The Department of Chinese, Translation and Linguistics at City University of Hong Kong announces the availability of studentships for study leading towards Ph.D. degrees in linguistics and cross-cultural studies.

Areas of Study

The studentships will be available for the following broad areas of study (listed in alphabetical order):

• Computational/ Corpus Linguistics
• Cultural and Cross-Cultural Studies
• Discourse and text analysis
• Linguistics and language studies (Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, etc)
• Syntax and Semantics
• Translation Studies

The Department of Chinese, Translation and Linguistics

The Department of Chinese, Translation and Linguistics represents a dynamic body of teaching and research expertise embracing three disciplines of study:
Chinese, translation studies and linguistics. It is within the Faculty of Humanities and Human Sciences of City University of Hong Kong. It hosts the following research groups:

• Chinese Philology Studies Group
• Cross-Cultural Studies Group
• Dialogue Systems Group
• Language Acquisition Group

It is at the same time in close cooperation with the following research centres:

• The Halliday Centre for Intelligent Applications of Language Studies
• Language Information Science Research Centre

Our offer

• Successful applicants receive stipends of HK$13,440 (about ?1,280 or US$1,730) per month for three years.
• The studentships require residence in Hong Kong for at least half of the study period and they must result in a Ph.D. dissertation.
• Research-degree tuition scholarships are also available which will waive tuition fees for one year.

Your profile

• an M.A. degree in a related field such as Linguistics, Computer Science and cultural studies, depending on your research area
• excellent academic record at undergraduate and Master’s levels
• strong ability to work independently
• keen interest in interdisciplinary research
• prior research experience and publication a plus

Application

Interested applicants should send a research proposal and a CV via email to Ms Peggy Tse (peggy.tse@cityu.edu.hk).

For information about requirements or online application, please visit:

http://www.cityu.edu.hk/cityu/dpt-acad/sgs.htm

Additional information

For additional information, interested applicants are welcome to contact Dr Alex Fang (see contact information below).

Application Deadline: 25-Apr-2009

Web Address for Applications: http://www.cityu.edu.hk/cityu/dpt-acad/sgs.htm

Contact Information:
Alex Fang
Dept of Chinese, Translation and Linguistics
City University of Hong Kong
Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon
Hong Kong SAR
Email: acfangcityu.edu.hk
Phone: (852) 2788 8793

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