Your Role
Conduct research under the guidance of a supervisory team including local and international experts, with the aim of studying towards a PhD in Sociolinguistics or Education
Publish research results and present them at conferences, workshops, etc.
Opportunities to teach, depending on experience and course availability.
The project is open, but the successful candidate will develop research broadly related to the field of language and work, with a particular focus on vocational education / adult education / informal learning.
Possible focus :
Multilingualism in vocational training and education
Role of language and other modes of meaning making in learning / developing professional / craft skills
Language / multimodality in the workplace / vocational education / informal learning
Meanings of work
Changing discourses in / at / for vocational education
Mentoring and tutoring in the multicultural workplace
Language, work and robotics
Informal learning of craft and skills
Transitions from school-to-work
Other related project
Your Profile
Master's Degree (or equivalent) in Sociolinguistics, Semiotics, Communication, Cultural Studies, Education or related disciplines of high quality.
It is possible to apply if the respective degree is to be obtained soon (details to be given in the application)
Good command of written and spoken English and knowledge of at least one of the other official languages of the UL, French or German
Willingness to integrate in an interdisciplinary and multilingual research team
We offer
A dynamic, multidisciplinary, and multilingual environment with a large number of ongoing scientific activities
Enrollment as a PhD student in the Doctoral School at the UL with an interesting offer of various scientific and transferable skills trainings
Support for participating in scientific activities (summer schools, conferences and workshops)
Participation in the activities of the Institute for Research on Multilingualism