دانشگاه اوپسالا واقع در کشور سوئد، برای تحصیل در دکترای زبان شناسی زبان های ترکی، بورسیه تحصیلی در قالب شغل ارائه می‌کند. 

PhD position in Turkic Languages, focusing on Linguistic Turcology

Published: 2016-08-11

Uppsala University is an international research university focused on the
development of science and education. Our most important assets are all the
individuals who with their curiosity and their dedication make Uppsala
University one of Sweden’s most exciting work places. Uppsala University
has 40,000 students, 7,000 employees and a turnover of SEK 6,5 billion.

Research and teaching at the Department of linguistics and philology covers
approx. twenty different languages and linguistic subjects as well as
computational linguistics. These include many of the important languages
and cultures in the Middle East, to which can be added Hindi, Swahili,
Chinese, Ancient Greek and Latin. Comparative Indo-European linguistics and
general linguistics are also part of the department

Doctoral studies extend over a 4-year period during which the PhD-student
will receive a salary as an employee of the department. Doctoral students
are expected to engage in full-time study and research, and contribute to
and participate in the department’s activities. Teaching and/or
administrative tasks may be involved up to a maximum of 20%.

*Project:* For this position, we are seeking a candidate with a solid
background in Turkic Studies, who is highly motivated and interested in
theoretical and/or descriptive linguistics. We are interested in projects
which investigate linguistic phenomena of the Turkic languages. Projects
dealing with philological investigation of written sources would only be
considered if they contained a major descriptive component. The final form
of the dissertation project will be determined in collaboration with the
advisor. Applicants should discuss their proposed research with the section
chair, László Károly, before submission.

*Qualifications:* To qualify for a doctoral position a candidate should
hold a master’s degree (or equivalent) in Turkic languages.

*How to apply:* The application should contain:

– A letter of intent describing your research interests and motivation
for PhD studies (maximum one page)
– A CV containing (i) a description of your education, (ii) a list of
academic results, (iii) a list of any academic publications, (iv)
professional experience relevant to academic research, and (v) relevant
technical skills (maximum three pages)
– An authorized copy of your master’s degree (or equivalent)
– A copy of your master’s thesis (and an English summary in maximum ten
pages if it is not in English)
– A research proposal which (i) states a research question, (ii)
describes the methodology and work plan, and (iii) contextualises the
expected results in relation to the state of the art. (maximum five pages
including references)
– Other documents which the applicant would like to submit.

The application may be written in English or Swedish.

More information about the PhD programme at the department can be found at
the following website: http://www.lingfil.uu.se/admissions/doctoral-studies/

For a general description of PhD student admissions in Sweden, see Act of
higher education (Högskoleförordningen) chap.7 §§۳۴-۳۶.

Rules of employment of graduate students can be found in the Act of higher
education (Högskoleförordningen) chap.5 §§۱-۷.

Rules for doctoral education is regulated in the Act of higher education
(Högskoleförordningen) chap.6 kap §§۲۶-۳۶.

Local admission rules can be found at http://regler.uu.se and at
http://www.sprakvet.uu.se/Forskning/Forskarutbildning.

Uppsala University aims for gender balance and diversity in all activities
in order to achieve a higher quality at all levels of the organization. We
therefore welcome applicants of any gender and with different birth
background, functionality and life experience.

*Salary*: Local salary regulations apply.

*Starting:* 1 January 2017 or earlier

*Working hours:* Full time

*For more information about the position, please contact*Professor László
Károly (Laszlo.Karoly@lingfil.uu.se), phone +46 (0)18 471 1089
Director of graduate studies, Professor Christer Henriksén (
Christer.Henriksen@lingfil.uu.se), phone + 46 (0)18 471 6845
Senior faculty administrator Lars Hagborg (Lars.Hagborg@uadm.uu.se), phone
+۴۶ (۰)۱۸ ۴۷۱ ۱۹۰۷

*You are welcome to submit your application no later than September 30
۲۰۱۶, UFV-PA 2016/2337.*

We decline offers of recruitment and advertising help. We only accept the
application the way described in the advertisement.

Placement: Department of Linguistics and Philology

Type of employment: Full time , Temporary position longer than 6 months

Pay: Fixed pay

Number of positions: 1

Working hours: 100 %

Town: Uppsala

County: Uppsala län

Country: Sweden

Union representative: Per Sundman, Saco-rådet 018-471 1485
Marie Ols, TCO/ST 018-471 2459
Stefan Djurström, Seko 018-471 3315

Number of reference: UFV-PA 2016/2337