Archive PhD Positions 2023

The Department of Modern Languages at Carnegie Mellon University is currently accepting applications for our Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) for fall 2024.

We kindly request that you share the information provided in this email and the attached flyer, with the students in your master’s program(s) or any other individuals who might find it relevant. The deadline to apply for fall 2024 is January 5, 2024.

Why Consider Our PhD Program in Second Language Acquisition?

Advanced Research Opportunities: Take your passion for cross-linguistic and cross-cultural studies to the next level by engaging in cutting-edge research that contributes to the evolving landscape of second language learning.
Interdisciplinary Exploration: Our program embraces an interdisciplinary approach, encouraging you to explore the intersections of language, culture, technology, and more. You will gain a well-rounded perspective that prepares you for a variety of academic and professional pursuits.
World-Class Faculty: Benefit from the mentorship and expertise of distinguished faculty members who are leaders in their respective fields. Our faculty are committed to nurturing the next generation of language scholars.
Global Perspectives: Immerse yourself in a diverse and vibrant community, surrounded by fellow students from around the world. Our global partnerships provide opportunities for cross-cultural collaboration and exposure to a rich tapestry of languages.
State-of-the-Art Resources: Access cutting-edge facilities and resources that support your research endeavors. From immersive technology labs to collaborative workspaces, we provide the tools you need to excel in your academic pursuits.

For more information:

Visit our website
Review FAQs for our SLA Ph.D. Program
Review the attached and linked flyer

Questions?Contact Seth Wiener, Director of the SLA Ph.D. Program

34.3747, Support: Germanic; Historical Linguistics: PhD, Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
From: horst simon <horst.simon@fu-berlin.de> Subject: Germanic; Historical Linguistics: PhD, Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/3747

34.3741, Support: English based; English; Computational Linguistics: PhD, King’s College London
From: Barbara McGillivray <barbara.mcgillivray@kcl.ac.uk> Subject: English based; English; Computational Linguistics: PhD, King’s College London
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/3741

34.3743, Jobs: Computational Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Psycholinguistics, Typology: PhD/Postdoc Positions in Language Science, University of Zurich
From: Anke Benker <personal@ivs.uzh.ch> Subject: Computational Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Psycholinguistics, Typology: PhD/Postdoc Positions in Language Science, University of Zurich
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/3743

34.3744, Support: Computational Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Psycholinguistics, Typology: PhD, University of Zurich
From: Lena Zipp <personal@ivs.uzh.ch> Subject: Computational Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Psycholinguistics, Typology: PhD, University of Zurich
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/3744

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) seeks highly qualified applicants for our Ph.D. program in Hispanic Languages and Literatures. The Spanish and Portuguese Linguistics Track includes four faculty members with diverse interests that span child language acquisition, bilingualism, heritage language acquisition, theoretical syntax and phonology, laboratory phonology, field methods, language reclamation, and historical linguistics.

Our concentration consists of the following members (all accepting new students for Fall 2024):

Dr. Victoria Mateu (vmateu@humnet.ucla.edu) studies child language development with a specialization in morphology and syntax. She is particularly interested in children’s acquisition of the argument structure of verbs, what causes difficulties in their comprehension of constructions that involve non-local dependencies (e.g., passives, questions, relative clauses), and the insights that child data can provide on adult grammars. She also has experience investigating infants’ word and morphological segmentation abilities, as well as adult monolingual, bilingual, and L2 speakers’ Romance (Spanish, Catalan, French) grammars.

Dr. Ji Young Kim (jiyoungkim@ucla.edu) studies bilingual phonetics and phonology, specifically the sound systems of Spanish heritage speakers in the U.S. The overarching goal of her research is to elucidate the source(s) of divergent phonetic and/or phonological features in heritage Spanish, when compared with non-heritage varieties, and examine its linguistic status.

Dr. Carlos Quícoli (quicoli@humnet.ucla.edu) studies syntactic theory; comparative syntax of Romance languages with focus on Portuguese syntax and Spanish syntax. He also studies Portuguese phonology and the historical development of Spanish and Portuguese from its Latin origins. Dr. Quicoli is particularly interested in the potential manifestations of general principles of language (principles of Universal Grammar) in Romance languages.

Dr. Rodrigo Ranero (ranero@ucla.edu) studies syntax and phonology, with an empirical focus on the Mayan languages (Kaqchikel, K’iche’, Tz’utujil, Chuj) and Spanish. His topics of interest include ellipsis, agreement, A’-movement, and harmony processes. He is also actively involved in language reclamation efforts underway in Guatemala for the Xinka language. He is particularly interested in advising students on projects related to linguistic contact between indigenous languages of the Americas and Spanish.

Our Ph.D. program provides state-of-the-art training in experimental approaches to theoretical and applied linguistics. Students are encouraged to work with more than one faculty member and are actively involved in faculty-student and student-student collaborative projects.

Our program also allows the flexibility of taking classes in other departments, such as Linguistics, Anthropology, and Sociology, and collaborating with graduate students and faculty members in those departments.

All Ph.D. students are fully funded with teaching assistantships, research assistantships, and/or fellowships. UCLA is located in Southern California which is linguistically and culturally rich, environmentally diverse, and a sunny place to live in. Los Angeles has the largest Spanish-speaking population in the U.S., offering an ideal testing ground for research in Spanish linguistics, bi/multilingualism, and language contact.

Admission requirements:

· Statement of purpose

· 3 letters of recommendation

· Transcripts

· Writing sample

· Fellowship application (optional: select any that you might be eligible for beyond your basic support package)

· TOEFL/IELTS scores (for international students whose first language is not English or who did not receive their Bachelor’s Degree in an Anglophone country)

· GRE scores (optional)

Additional information about the program can be found here. Applications must be submitted by December 31st, 2023. Interested candidates are encouraged to contact individual faculty members for any inquiries about our graduate program.

Warm regards,

Victoria Mateu, Ph.D.

vmateu@humnet.ucla.edu

Two funded PhD fellowships, co-supervised by researchers at MPI for Psycholinguistics and Radboud University in Nijmegen, the Netherlands: https://www.mpi.nl/imprs-phd-fellowships-2024. Application deadline: 8^th January 2024. Note that there are 5 possible project listed (though only two students will ultimately be funded). The projects are:

Child language acquisition in under-studied language(s)

Surprise! Why do babies like infant-directed speech? An information theoretic approach.

Deciphering the roles of rare genetic variants in developmental speech/language disorders

Mapping language-relevant genetic effects on brain variability using normative modelling

Genetic architecture of the human language network

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34.3610, Support: Psycholinguistics: PhD, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
From: Angela Heuts <Angela.Heuts@mpi.nl> Subject: Psycholinguistics: PhD, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/3610

34.3611, Support: German based; German; Language Acquisition: PhD, University of Göttingen
From: Nivedita Mani <nmani@gwdg.de> Subject: German based; German; Language Acquisition: PhD, University of Göttingen
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/3611

34.3612, Support: General Linguistics: PhD, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
From: Britta Schulte <britta.schulte@hu-berlin.de> Subject: General Linguistics: PhD, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/3612

34.3505, Support: Applied Linguistics: PhD, Norwegian School of Economics
From: Gisle Andersen <gisle.andersen@nhh.no> Subject: Applied Linguistics: PhD, Norwegian School of Economics
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/3505

34.3369, Jobs: Text/Corpus Linguistics: PhD Position in English Linguistics, University of Würzburg
From: Ninja Schulz <ninja.schulz@uni-wuerzburg.de> Subject: Text/Corpus Linguistics: PhD Position in English Linguistics, University of Würzburg

34.3401, Support: Text/Corpus Linguistics: PhD, University of Würzburg
From: Ninja Schulz <ninja.schulz@uni-wuerzburg.de> Subject: Text/Corpus Linguistics: PhD, University of Würzburg
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/3401

34.3402, Support: General Linguistics: PhD, Welsh Graduate School of the Social Sciences
From: Andreas Buerki <buerkiA@cardiff.ac.uk> Subject: General Linguistics: PhD, Welsh Graduate School of the Social Sciences
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/3402

34.3326, Support: Cognitive Science, Computational Linguistics, General Linguistics, Psycholinguistics: PhD, Institute for Language Sciences (ILS) – Utrecht University
From: Jakub Dotlacil <j.dotlacil@uu.nl> Subject: Cognitive Science, Computational Linguistics, General Linguistics, Psycholinguistics: PhD, Institute for Language Sciences (ILS) – Utrecht University
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/3326

34.3205, Support: Spanish; Applied Linguistics: PhD, Temple University
From: Janire Zalbidea <janire.zalbidea@temple.edu> Subject: Spanish; Applied Linguistics: PhD, Temple University
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/3205

34.3167, Support: English based; English; General Linguistics: PhD, The University of Hong Kong
From: Anny Hui <annyhsw@hku.hk> Subject: English based; English; General Linguistics: PhD, The University of Hong Kong
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/3167
34.3168, Support: Psycholinguistics: PhD, Nottingham Trent University

From: Mark Torrance <mark.torrance@ntu.ac.uk> Subject: Psycholinguistics: PhD, Nottingham Trent University
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/3168
34.3169, Support: English, Spanish; Applied Linguistics, Language Acquisition: PhD, Universidad de Murcia

From: Lourdes Cerezo <lourdesc@um.es> Subject: English, Spanish; Applied Linguistics, Language Acquisition: PhD, Universidad de Murcia
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/3169
34.3170, Support: Cognitive Science, Computational Linguistics, Psycholinguistics: PhD, University of Edinburgh

From: Frank Keller <keller@inf.ed.ac.uk> Subject: Cognitive Science, Computational Linguistics, Psycholinguistics: PhD, University of Edinburgh
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/3170

34.2960, Support: Cognitive Science, Language Acquisition, Semantics, Typology: PhD, Centre for Language Studies, Radboud University Nijmegen
From: Saskia van Putten <saskia.vanputten2@ru.nl> Subject: Cognitive Science, Language Acquisition, Semantics, Typology: PhD, Centre for Language Studies, Radboud University Nijmegen
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/2960

34.2883, Support: Cognitive Science: PhD, University of Southern Denmark
From: Edward Baggs <ebag@sdu.dk> Subject: Cognitive Science: PhD, University of Southern Denmark
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/2883

34.2884, Support: Cognitive Science, Computational Linguistics, General Linguistics: PhD, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
From: Angela Heuts <Angela.Heuts@mpi.nl> Subject: Cognitive Science, Computational Linguistics, General Linguistics: PhD, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/2884

34.2885, Support: Cognitive Science, Computational Linguistics, General Linguistics: PhD, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
From: Angela Heuts <Angela.Heuts@mpi.nl> Subject: Cognitive Science, Computational Linguistics, General Linguistics: PhD, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/2885

34.2827, Support: General Linguistics, Phonetics, Pragmatics, Semantics, Sociolinguistics: PhD, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
From: Maria Biezma <maria.biezma@umass.edu> Subject: General Linguistics, Phonetics, Pragmatics, Semantics, Sociolinguistics: PhD, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/2827
34.2828, Support: Computational Linguistics; Language Documentation; Semantics; Sociolinguistics; Syntax: PhD, University of Rochester
From: Aaron White <aaron.white@rochester.edu> Subject: Computational Linguistics; Language Documentation; Semantics; Sociolinguistics; Syntax: PhD, University of Rochester
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/2828

34.2805, Support: English; Cognitive Science, Pragmatics, Psycholinguistics: PhD, University of Tübingen
From: Asya Achimova <asya.achimova@uni-tuebingen.de> Subject: English; Cognitive Science, Pragmatics, Psycholinguistics: PhD, University of Tübingen
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/2805

34.2803, Support: Applied Linguistics: PhD, University of Stavanger
From: Nadine Kolb <nadine.kolb@uis.no> Subject: Applied Linguistics: PhD, University of Stavanger
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/2803

Linköping University is now looking for two PhD students in language and culture. One doctoral position will specialise in language/interaction and the other in literature. You yourself will have the opportunity to formulate a research project which will suited to our research environment in Language and Culture.

Please read more here: https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/22813

School of Cognition PhD programs.

Fully funded PhD program: https://cognition.maxplanckschools.org/en/application
Clinician Scientist Program: https://cognition.maxplanckschools.org/en/csp

More details of what the program involves here: https://cognition.maxplanckschools.org/en/program. Student interested in language, in particular, can apply to do the final 3 years of their 4 year program at MPI for Psycholinguistics.

34.2326, Support: English; Computational Linguistics, Text/Corpus Linguistics: PhD, University of Hamburg
From: Robert Fuchs <robert.fuchs@uni-hamburg.de> Subject: English; Computational Linguistics, Text/Corpus Linguistics: PhD, University of Hamburg
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/2326

34.2295, Support: English; Applied Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Text/Corpus Linguistics: PhD, Universität Bamberg
From: Valentin Werner <valentin.werner@uni-bamberg.de> Subject: English; Applied Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Text/Corpus Linguistics: PhD, Universität Bamberg
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/2295

34.1878, Support: French; Cognitive Science, General Linguistics: PhD, Aix-Marseille University
From: Philippe Blache <blache@ilcb.fr> Subject: French; Cognitive Science, General Linguistics: PhD, Aix-Marseille University
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/1878
34.1879, Support: English; Historical Linguistics, Semantics, Syntax, Typology: PhD, Georg August Universität Göttingen

From: Hedde Zeijlstra <hzeijls@uni-goettingen.de> Subject: English; Historical Linguistics, Semantics, Syntax, Typology: PhD, Georg August Universität Göttingen
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/1879

34.1744, Support: Computational Linguistics, Neurolinguistics, Pragmatics, Psycholinguistics, Syntax: PhD, University School for Advanced Studies IUSS Pavia
From: Valentina Bambini <valentina.bambini@iusspavia.it> Subject: Computational Linguistics, Neurolinguistics, Pragmatics, Psycholinguistics, Syntax: PhD, University School for Advanced Studies IUSS Pavia
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/1744

34.1783, Support: English, German; Cognitive Science, Psycholinguistics: PhD, University of Potsdam
From: Bürki Audrey <buerki@uni-potsdam.de> Subject: English, German; Cognitive Science, Psycholinguistics: PhD, University of Potsdam
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/1783

34.1668, Support: Deaf Sign Language; Catalan-Valencian-Balear; Computational Linguistics: PhD, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
From: Josep Quer <josep.quer@upf.edu> Subject: Deaf Sign Language; Catalan-Valencian-Balear; Computational Linguistics: PhD, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/1668
34.1669, Support: Deaf Sign Language; Computational Linguistics: PhD, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
From: Josep Quer <josep.quer@upf.edu> Subject: Deaf Sign Language; Computational Linguistics: PhD, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/1669

34.1665, Support: Slavic; Russian; General Linguistics: PhD, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
From: Laura Janda <laura.janda@uit.no> Subject: Slavic; Russian; General Linguistics: PhD, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/1665

34.1639, Support: English, German, Turkish; Morphology, Pragmatics, Semantics, Syntax: PhD, University of Tübingen
From: James Griffiths <james.griffiths@uni-tuebingen.de> Subject: English, German, Turkish; Morphology, Pragmatics, Semantics, Syntax: PhD, University of Tübingen
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/1639

34.1429, Support: General Linguistics: PhD, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
From: Felix Bokelmann <felix.bokelmann@lmu.de> Subject: General Linguistics: PhD, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/1429

34.1398, Support: Cognitive Science; Computational Linguistics: PhD, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
From: Christine Howes <christine.howes@gu.se> Subject: Cognitive Science; Computational Linguistics: PhD, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/1398

34.1381, Support: Translation: PhD, Université Libre de Bruxelles
From: Jean Van Oycke <recherche.ltc@ulb.be> Subject: Translation: PhD, Université Libre de Bruxelles
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/1381

34.1370, Support: English; Language Acquisition; Phonetics; Phonology: PhD, Ghent University
From: Ellen Simon <ellen.simon@ugent.be> Subject: English; Language Acquisition; Phonetics; Phonology: PhD, Ghent University
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/1370

34.1240, Support: General Linguistics: PhD, University of Verona
From: Birgit Alber <birgit.alber@gmail.com> Subject: General Linguistics: PhD, University of Verona
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/1240

34.1205, Support: Computational Linguistics: PhD, Aix-Marseille University, France
From: Philippe Blache <blache@ilcb.fr> Subject: Computational Linguistics: PhD, Aix-Marseille University, France
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/1205
34.1206, Support: English; German; Turkish; Linguistic Theories; Morphology; Pragmatics; Semantics; Syntax: PhD, University of Tübingen
From: James Griffiths <james.griffiths@uni-tuebingen.de> Subject: English; German; Turkish; Linguistic Theories; Morphology; Pragmatics; Semantics; Syntax: PhD, University of Tübingen
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/1206

34.1196, Support: Applied Linguistics: Open, McMaster University
From: Maxime Dagenais <dagenam@mcmaster.ca> Subject: Applied Linguistics: Open, McMaster University
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/1196

34.1193, Support: English; Phonetics; Phonology; Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics: PhD, Radboud University
From: Na Hu <na.hu@ru.nl> Subject: Phonetics; Phonology; Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics; English: PhD, Radboud University
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/1193

34.1030, Support: English; Sociolinguistics: PhD, University of Derby, United Kingdom
From: Cara Penry Williams <C.PenryWilliams@derby.ac.uk> Subject: English; Sociolinguistics: PhD, University of Derby
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/1030

34.1096, Support: English; Anthropological Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; Sociolinguistics: PhD, University of Bern, Switzerland
From: Crispin Thurlow <crispin.thurlow@unibe.ch> Subject: English; Anthropological Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; Sociolinguistics: PhD, University of Bern, Switzerland
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/1096

34.892, Support: Romance; General Linguistics; Ling & Literature: PhD, Stockholm University, Sweden
From: Laura Álvarez López <laura.alvarez@su.se> Subject: Romance; General Linguistics; Ling & Literature: PhD, Stockholm University
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/892

34.893, Support: English; Applied Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology; Psycholinguistics: PhD, University of Nicosia, Cyprus
From: Georgios Georgiou <georgiou.georg@unic.ac.cy> Subject: English; Applied Linguistics; Phonetics; Phonology; Psycholinguistics: PhD, University of Nicosia
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/893

34.891, Support: English; Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Psycholinguistics: Open, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany From: Holger Hopp <h.hopp@tu-braunschweig.de> Subject: English; Applied Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Psycholinguistics: Open, Technische Universität Braunschweig
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/891

34.783, Support: Semantics; Mayan; Sign Language: PhD, CNRS/University of Arizona
From: Jeremy Kuhn <jeremy.kuhn@ens.psl.eu> Subject: Semantics; Mayan; Sign Language: PhD, CNRS/University of Arizona
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/783

34.701, Support: Germanic; German; Syntax: PhD, University of Tübingen, Germany
From: Katrin Axel-Tober <katrin.axel-tober@uni-tuebingen.de> Subject: Germanic; German; Syntax : PhD, University of Tübingen, Germany
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/701

34.700, Support: Morphology: PhD, Universität Stuttgart, Germany
From: Eleonore Brandner <eleonore.brandner@ling.uni-stuttgart.de> Subject: Morphology: PhD, Universität Stuttgart
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/700

34.676, Support: Philosophy of Language; Semantics; Syntax: PhD, Université Côte d'Azur, Nice, France
From: Friederike Moltmann <fmoltmann@unice.fr> Subject: Philosophy of Language; Semantics; Syntax: PhD, Université Côte d'Azur, Nice, France
http://linguistlist.org/issues/34/676