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Curriculum Vitae CURRICULUM VITAE Name: Peter Kenneth AUSTIN Gender: Male Date of Birth: 23 September 1952 Place of Birth: Tamworth, NSW, Australia Marital Status: Divorced, with one daughter Nationality: Australian, UK permanent resident Phone: +44-7967094368 E-mail: [email protected] PRESENT POSITIONS: Emeritus Professor in Field Linguistics, SOAS, University of London (since January 2019) Visiting Researcher, University of Oxford (since March 2019) PREVIOUS POSITIONS: Märit Rausing Chair in Field Linguistics, SOAS, University of London (October 2002 – December 2018) Foundation Professor in Linguistics, University of Melbourne (February 1996 to November 2002) Reader in Linguistics, La Trobe University (January 1990 to December 1995) Senior Lecturer in Linguistics (tenured), La Trobe University (January 1983-December 1989) Lecturer in Linguistics (tenured), La Trobe University (July 1981-December 1982) Visiting Lecturer in Linguistics, Harvard University (August 1980-June 1981). Harkness Post-doctoral Fellow in Linguistics, University of California at Los Angeles (1979) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (January to June 1980). Temporary Lecturer in Linguistics, University of Western Australia (February-November 1978). VISITING POSITIONS: Visiting Professor, University of Malaya (November 2016, July 2017, September 2018, December 2018) Visiting Research Professor, University of Hong Kong (January 2014-December 2016) Visiting Professor, University of Chicago (June 2015) Humboldt Visiting Professor, University of Frankfurt (2002-2003, October-December 2010, October 2019-March 2020) Visiting Professor, University of California, Berkeley (July 2009) Visiting Professor, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen (November 2001- March 2002) Sunday, August 30, 2020 Peter K. Austin 2 Visiting Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara (June-August 2001) Visiting Professor, Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität, Frankfurt am Main (November 1999-February 2000) Visiting Professor, Asia-Africa Research Institute, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (September 1995-August 1996) Visiting Lecturer in Linguistics, University of Hong Kong (November 1994-July 1995) Visiting Researcher, Faculty of Letters, Tsukuba University (January-February 1994) Visiting Associate Professor, Linguistics Department, Stanford University (August- December 1993) Visiting Researcher, Centre for the Study of Language and Information, Stanford University (November 1987 - January 1988, November 1989 - January 1990, February 1992, January 1993) Consultant, System Sciences Laboratory, Xerox Palo Alto Research Centre (November 1989 - January 1990) PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP • Linguistics Board of Cambridge University Press • Honorary Treasurer, Philological Society • Executive Committee, Foundation for Endangered Languages • Editorial Board of Palgrave Studies in Language History and Language Change, EL Publishing, Journal of Italian Linguistics • Advisory Board of Brill Linguistic Bibliography Online • Trustee, Northcote Trust ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE MA Convenor, Department of Linguistics, SOAS (September-December 2018) Research Tutor, Department of Linguistics, SOAS (2011-2016) Director, Endangered Languages Academic Programme (2002-2015) Director, 3L Summer School (June-July 2009) Acting Head of School of Languages, University of Melbourne (February-June 2001) Head of Department of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, University of Melbourne (1996- 2000) Head of Division of Linguistics, La Trobe University (1981-1986) Japanese Language Co-ordinator, La Trobe University, Division of Asian Languages (1989- 1991) Director, Australian Linguistic Institute (January-July 1994) Director, Australian Linguistic Institute (July 1998-July 2000) QUALIFICATIONS: Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University 1978. Thesis title: A grammar of the Diyari language of north-east South Australia. Doctor of Philosophy honoris causa, Uppsala University 2015. In recognition for contributions to the study of endangered languages. Peter K. Austin 3 Bachelor of Arts (Asian Studies) Honours Class I in Linguistics, Australian National University, 1974. Majors: Japanese and Linguistics; minors: Asian Civilisations and Economics PRIZES AND AWARDS 2020 Leverhulme Emeritus Fellowship 2019 Alexander von Humboldt Foundation award 2015 British Council Researcher Links award 2014 British Council Researcher Links award 2010 Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Humboldt award 2002 Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Humboldt Forschungspreis 1999 Deutsche Akamedische Austauschdienst Academic Exchange Fellowship 1978 Harkness Fellowship of the Commonwealth Fund of New York 1975 Commonwealth Postgraduate Research Award 1974 University Medal in Linguistics 1974 Mitsui Education Foundation Travelling Scholarship 1972 John XXIII College Scholarship 1972 Australian National University Asian Studies Scholarship 1971 Commonwealth Tertiary Scholarship RESEARCH GRANTS: 2021-22 Leverhulme Emeritus Fellowship £23,900 2019-20 Alexander von Humboldt research award (with Prof Jost Gippert and Prof Bernd Nothofer, Frankfurt University) € 14,830 2016-18 EU-funded Horizon2020 Twinning Grant (co-PI with Dr Julia Sallabank (SOAS), Dr Justyna Olko (Warsaw) and Prof Maarten Jansen (Leiden)) €1,000,000 2016-18 British Academy Newton Senior Fellowship (with Prof Stephanie Pillai, University of Malaya) £60,000 2011 Leverhulme Trust, Visiting Professorship (Prof Anvita Abbi, Jahawarlal University, India) £57,000 2009 British Academy Small Research Grant £2,500 2007 Leverhulme Trust, Visiting Professorship (Dr David Bradley, La Trobe University) £20,000 2006 British Academy Small Research Grant £6,000 1999 University of Melbourne Collaborative Grant: Prof Bernd Nothofer, Frankfurt University, Dr Mahsun, Mataram University $A 11,500 1999 Deutsche Akamedische Austauschdienst Academic Exchange Fellowship $A 9,000 1999 Australian Research Council: three-place predicate constructions in the languages of the world $A 10,500 1998 University of Melbourne Collaborative Grant: Prof Bernd Nothofer, Frankfurt University $A 6,000 1998 Australian Research Council: linguistic situation in Lombok and Sumbawa, eastern Indonesia $A 156,000 Peter K. Austin 4 1998 Australian Research Council: lexical resources of Australian Aboriginal languages $A 15,000 1995 Australian Research Council: a dictionary of Diyari, South Australia $A 5,000 1995 (with B. Blake and M. Florey) Australian Research Council: valency alternations in Austronesian languages $A 35,000 1994 Tsukuba University: Travel Grant (with Prof T Tsunoda) $A 2,500 1994 Kobe University: Travel Grant (with Prof M Shibatani) $A 400 1994 Australian Research Council: fieldwork on Western Australian languages (with Dr A Dench) $A 2,000 1994 Australian Research Council: a dictionary of Diyari, South Australia $A 5,500 1993 Stanford University: visiting associate professor in linguistics $A 9,000 1993 La Trobe University: outside studies programme grant $A 3,856 1993 Australian Research Council: computer-aided linguistic analysis for dictionaries and texts (with H. Linger) $A 3,000 1992 La Trobe University, School of Humanities: travel to U.S. for research at University of Hawaii and Stanford University $A 1,500 1992 La Trobe University Special Research Grant: linguistic variation among working class adolescents in Japan (with K Okano) $A 5,000 1992 Australian Research Council: computer-aided linguistic analysis for dictionaries and texts (with H. Linger) $A 9,500 1992 Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies: preparation and publication of bilingual dictionaries $A 9,132 1991 La Trobe University, Vice-Chancellor and Department of Linguistics: attendance at a conference in Konstanz, Germany, and the New Oxford English Dictionary Conference, Oxford University $A 1,250 1991 La Trobe University, School of Humanities: attendance at Australian Linguistic Society conference, Brisbane $A 340 1991 Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft: attendance at a conference in Konstanz, Germany $A 2,500 1990 La Trobe University: special research grant - relational database applications in linguistics $A 4770 1990 Department of Employment, Education and Training: travel to Momoyama Gakuin (St Andrew’s) University, Osaka, Japan, to discuss academic exchanges $A 2,150 1990 Australian Research Council: morphological change in central Australian languages $A 5,150 1989 La Trobe University: travel grant for research at Xerox PARC and CSLI, Stanford University $A 1,200 1989 La Trobe University: research assistance, north-east South Australian languages $A 2,500 1989 La Trobe University, Exchange Committee: travel to Japan to discuss academic exchanges $A 600 1989 Australian Research Council: morphological change in central Australian languages $A 1,100 1988 La Trobe University: research at South Australian Museum $A 454 Peter K. Austin 5 1988 La Trobe University: research assistance, north-east South Australian languages $A 2,000 1987 La Trobe University: sabbatical leave in USA $A 3,000 1987 La Trobe University School of Humanities: fieldwork in Western Australia $A 2,000 1987 Center for the Study of Language and Information, Stanford University: research associate Grammatical Theory and Discourse Structure project $A 1,800 1985 La Trobe University, School of Humanities: travel to USA $A 1,000 1983-86 Australian Research Grants Scheme: Australian Aboriginal Language Studies $A 39,000 1982 La Trobe University, School of Humanities: phonetic variation in Australian languages, research assistance
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