The Collaborative Research Center (CRC or in German SFB) 1412 'Register: Language Users' Knowledge of Situational-Functional Variation' (http://sfb1412.hu-berlin.de) is a joint research project of the Humboldt-University Berlin (HU) and the Leibniz-Centre General Linguistics (ZAS). Nineteen sub-projects investigate intra-speaker variation driven by situational and functional factors at all language levels. They focus on the language user's register knowledge and its relation to other types of linguistic knowledge. The CRC has been funded by the German Research Council DFG since 01.01.2020 and is now in its second funding phase.
Within the Integrated Graduate School, we offer short-term scholarships for postgraduate researchers who want to pursue or are already pursuing a PhD relating to the research program of the CRC, or want to explore topics relating to the CRC within their Ph.D. research. The Integrated Graduate School serves the fellows, the PhD students working in the CRC and early career postdocs in the CRC. The leaders of the CRC Integrated Graduate School are Uli Sauerland (ZAS) and Richard Waltereit (HU). The coordinator is Anne Temme (HU).
We offer scholarships for up to one year with an open start date in 2025 (1 April at the earliest). Remuneration is EUR 1,365 monthly, tax-free, and the fellows must purchase health insurance. There is the possibility of receiving a child allowance as well as additional funds for soft skills workshops, travel and experiments. The fellowship can be used to carry out a self-contained research project on the topic of the CRC. However, the prospective fellow must identify a research project in the CRC that they primarily will connect to and contact a PI of that project at the time of application. The fellows are furthermore expected to participate in the training opportunities of the Graduate School, in particular methods schools, mentoring, and peer-to-peer networking events. Applicants not yet registered in a Ph.D. program must have completed their M.A. by the planned start date. Applicants should name other research qualifications relevant to the planned research. The Integrated Graduate School aims to strengthen the diversity of the CRC, so members of groups traditionally underrepresented in German academic leadership positions are especially encouraged to apply. Note that previous recipients of CRC-1412 fellowships are not eligible for this stipend.
Applications must be submitted via e-mail and include the following items, preferably in a single PDF:
- A letter of intent stating the following
- a CV including a complete list of qualifications and publications;
- electronic copies of up to two representative writing samples;
- any relevant transcripts and degree certificates in electronic form
Application Deadline: 23 February 2025
Email address for questions and applications: anne.temme@hu-berlin.de (Anne Temme, MGK coordinator)