Miestamo, Matti • ORCID: 0000-0001-9801-9030 • Website

CURRICULUM VITAE / MIESTAMO, JANUARY 2019

1. Personal details • Name: Miestamo, Matti • ORCID: 0000-0001-9801-9030 • Website: http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/~matmies/

2. Education and degrees completed • 2003, Ph.D. in General Linguistics, University of Helsinki, Finland • 1997, MA in General Linguistics, University of Turku, Finland • 1996, BA in General Linguistics, University of Turku, Finland • 1995, Licence en Sciences du Langage, University of Provence, Aix-en-Provence, France • 2008, Title of docent, General Linguistics, University of Helsinki, Finland.

3. Present employment relationship • 01/2014–present, Professor in General Linguistics, University of Helsinki.

4. Previous work experience • 09/2011–12/2018, Professor in General Linguistics, Stockholm University; on leave of absence 01/2014– 12/2018 • 08/2006–08/2011, Research fellow, Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, University of Helsinki • 11/2005–04/2006, Visiting postdoctoral researcher, University of Antwerp, Department of Linguistcs, Centre for Grammar, Cognition and Typology • 01/2003–07/2006, Postdoctoral researcher, Department of General Linguistics, University of Helsinki (Academy of Finland project The grammatical complexity of natural languages).

5. Career breaks: none

6. Personal research funding and grants • 2014-2015, Skolt Saami documentation project, Kone Foundation, 134,394 € • 2011, Descriptive grammar of Skolt Saami: A preparatory documentation project, Finnish Cultural Foundation (Huhtamäki Fund), 55,000 € • 2007–2009, Postdoctoral researcher’s project, Academy of Finland, 180,000 € • 2003–2006, Academy of Finland project The grammatical complexity of natural languages, Academy of Finland, as co-applicant/PI Prof. Fred Karlsson, 250,000 €.

7. Leadership and supervision experience • Postdoctoral supervision, University of Helsinki, 2015-2016 • Supervision of 4 completed doctoral dissertations at the University of Helsinki: 2010, 2011, 2014, 2014 • Currently supervising 10 doctoral dissertations at the University of Helsinki • Project leader, Skolt Saami documentation project, multiple funding sources, 2010–2016.

8. Teaching experience • 2018, ‘Language complexity in a typological perspective’, SLE Summer School, University of Tartu • 2018, ‘Negation in languages: Typology, description and beyond’, HSE Moscow • 2016, ‘Linguistic theory and typology for language documentation and description’, Kone Foundation Summer School, Saari manor 2016 • 2014–present, various courses and seminars at the University of Helsinki, MA programme Linguistic Diversity in the Digital Age / General Linguistics: ‘Theory and method in language sciences’ (2017), ‘The methodology and philosophy of linguistics’ (2014, 2015, 2016), ‘Language Complexity’ (2015), MA thesis seminar (2014–), Postgraduate research seminar (2014–) • 2011-2013, various courses at Stockholm University, General Linguistics: ‘Linguistic theory and method’ (2012, 2013), ‘Semantics’ (2012, 2013), ‘Language typology’ (2011, 2012, 2013), ‘Language in use’ (2011, 2013) • 2011, 2015, ‘Introduction to language typology’, Langnet doctoral school (2011, jointly with Seppo Kittilä; 2015, jointly with Kaius Sinnemäki) • 2007, ‘Finnish in a Typological Perspective’, University of Mainz, Department of Northern European and Baltic Languages and Cultures • 1998–2010, various courses at the University of Helsinki, General Linguistics: ‘Language Complexity’ (2009), Introduction to the World's Languages (2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010), ‘Introduction to Language Typology’ (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005), ‘Introduction to the World's Languages and Language Typology’ (2001), ‘Special course on negation’ (1998).

1 9. Experience organizing scientific meetings [selected meetings from the last 10 years] • 2018, Workshop on negation, Syntax of the world’s languages, Paris, responsible organizer togehter with Ljuba Veselinova • 2018, Finnish conference of linguistics, Helsinki, member of organizing committee • 2012, 45th Annual Meeting of the Societas Linguistica Europaea, Stockholm University, member of organizing committee • 2010, Negation in Uralic Languages, symposium at the Congressus Internationalis Fenno-Ugristarum 11, responsible organizer together with Anne Tamm & Beáta Wagner-Nagy • 2009, Workshop on Negation at the 8th Biennial Meeting of the Association for Linguistic Typology (ALT VIII), UC Berkeley, responsible organizer together with Johan van der Auwera

10. Patents, inventions, awards and honours • 2005, Joseph Greenberg Award, Association for Linguistic Typology • 2004, Burgen Scholar Award, Academia Europaea.

11. Other key scientific or academic merits • Preliminary examiner for doctoral dissertations: University of Turku, 2007, University of Jyväskylä, 2007 • Grading committee member for several doctoral dissertations (University of Turku, University of Helsinki, Stockholm University) • Assessment of candidates for professorships: University of Tartu 2012, 2017, University of Eastern Finland 2017; and for docentships: University of Turku 2018, University of Gothenburg 2018 • Member of the linguistics expert panel at the Norwegian research council, 2013, 2014; Reviewer for individual funding applications: Riksbankens Jubileumsfond 2010, Estonian Science Foundation 2010 • Numerous reviews for various journals, including Language, Linguistic Typology, Linguistics, Studies in Language, etc • Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki, 01/2017–12/2017 • Director of the Finnish doctoral training network in language studies, Langnet, 01/2016–12/2019 • Director of the MA programme Linguistic Diversity in the Digital Age, University of Helsinki, starting 01/2017 (launch-stage director 03/2016–12/2016) • Member of the JUFO Publication Forum Panel for Languages (Panel 21), 2018– • Member of the steering group of Helslang, the Doctoral programme for Languages at the University of Helsinki, 2018– • Member of the Faculty of Arts Faculty Board, University of Helsinki, 2018– • Invited keynote lectures at conferences: Association for Linguistic Typology biennial conference in Padang 2005, Chronos 7 in Antwerp 2007 (together with Johan van der Auwera), Finnish Conference of Linguistics (Kielitieteen päivät) in Turku 2014, Amazonicas VI conference in Leticia, Colombia 2016, and the Conference on Typology and Grammar for Young Scholars in St. Petersburg 2017.

12. Membership and positions of trust in scientific societies • Elected memberships in scientific societies o Societas Scientiarum Fennica, elected 2017. • Positions of trust in scientific societies o Societas Linguistica Europaea, Member of Nominating Committee, 2015–2020 o Board member of the Linguistic Association of Finland, 1997–2003 o Secretary of the Linguistic Association of Finland, 1999–2000. • Editorship of journals, and membership in editorial boards and corresponding bodies o Nordic Journal of Linguistics, Editor, 2012– o SKY Journal of Linguistics, Editor, 1997–1999 o Member of editorial board in the following journals/series: Studies in Diversity Linguistics (2013–). Mémoires de la Société Finno-Ougrienne (2013–), COLLeGIUM: Studies across Disciplines in the Humanities and Social Science (2012–) Virittäjä (2012–2017], Uralica Helsingiensia (2009–), SKY Journal of Linguistics (2006–).

13. Link to complete CV • Profile in the UH Research database: https://tuhat.helsinki.fi/portal/fi/person/matmies.