((Scholarships|Closing date)): not specified

The graduate programme “Linguistic representations and their interpretation” (”Linguistische Repr�sentationen und ihre Interpretation”) is pleased to announce the availability of 7 doctoral scholarships.

The scholarships will start on September 1st, 2006. The positions are available for 2 years but can be extended to 32 months (or even to 36 months subject to the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft granting extra funding once the third term of funding for the graduate school has run out).

The graduate programme is a structured doctoral programme in linguistics and computational linguistics at the University of Stuttgart.The participating lecturers are: Artemis Alexiadou, Rainer B�uerle,Gregorz Dogil, Ulrich Heid, Klaus von Heusinger, Hans Kamp, Bernd M�bius, J�rgen Pafel, Christian Rohrer, Hinrich Sch�tze and Achim Stein.

Applicants
Applicants for the scholarships should:

• be no older than 28 years of age (exceptions are possible if particular reasons exist);
• have a Diplom, M.A., B.A., or an equivalent academic degree;
• be able to read and understand English (and preferably also German) ;
• be able to write German or English;
• be prepared to take an active part in the work of the Graduiertenkolleg. This includes both scientific work (lectures, seminars, workshops, etc.) and organisational work.

Applications
Applications are accepted in German and English.
Applications should contain:

• a letter of application (no formal requirements) ;
• the names, addresses, and e-mail addresses of two people (typically professors) who will send a letter of reference;
• a Ph.D. dissertation proposal (possibly written after a discussion with the prospective supervisor);
• a CV including transcript, results of examinations, classes attended;
• email address if available;
• a written thesis (e.g., M.A. dissertation, Studienarbeit or Diplomarbeit). Any substantial written work may be submitted.

Please arrange for the two letters of reference to be sent directly to the Speaker of the Graduiertenkolleg at the address below. While we will try to inform you if letters have not arrived, it is your responsibility to check whether they have been sent.

Applications must be sent to this address:

Prof. Dr. Artemis Alexiadou
Institut f�r Linguistik/Anglistik
Universit�t Stuttgart
Keplerstra�e 17 / 4b (KII)
D-70174 Stuttgart, Germany

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