PhD studentship in Slavonic linguistics, Uni of Sheffield

The Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies at the University ofSheffield invites applications for a PhD studentship in Slavonic
linguistics.  The studentship is sponsored by the Leverhulme Trust.  

ABOUT THE STUDENTSHIP.  ‘Dived’ or ‘dove’, ‘proven’ or ‘proved’?
Competition and variation between forms for the same grammatical ‘slot’
occurs in all languages, and the Slavonic group, with its rich morphology,
is an excellent source of data.  The purpose of our project in
‘Acceptability and forced-choice judgments in the study of linguistic
variation’ is to look at how we collect and analyse examples of variation in
Slavonic languages, and what different methods of analysis tell us about the
features in question.  

Candidates will have a proposal that involves the collection of experimental
data (i.e. questionnaires, tests) that can be analysed quantitatively.
Proposals might be purely morphosyntactic in focus, or could include a
sociolinguistic element (geographic/social distribution of forms or
constructions).  An interest in tying this research to data gathered from
corpora is also welcome, as is a focus on how our methods of collection and
analysis may affect the results.  

The successful candidate will receive a three-year studentship at the
research council rate of £13,590 per annum, plus travel and conference
funding. Tuition fees for UK and other European Economic Area residents
(inc. Switzerland) will be paid in full.  (For other applicants, only a
portion of the tuition fees can be met.)

ABOUT THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE:  You should have, or be expecting to obtain
by this summer, a BA and MA, with at least one of them focusing on
linguistics, and have degree-level facility in the Slavonic language you
wish to work on.  The first degree should be a good upper second or
equivalent.  Some familiarity with corpora and statistics will be an
advantage.  

ABOUT THE APPLICATION:  Informal contact prior to application regarding your
proposed topic is welcomed and may increase your chances of a successful
proposal.  Please direct your enquiries to Professor Neil Bermel,
n.bermel@sheffield.ac.uk .  

To apply, candidates should submit an application for admission to PhD study
on the University’s standard online form:

http://www.shef.ac.uk/postgraduate/research/apply/applying 

The application should include a clearly formulated research proposal of
500-1000 words, plus bibliography.  It should propose a preliminary
hypothesis or research question and lay out the way in which you plan to
test or answer it.  Please indicate clearly in the application that the
proposed source of funding is the Leverhulme Trust studentship.  

Applications should reach us no later than 1 May.  We may conduct some
interviews by phone before reaching a decision in mid- to late May.  

ABOUT THE RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT:  The Department of Russian and Slavonic
Studies has two linguists on staff, Professor Neil Bermel and Dr Dagmar
Divjak, both of whom work on questions of competition, variation, and the
relation between corpus and survey data. We play an active role in the
School’s linguistics cluster and the Faculty Centre for Linguistic Research.
For more information, see the following links:

http://www.shef.ac.uk/russian/research/
http://www.shef.ac.uk/somlal/research 
http://www.shef.ac.uk/linguistics 

JOB: Lecturer in Russian Studies, Uni of Georgia

The Department of Germanic & Slavic Studies at the University of Georgia invites applications for a full-time lecturer in Russian studies, beginning August 2012. The successful candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate Russian language courses at all levels, courses in culture and/or folklore, and possibly additional courses in her/his area of specialization. Duties also involve participation in co- and extra-curricular activities and mentoring of students. The teaching load is 7-8 courses per year. Required qualifications: Ph.D. in Russian/Slavic Studies or a closely related field, proven excellence in teaching, and native or near-native fluency in Russian.


Applicants should send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, and three letters of recommendation to Search Committee, Department of Germanic & Slavic Studies, 201 Joseph E. Brown Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602. Review of applications will begin on April 16, 2012 and continue until the position is filled.


The Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, its many units, and the University of Georgia are committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty and students, and sustaining a work and learning environment that is inclusive. Women, minorities, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Institution. Faculty members are expected to support the college’s goals of creating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive learning environment.


Georgia is well known for its quality of life and its urban and outdoors activities (www.georgia.gov). The University of Georgia (www.uga.edu) is a land/sea grant institution located 90 miles northeast of Atlanta (www.visitathensga.com).

University of Pittsburg recruiting for PhD in Russian culture

Pitt Slavic invites applications to its program, which provides a full range of courses, with an emphasis on Russian cultural studies. The department has supported recent dissertations on Soviet postmodernist culture, culture of the Belomor Canal, post-Soviet philosophy, the Soviet anekdot, television serials, and Thaw cinema. All PhD recipients in the past twelve years have received academic job offers or prestigious post-doctoral fellowships, including from Johns Hopkins, Princeton, Stanford Humanities Center, and University College London.

In addition to extensive training and mentoring; PhD students participate regularly in international conferences at a relatively early stage; they may help organize the annual Russian Film Symposium (http://www.rusfilm.pitt.edu ); or edit the Department's journal, Studies in Slavic Cultures (http://www.pitt.edu/~slavic/sisc/). Alongside their primary study, graduate students also typically obtain MA or PhD certificates in several interdepartmental programs: 
. Cultural Studies (http://pitt.edu/~cultural/)
. Film Studies (http://www.pitt.edu/~filmst/)
. Russian and East European Studies (http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/crees/)
. Women's Studies (http://pitt.edu/~wstudies) 
By the time they receive their PhD, many students will have obtained teaching experience in culture, cinema, language, and literature courses in both team-taught and stand-alone formats. 

A new PhD in Slavic/Film Studies offers an interdisciplinary and interdepartmental degree that stresses the history, theory, and aesthetics of international cinema, video, television, and new media. While the student will earn a PhD in Film Studies (granted by the Film Studies Program), he or she will also be a full member of Slavic, fulfilling its requirements (many of which will overlap). Interested students should submit applications simultaneously to Slavic and the Film Studies PhD program at http://www.english.pitt.edu/graduate/phd_film.php. 

Financial aid (non-teaching fellowships and teaching assistantships) is available to qualified applicants. Applications will be accepted until 1 February. Applications must be submitted electronically athttps://app.applyyourself.com/?id=up-as. For more information about academic programs, faculty, students, alumni, application procedures, and deadlines see http://www.slavic.pitt.edu. 

In case of questions, please write to: Christine Metil, Administrator,slavic@pitt.edu; Prof. Nancy Condee, Director of Graduate Studies,condee@pitt.edu; Prof. David J. Birnbaum, Chair, djbpitt@pitt.edu. 

Prof. N. Condee, Director
Global Studies Center (NRC Title VI)
University Center for International Studies
University of Pittsburgh
4103 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
+1 412-363-7180
condee@pitt.edu
www.ucis.pitt.edu/global

PhD applications open for Slavic Langagues & Literatures, Uni of Kansas

The Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures at the University of Kansas invites applications for its MA and PhD Programs.


At the MA level, KU SLL provides students with foundational knowledge (major literary periods and genres, structure and function of Slavic languages, disciplinary methodologies, control of writing and research strategies, and appropriate language capacity). Students may choose to focus on Russian, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, or Polish languages and cultures. 


At the PhD level, KU SLL encourages students to engage in deep study of their particular intellectual interests in the areas of Russian Literature, Slavic Linguistics, Language Pedagogy, or Culture (interdisciplinary studies, Russian intellectual history, Slavic folklore), under the direction and close mentorship of our faculty. 


For information about KU's graduate programs, admission information, and a list of interdisciplinary themes in which the faculty have particular strength, go to: 
http://www2.ku.edu/~slavic/academics/graduate/ 


For information about faculty profiles, go to: 
http://www2.ku.edu/~slavic/people/index.shtml 


To ensure consideration for financial aid, applicants should submit their materials online by 15 January 2012. 


For additional information, contact: 
Dr. Maria Carlson 
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies 
mcarlson@ku.edu