Dear colleagues, please forward to interested colleagues and relevant networks, note the short deadline for applications (15.1.2009), kind regards, Gudrun Ziegler ---------------------------- The University of Luxembourg FLSHASE - Educational Sciences & Language Development is looking for the following profiles within the national research project "Development of English in Plurilingual Settings", deadline for applications: JANUARY 15, 2009, positions to start by March/May 2009: 1 Postdoctoral researcher Ref: F3R-LCM-PUL-09FUND 2 year-contract, renewable once, 20h/week (50%), starting spring 2009 1 Research associate Ref: F3R-LCM-PUL-09FUND 2 year-contract, renewable once, 20h/week (50%), starting spring 2009 1 PhD student grant Ref: F3R-LCM-AFR-0809 AFR (Contract, type: "Aide à la formation recherche", 40h/week, starting spring 2009, 3 years) The project "Development of English in Plurilingual Settings" is concerned with the development of English amongst young learners in plurilingual settings. It builds and completes a corpus with regard to developmental features of the learner variety from a discourse-in- interaction perspective. The successful candidate(s) will join the project Development of "English in Plurilingual Settings" which runs from Spring 2009 to end of 2012. Activities: * collecting different types (audio, video, oral, written) of data covering an array of activities in English in a plurilingual learning environment * managing interactional data for implementation in a data-base and a coded corpus * managing project schedule according to advances in analysis and results * analysis of data (discourse, science, media) * observation, analysis and building of inventories * implementation and development (theoretical and methodological concepts in line with the focus of the project * drafting reports, minutes, presentations, papers Profile: * Relevant degree (MA-level or doctorate (PhD)) in one of the following fields, relevant to the project: language development, empirical developmental research, English as international language and/or ESL research, applied linguistics, multilingualism, study of child language or communication analysis, data-treatment, corpus building * Highly motivated, internationally experienced researcher or professional (MA-level and/or PhD-level) in one/several of the fields concerend with a proven record as regards the integration, set-up and/ or management of data-driven scientific projects. * Experience with data-bases, corpus design and/or implementation and/or (early) schooling institutions an asset. * Substantial, theoretically grounded methodological skills as regards the (analytical/technical) handling of developmental/ interactional data are required, prior experiences in collecting and integrating situated data into corpora-/data-treatment-systems are an asset. * Experiences in working with development (language/s, resources, socio-cognitive dimensions, activity dimensions) in a specific domain or a specific age group represent an advantage. As the candidate/s will be working with different types of data covering an array of languages and modalities, she/he has excellent command of at least two of the following languages: English (and its varieties), German and/or French (written and spoken), Luxembourgish and/or a further language an asset. Excellent self-management skills, ability and willingness to engage into active team-management, intercultural, technical and interdisciplinary awareness as well as a motivation to join a challenging environment within a trilingual, international and young University are prerequisites for the positions open within this project. For further information please contact: Ass.-Prof. Dr. Gudrun Ziegler Phone: (+352) 46 66 44 9363 Mail: gudrun.ziegler @ uni.lu Candidates should submit the following documents: * letter of motivation, stating the link of previous work/ interests with the position and the project * curriculum vitae * record of publications and projects (if applicable) * copies of diploma(s) * two references (relevant to the position) by sending applications - DEADLINE JANUARY 15, 2009 - to: University of Luxembourg Ass.-Prof. Dr. Gudrun Ziegler - Secrétariat Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education Campus Walferdange B.P. 2 L-7201 Luxembourg-Walferdange Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Applications will be handled in strict confidence. The University of Luxembourg is an equal opportunity employer. --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Check out our European Project SEMLANG - Training Language Teachers for a Multilingual Europe - http://www.semlang.eu Vient de paraître: - Précis du plurilinguisme et du pluriculturalisme - http://precis.berkeley.edu --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Find out more about the - Master - Learning & Development in Multilingual and Multicultural Contexts (MA multi-LEARN) - http://multi-learn.uni.lu Find out more about current research activities: - http://www.dica-lab.org - Dr. Gudrun Ziegler, Ass.-Professor Faculty of Language & Literature, Humanities, Arts & Education Mail to: [log in to unmask] AND [log in to unmask] Send to: University of Luxembourg, Campus Walferdange, Route de Diekrich, L-7201 Luxembourg Call: 00352 46 66 44 - 93 63 Fax: 00352 46 66 44 - 96 38 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---