Doctoral student in English Linguistics - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Description

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences invites applications for a doctoral studentship in English linguistics at the Department of Language, Literature and Intercultural Studies. The doctoral thesis project is to be carried out in a field of English linguistics that connects to ongoing research in English linguistics at Karlstad University. For more information, see https://www.kau.se/en/english/research/english-linguistics

Duties

The doctoral program comprises 240 higher education credits, including the doctoral thesis (overall this equates to four years of full-time study). Doctoral students are fully funded and primarily pursue their own doctoral studies during their candidature but may perform teaching or administrative duties to a maximum of 20% of a full-time position, thereby extending their candidature.

Eligibility

To be eligible for doctoral studies the applicant must meet the general and specific entry requirements and be deemed to have the ability otherwise required to pursue the program successfully (Higher Education Ordinance, Chap. 7, Sect. 35).

To meet the general entry requirements, the applicant must have second-cycle (Master’s level) qualifications and have completed at least 240 higher education credits of which at least 60 credits are studies at Master’s level, or they must have acquired largely equivalent knowledge in some other way in Sweden or abroad (Higher Education Ordinance, Chap. 7, Sect. 39).

To meet the specific entry requirements for doctoral studies in English linguistics, the applicant must have completed at least 30 higher education credits in English at Master’s level, including an independent degree project (Master’s thesis) of at least 15 higher education credits. The Master’s level degree project may be related to other fields than English linguistics, but normally it is easier for an applicant to demonstrate suitability if their Master degree project was also in English linguistics. A person who has acquired equivalent knowledge in Sweden or abroad is also eligible.

Admission and assessment criteria

Admission is based on individual assessment. Applicants are assessed and ranked on the basis of their research proposal, their previous studies and research experience, with special emphasis on the quality of their submitted independent research-related works, especially at Master’s level, and their command of English in speech and writing. The successful candidate is expected to be based in Karlstad and to be actively involved in the daily activities of the department.

Terms

Upon admission to doctoral studies, a studentship position will be offered (Higher Education Ordinance, Ch. 5, sect. 3). The position comprises four years of full-time studies, or five years of 80% studies and 20% teaching or other departmental duties. The position is fixed-term (one year initially, followed by a possible extension with a maximum of two years at a time). Start date is by agreement. The salary for the doctoral studentship corresponds to the standard level of salary for doctoral students at Karlstad University.

Further information

Karlstad University places great value on the enriching presence of diverse backgrounds and gender balance in the organisation. We welcome applicants with different cultural backgrounds, gender identities, functional abilities, and life experiences.

Application

Submit the application via the University’s web-based recruitment tool, Varbi. Applicants are responsible for submitting a complete application in accordance with the advertisement and for ensuring that the documentation allows for objective and qualitative assessments. A complete application should be submitted no later than the application deadline. An incomplete application may jeopardise a fair assessment of qualifications.

The application should include:

• a cover letter where the applicant details why the position is of interest and describes their attitude to pursuing doctoral studies,
• a curriculum vitae (CV), including the names of two referees,
• degree certificates with a complete transcript of the courses included, or a certified list of completed courses with grades and dates,
• a copy of the Master’s thesis (or equivalent), and any other research papers, such as scholarly articles or book chapters, demonstrating the applicant’s ability to successfully complete a doctoral program, and
• a research proposal (max. 1,000 words) with an account of how the proposed project relates to ongoing research in English linguistics at Karlstad University.

Attach all the documents and publications you wish to be considered to the electronic application (do not merely provide links). Name each uploaded document to clearly indicate its content.

Documents that cannot be submitted electronically should be sent to the following address: Karlstads universitet
HR department
Josefin Rönnqvist 
651 88 KARLSTAD
Sweden

We look forward to your application!

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