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The University of Duisburg-Essen, Faculty of Humanities; Department of Anglophone Studies, English Linguistics invites applications for a position of POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW with expertise in variationist sociolinguistics at the newly created Sociolab. This is a full time position for 3 years with a possibility for extension of another 3 years, based on satisfactory performance. The successful candidate will work closely with Prof. Isabelle Buchstaller and the team at the sociolab with the aim to investigate processes of language variation and change in the English language. They will develop their own research agenda in the area of language variation and change/variationist sociolinguistics and will be active in the advancement of ongoing research in the lab. The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in both empirical work and its theoretical implications. The fellow will publish independent research as well as collaborate with members of the team in writing joint publications resulting from ongoing research. The postdoctoral fellow will participate in applications for third party funding of new interdisciplinary research projects. They will also teach two courses per semester at the Department of Anglophone Studies (a maximum of 4 h/week). The annual salary is based on spine point TV-L 13 (100 % FTA) on the German university salary scale. To apply: The ideal candidate has a strong background in empirical methods for linguistic analysis and an interest in exploring ongoing language change processes, both experimentally and theoretically. They will hold a PhD in Variationist Sociolinguistics, Sociophonetics or Computational Linguistics with a good publication record. A very good knowledge of modern linguistics and experience in writing/managing research grants are required. Experience in programming skills is advantageous. No knowledge of German is required. Interested applicants are asked to e-mail a statement of interest (letter of motivation), a description of the research you would like to pursue (5 pages max.), a CV including a list of publications, a copy of the PhD certificate, and the names and addresses of two referees. Applicants are also requested to provide two writing samples (i.e. chapters of the dissertation or academic papers). Application Deadline: 27. November 2017 Starting date: 1. February 2018 or as soon as possible thereafter Duration: 3 years, with a possible extension of 3 years Tenure: 100 % FTA The University Duisburg-Essen aims at promoting the diversity of its members www.uni-due.de/diversity<http://www.uni-due.de/diversity>. The University Duisburg-Essen aims at increasing the share of women in the scientific personnel and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply. Women will be preferentially considered when equally qualified according to the state equality law. Applications from disabled or equivalents according to § 2 (3) SGB IX are encouraged. Applications and inquiries with reference-code 700-17 should be addressed to: Prof. Dr. Isabelle Buchstaller, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Fakultät für Geisteswissenschaften, Institut für Anglophone Studien, 45117 Essen, Germany, phone +49 201 183-4712, e-mail [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. ######################################################################## The Variationist List - discussion of everything related to variationist sociolinguistics. To send messages to the VAR-L list (subscribers only), write to: [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe from the VAR-L list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=VAR-L&A=1