From A.Aikhenvald at latrobe.edu.au Tue Nov 14 17:56:03 2006 From: A.Aikhenvald at latrobe.edu.au (Alexandra Aikhenvald) Date: Tue Nov 14 17:56:25 2006 Subject: [PapuanLanguages] PostDoc at RCLT Message-ID: LA TROBE UNIVERSITY POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP 2007 MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA Applications are invited for a three-year Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in the Research Centre for Linguistic Typology. This is to commence within six months from the date of offer. Applicants should have been awarded their doctorate within the last five years. They should have experience of linguistic fieldwork and will, ideally, have already completed a grammatical description of some previously undescribed language (not their native language) in terms of basic linguistic theory. The University may consider cases in which the period is in excess of five years due to special circumstances. Applications will be considered from candidates whose thesis is currently under examination. Applicants must hold a doctoral degree or have equivalent qualifications at the date of appointment. La Trobe graduates should normally have a minimum of two years postdoctoral research experience at another institution. A Fellowship will not normally be awarded to an applicant who holds a permanent appointment within the University. The successful applicant will work as part of a team with Professor R.M.W. Dixon, Professor Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, and other members of the Research Centre, on a topic relating to languages preferably from South America or New Guinea (although applicants with primary interest in another area would be considered). They will undertake extensive fieldwork and will either (i) produce a comprehensive description of some previously undescribed language; or (ii) pursue an in-depth study of a language contact situation. Exceptionally, applicants may suggest their own research topics, which must fall within the ambit of RCLT's research profile. Option (ii) will be suitable for someone who already has good knowledge of one or more of the languages involved in a suitable contact situation. The choice of project will be made after discussion between the successful applicant and Professors Dixon and Aikhenvald. For more information on our activities please see http://www.latrobe.edu.au/rclt. The Fellowship will be a three-year appointment and is intended to advance the research activities of the University by bringing to or retaining in Australia a promising scholar. Enquiries should be directed initially to the Associate Director of RCLT, Professor Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald (email a.aikhenvald@latrobe.edu.au, phone +61 3 9479 6402). The Application Form and Conditions of Award may be obtained from: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/rgso/grants/ltuschemes/index.htm. Please send all applications to: Ms Siew-Peng Condon Research Centre for Linguistic Typology La Trobe University Victoria 3086 The application must be received by 29 September 2006. Applicants should supply the names and addresses of three academic referees; they should ask each referee to provide a confidential statement, to reach the RCLT Research Office directly by 29 September 2006. Applicants should also send in hard copies of their theses and/or dissertations, and of published work (including papers in press). Salary Range: A$56,077 pa. - A$60,194 pa Closing Date: 29 September 2006. La Trobe University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides a smoke-free work environment. Professor Alexandra Aikhenvald, PhD, DLitt, FAHA Associate Director and Postgraduate Coordinator Research Centre for Linguistic Typology La Trobe University Victoria 3086 Tel: 61-(0)3-9479 6402 Fax: 61-(0)3-9467 3053 http://www.latrobe.edu.au/rclt/StaffPages/aikhenvald.htm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: LaTrFell2006advert.doc Type: application/msword Size: 91136 bytes Desc: LaTrFell2006advert.doc Url : http://mailman.anu.edu.au/pipermail/papuanlanguages/attachments/20061114/5a5c902b/LaTrFell2006advert-0001.doc From brenda_boerger at sil.org Tue Nov 14 23:22:35 2006 From: brenda_boerger at sil.org (Brenda Boerger) Date: Tue Nov 14 23:28:56 2006 Subject: [PapuanLanguages] PostDoc at RCLT References: Message-ID: <002301c707e8$71161c30$4301a8c0@SPARE> The deadline advertised has passed. I'm not sure why this is being posted now. Has it been extended? Brenda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alexandra Aikhenvald" To: "Papuan languages discussion list" Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 12:56 AM Subject: [PapuanLanguages] PostDoc at RCLT LA TROBE UNIVERSITY POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP 2007 MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA Applications are invited for a three-year Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in the Research Centre for Linguistic Typology. This is to commence within six months from the date of offer. Applicants should have been awarded their doctorate within the last five years. They should have experience of linguistic fieldwork and will, ideally, have already completed a grammatical description of some previously undescribed language (not their native language) in terms of basic linguistic theory. The University may consider cases in which the period is in excess of five years due to special circumstances. Applications will be considered from candidates whose thesis is currently under examination. Applicants must hold a doctoral degree or have equivalent qualifications at the date of appointment. La Trobe graduates should normally have a minimum of two years postdoctoral research experience at another institution. A Fellowship will not normally be awarded to an applicant who holds a permanent appointment within the University. The successful applicant will work as part of a team with Professor R.M.W. Dixon, Professor Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, and other members of the Research Centre, on a topic relating to languages preferably from South America or New Guinea (although applicants with primary interest in another area would be considered). They will undertake extensive fieldwork and will either (i) produce a comprehensive description of some previously undescribed language; or (ii) pursue an in-depth study of a language contact situation. Exceptionally, applicants may suggest their own research topics, which must fall within the ambit of RCLT's research profile. Option (ii) will be suitable for someone who already has good knowledge of one or more of the languages involved in a suitable contact situation. The choice of project will be made after discussion between the successful applicant and Professors Dixon and Aikhenvald. For more information on our activities please see http://www.latrobe.edu.au/rclt. The Fellowship will be a three-year appointment and is intended to advance the research activities of the University by bringing to or retaining in Australia a promising scholar. Enquiries should be directed initially to the Associate Director of RCLT, Professor Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald (email a.aikhenvald@latrobe.edu.au, phone +61 3 9479 6402). The Application Form and Conditions of Award may be obtained from: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/rgso/grants/ltuschemes/index.htm. Please send all applications to: Ms Siew-Peng Condon Research Centre for Linguistic Typology La Trobe University Victoria 3086 The application must be received by 29 September 2006. Applicants should supply the names and addresses of three academic referees; they should ask each referee to provide a confidential statement, to reach the RCLT Research Office directly by 29 September 2006. Applicants should also send in hard copies of their theses and/or dissertations, and of published work (including papers in press). Salary Range: A$56,077 pa. - A$60,194 pa Closing Date: 29 September 2006. La Trobe University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides a smoke-free work environment. Professor Alexandra Aikhenvald, PhD, DLitt, FAHA Associate Director and Postgraduate Coordinator Research Centre for Linguistic Typology La Trobe University Victoria 3086 Tel: 61-(0)3-9479 6402 Fax: 61-(0)3-9467 3053 http://www.latrobe.edu.au/rclt/StaffPages/aikhenvald.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > PapuanLanguages mailing list > PapuanLanguages@anu.edu.au > http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/papuanlanguages > From Karl_Franklin at sil.org Wed Nov 15 01:34:55 2006 From: Karl_Franklin at sil.org (Karl_Franklin@sil.org) Date: Wed Nov 15 01:51:59 2006 Subject: [PapuanLanguages] PostDoc at RCLT In-Reply-To: <002301c707e8$71161c30$4301a8c0@SPARE> Message-ID: I thought it was strange to have it posted after the deadline but they may not have gotten many applicants. If you are interested, I would go for it. (It is a neat place for research--several of our SIL members have been there to study and do research, e.g. Tom and Doris Payne, David Waters). Karl -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.anu.edu.au/pipermail/papuanlanguages/attachments/20061114/a4b03406/attachment.html From A.Aikhenvald at latrobe.edu.au Wed Nov 15 09:29:16 2006 From: A.Aikhenvald at latrobe.edu.au (Alexandra Aikhenvald) Date: Wed Nov 15 09:29:39 2006 Subject: [PapuanLanguages] (no subject) Message-ID: Dear colleagues here is a new advert, with a new deadline. Best wishes Alexandra RCLT POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS 2007 LA TROBE UNIVERSITY MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA Applications are invited for two three-year Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in the Research Centre for Linguistic Typology. They are to commence on 1st May 2007, or soon thereafter. Applicants should have been awarded their doctorate within the last five years. They should have experience of linguistic fieldwork and will, ideally, have already completed a grammatical description of some previously undescribed language (not their native language) in terms of basic linguistic theory. The University may consider cases in which the period is in excess of five years due to special circumstances. Applications will be considered from candidates whose thesis is currently under examination. Applicants must hold a doctoral degree or have equivalent qualifications at the date of appointment. A Fellowship will not normally be awarded to an applicant who already holds an appointment within the University. The successful applicant will work as part of a team with Professor Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, Professor R.M.W. Dixon, and other members of the Research Centre. Ideally, we are looking for one Postdoctoral Research Fellow who will work on a language from South America and one who will work on a language from New Guinea. However applicants with primary interest in another area will be considered. Each appointee will undertake extensive fieldwork and will either (i) produce a comprehensive description of some previously undescribed language; or (ii) pursue an in-depth study of a language contact situation. Option (ii) will only be available to someone who already has good knowledge of one or more of the languages involved in a suitable contact situation (and has undertaken significant analytic on them). The choice of project will be made after discussion between the successful applicant and Professors Aikhenvald and Dixon. The Fellowship will be a three-year appointment and is intended to advance the research activities of the University by bringing to or retaining in Australia a promising scholar. Enquiries should be directed initially to the Associate Director of RCLT, Professor Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald (email a.aikhenvald@latrobe.edu.au, phone +61 3 9479 6402). Further information concerning the Research Centre, and the application form, may be obtained from the RCLT World Wide Web Address http://www.latrobe.edu.au/rclt. The application must be received by the Secretary of the RCLT Research Committee, no later than 29th January 2007. Applicants should supply the names of three referees who will be contacted by RCLT. Applicants should also send in hard copies of their thesis and/or dissertation, and of published work (including papers in press). Salary Range: A$56,077 pa. - A$60,194 pa. Closing Date: 29th January 2007. La Trobe University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides a smoke-free work environment. Professor Alexandra Aikhenvald, PhD, DLitt, FAHA Associate Director and Postgraduate Coordinator Research Centre for Linguistic Typology La Trobe University Victoria 3086 Tel: 61-(0)3-9479 6402 Fax: 61-(0)3-9467 3053 http://www.latrobe.edu.au/rclt/StaffPages/aikhenvald.htm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: RCLTadvert2006-07.doc Type: application/msword Size: 91136 bytes Desc: RCLTadvert2006-07.doc Url : http://mailman.anu.edu.au/pipermail/papuanlanguages/attachments/20061115/0c67cedc/RCLTadvert2006-07-0001.doc From A.Aikhenvald at latrobe.edu.au Tue Nov 21 17:56:22 2006 From: A.Aikhenvald at latrobe.edu.au (Alexandra Aikhenvald) Date: Tue Nov 21 17:56:48 2006 Subject: [PapuanLanguages] New Book announcement Message-ID: New Book Title: Australian Aboriginal Words in English. Their Origin and Meaning. Second Edition. October 2006 Publisher: Oxford University Press, Melbourne; http://au.oup.com Authors: R. M. W. Dixon, Bruce Moore, W. S. Ramson, Mandy Thomas. paperback: ISBN: 0195540735 ISBN-13: 9780195540734 price: AU$39.95 Australian Aboriginal Words in English records the Aboriginal contribution to Australian English and provides a fascinating insight into the contact between the first Australians and European settlers. The words are grouped according to subject, and for each one there is information on the Aboriginal language from which it derives, the date of its first written use in English, and its present meaning and pronunciation. This book brings them together and provides the fullest available information about their Aboriginal background and their Australian English History. This second edition of the book has been fully revised, adding more than 30 new words and bringing the book fully up to date with contemporary scholarship. Chapter 6 - on the way English words have taken on new meanings and forms to describe Australia's indigenous inhabitants - is completely new. Professor Alexandra Aikhenvald, PhD, DLitt, FAHA Associate Director and Postgraduate Coordinator Research Centre for Linguistic Typology La Trobe University Victoria 3086 Tel: 61-(0)3-9479 6402 Fax: 61-(0)3-9467 3053 http://www.latrobe.edu.au/rclt/StaffPages/aikhenvald.htm