The University of Luxembourg invites applications from outstanding researchers within its Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education for a PhD position in Social Sciences. The position is available under the direction of Associate Prof Dr Patrick Sunnen.
Duration: 14 months; extendable up to 36 months(fixed-term contract)
Starting date: 01/05/2018 onwards (but as soon as possible)
Role and responsibilities
- prepare a thesis in the field of social sciences;
- review and summarize relevant scientific literature;
- contribute to the design, organisation and supervision of data collection;
- organise, transcribe and analyse video data;
- write scientific articles and reports;
- present research at international scientific conferences;
- collaborate and support other team members in project-related tasks.
Requirements:
- Applicant must hold a master’s degree (or equivalent) in Education, Sociology, Psychology, Applied Linguistics, or any other related field;
- Applicant must have experience with interactive tabletops or other human-computer interfaces; knowledgeable in EM/CA based video analysis and are willing to deepen this knowledge; master related transcription conventions, video editing and transcription tools.
- Applicant must be able to collaborate within an interdisciplinary research team;
- Applicant must possess linguistics skills to understand and use English scientific literature;
- Applicant must either understand Luxembourgish or are willing to learn this language.
Applications:
Applications (in English) must be submitted online and include the following:
- CV (including your contact address, work experience and list of publications)
- Cover letter explaining motivation
- Transcript of all courses and grades for Bachelor and Master program
- Research statement and topics of particular interest to the candidate (300 words)
- Contact information for at least two referees
Réf.: R-AGR-3358-10-C (to be mentioned in all correspondence)
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Organization | University of Luxembourg |
Fellowship Level | Doctoral |
Country | Luxembourg |
Subject areas | Social Sciences, Education, Sociology, Psychology, Applied Linguistics |
Fellowship amount | Varies |
Eligibility | Open to all nationalities |
Deadline | 31st March 2018 |
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