Oferta de trabajo

The Department of Romance Studies, University of Graz, is seeking a Research Associate (PhD candidate, 75% of a full-time position, limited to 3 years, starting at 1st September 2024 or later) for the FWF project "The Second Way: Prepositional Adverbials in Primary Dialects of Romance".

Your Profile:

- Completed university degree in Romance linguistics (Master or equivalent).

- Excellent knowledge of at least one Romance language, preferably two.

- Proficiency in standard IT skills (including Excel).

Your Responsibilities:

- Thematically, the project focuses on prepositional adverbials such as Cat. a les bones, Fr. à la légère, Friaul. dal ciert, It. di sicuro, Pt. às cegas, Rom. în clar, Sp. a la fija, etc.

- These adverbials will be investigated through field research using questionnaires in primary dialects across Romance in Europe.

- You will be part of an international research team.

- The position requires covering the comprehensive Romance goals of the project in a collaborative manner, meaning you should specialize in at least one of the following areas: Italian-Romanian, Spanish-Portuguese, French.

- A project outline can be provided upon request.

Our Offer:

- The topics are designed to be suitable for a qualification thesis (dissertation).

- Exciting team work in Graz and on-site field research.

- Acquisition of skills in database management and statistics.

- Pleasant working environment at the institute.

- High general quality of life in Graz.

If you are interested, please send your application documents, relevant certificates, and a cover letter, by email within the specified application period to Martin Hummel.

For more information, please contact Martin Hummel at martin.hummel@uni-graz.at.