese Studies
• French Studies
• German Studies
• Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies • Film Studies •
Linguistics • Translating and Interpreting Studies
In addition, research degree fees at UK/EU rate will be waived throughout
the three-year period. In return, the Teaching Assistant will be expected
to teach up to six hours of language classes per week and to attend the
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate School Research Training
Programme as part of their doctoral training.
Person Specification:
Candidates should have a minimum of an upper-second-class Honours degree in
a relevant area and an MA or equivalent. You should also have native or
near-native proficiency in the relevant language, as well as in English.
Experience in foreign language teaching would be an advantage and further
training will be provided.
Candidates of any nationality may apply for this position. However, the
fees award will only cover fees at the UK/EU rate. Therefore candidates who
pay fees at the international rate will need to provide additional funding
to cover their fees.
Applications:
Your application should include: CV, names and addresses of two referees,
and a research proposal that follows our guidelines Please send this part
of your application to: Dr Elisabeth Andersen, School of Modern Languages,
Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, Tel: +44 (0) 191 222
7526, Fax: +44 (0) 191 222 3496, e-mail: [log in to unmask]
You must also complete the University’s postgraduate application form
selecting "Doctor of Philosophy (School of Modern Languages) as the
programme of study and quoting the reference number SML01. Only mandatory
fields need to be completed.
Closing date: 14 March 2008
Further information:
More details about this position and our research is available on the
School of Modern Languages website:
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sml/postgrad/funding.
Enquiries: Lucy Brickwood on 44 191 222 5867 or [log in to unmask]
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