Linguistics 2011-2012

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Last year's page: Linguistics 2010-2011 

See also: TESOL / Applied Linguistics 2012

Requests:


 * Please keep entries in alphabetical order.


 * Please append exact dates to additions (e.g. "the week of January 20", rather than "last week")

Good luck to everybody with their search!

 * Visitor Type:
 * ABD, not defending soon: 4
 * ABD, defending within 4-6 months:2
 * ABD, I have a set date for my defense: 2
 * ABD, no defense at my U:
 * Depends on job hunt when I file:
 * Ph.D. in hand, no job currently:
 * Ph.D in hand, not currently in an academic position:
 * Visiting Professor, Lecturer (North American meaning), Adjunct, other fixed-term position: 8
 * Postdoc: 4
 * Research Scientist: 1
 * Assistant Professor: 3
 * Associate Professor:
 * Member of a Search Committee: 2
 * Just browsing:1


 * Specialty:
 * Historical Linguistics: 3
 * Theoretical Linguistics:
 * Syntax: 2
 * Morphology:
 * Phonology: 5
 * Phonetics: 4
 * Sociolinguistics: 8
 * Psycholinguistics: 4
 * Language Acquisition: 1
 * Semantics and Pragmatics: 2
 * Documentary/Descriptive: 3
 * Cognitive Linguistics: 2
 * Other:


 * How many applications have you sent out this year?:
 * 0: 3
 * 1-10: 6
 * 10-20: 1
 * 21-30: 1
 * 31-40:
 * 41 and above:

Ajou University (South Korea)
Deadline: November 10, 2011

Field(s): TESOL / Applied ling

Department: Education/TESOL

Rank: Assistant/Open Rank Professor; Full-time, non-tenure track

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3993.html

Additional info: Native or native-like English required

Notes:

Also posted at TESOL / Applied Linguistics 2012.

American University of Sharjah (UAE)
Deadline: December 15, 2011

Field(s): Arabic linguistics (or literature)

Department: Arabic & Translation Studies

Rank: Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3956.html

Additional info: Must have native or near-native proficiency in Arabic and be able to teach fluently in English

Notes:

Bar-Ilan University (Israel)
Deadline: Rolling / open until filled (review of applications begins 8/1/11)

Field(s): A "core area" of linguistics, especially phonology or syntax

Department: English

Rank: Open

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-2490.html

Notes:

Does anyone know whether this is an internal hire? They advertised it in the middle of summer with only 6 weeks to reply, which makes me wonder if they don't want too many applications.

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Deadline: December 4, 2011

Field(s): Linguistics (Sociolinguistics, Historical Linguistics, or related)

Department: English

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://chronicle.com/jobs/0000702146-01/

Notes:

Boise State University
Deadline: NOVEMBER 1ST (updated deadline)

Field(s): General Linguistics; ability to teach a range of courses is important, morphology and syntax are a must

Department: English

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3786.html

Notes: Didn't they hire someone for this position last year? Does anyone know what happened?

She took the job and is in Boise teaching, but now she's leaving for another position.

Boston University
Deadline: November 1, 2011

Field(s): At least one core area of linguistic theory (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax or semantics) and teaching/research speicalization in an area of Spanish linguistics (interest in Hispanic bilingualism in the US or Spanish in the Americas would be especially welcome)

Department: Romance Studies

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3625.html

Additional info: Native or near-native proficiency required in Spanish and English

Notes:

Also posted at Spanish 2011-2012.

Brandeis University
Deadline: Open until filled

Field(s): Natural Language Processing, Chinese, expertise in Chinese syntax and lexical semantics is especially valuable

Department: Computer Science

Rank: Postdoc/Research Associate

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3960.html

Additional info: Native or near-native level of proficiency in Mandarin Chinese required. See add for necessary technical skills.

Notes:

Brown University
Field(s): Phonology; "Research focus is open, but we especially value phonetically informed programs of research that cross traditional boundaries of topics and methodology and include cross-linguistic components"; "candidates whose research includes computational, developmental, and/or experimental approaches are particularly encouraged to apply"

Department: Cognitive, Linguistic and Psychological Sciences

Rank: Tenure-Track Assitant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3568.html

Notes: Campus Interview Scheduled, according to Psych Wiki http://psychjobsearch.wikidot.com/#toc6

California State U Channel Islands
Deadline: October 24, 2011

Fields: Open

Department: Sociology and Anthropology Program

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

Chronicle ad: http://chronicle.com/jobs/0000692826-01

URL for online application and job description: www.csucifacultyjobs.com

Notes: subfield specialization open. Preference is for a candidate with a demonstrated ability to teach courses in at least two subfields of Anthropology, and whose teaching and research has an applied direction within any sub-discipline (archaeology, bioanthropology, cultural anthropology or linguistics).
 * Also posted at Cultural Anthropology 2011-2012, Archaeology Jobs 2011-2012, Linguistic Anthropology 2011-12 & Physical Anthropology 2011-12

{C}Applied x 1

Oct 15: no response that online application was received.

Nov 1: Invitations for phone interivews indicated on Cultural and Physical Anthro wikis: Cultural Anthropology 2011-2012 & Physical Anthropology 2011-12

Carleton University
Deadline: November 18, 2011

Field(s): Phonetics and Phonology + Spanish

Department: Linguistics & Spanish

Rank: Two-year term (non-continuing) position at the rank of Instructor 1

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3686.html

Additional info: Native or near-native fluency in Spanish is required. This is a teaching position with a load of seven courses per year during Fall, Winter, and possibly Spring terms.

Notes:

Also posted at Spanish 2011-2012.

Carnegie Mellon University, TT position
Deadline: October 31, 2011

Field(s): Second language acquisition

Department: Modern Languages

Rank: Open (Tenure-Track)

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3423.html

Additional info: Native or near-native proficiency required in one of the department's languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish.

Notes:

Also posted at TESOL / Applied Linguistics 2012

Carnegie Mellon University, postdoc
Deadline: October 31, 2011

Field(s): Second language acquisition (e.g. literacy development, social or cognitive dimensions of second language learning, contexts of second language learning, cultural dimensions of language acquisition, technology-enhanced learning, language assessment)

Department: Modern Languages

Rank: 2 year Mellon Postdoc

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3621.html

Additional info: Native or near-native proficiency required in one of the department's languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish. Notes:

Also posted at TESOL / Applied Linguistics 2012

Chinese University of Hong Kong (China)
Deadline: September 30, 2011

Field(s): 2 positions: 1) Bilingualism/Language Acquisition & 2) Psycholinguistics

Department: Linguistics and Modern Languages

Rank: Contract appointments for up to three years with possibility of renewal

URL: http://linguistlist.org/jobs/get-jobs.cfm?Submissionid=4526521

Notes:

Coastal Carolina University
Deadline: Nov. 1, 2011

Field(s): Linguistics; "Areas of specialization desired include: Sociolinguistics, Linguistics and Literature, and Discourse Studies."

Department: English

Rank: tenure-track Assistant Professor of English

URL: HigherEdJobs.com

Notes: "The department seeks an experienced instructor with the ability to teach courses in their area of specialization as well as the History of English, Modern English Grammar, and first-year composition."

College of Charleston
Deadline: November 1, 2011

Field(s): General linguistics; Spanish

Department: Hispanic Studies

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3513.html

Additional info: "Strong command of Spanish and English required; at least two years of full time teaching experience preferred. Ability to teach Portuguese a plus, but not required."

Notes:

Also posted at Spanish 2011-2012.

College of William and Mary
Deadline: November 21, 2011

Field(s): One or more of the following areas: Syntax, syntax/semantics, morphology, phonology, typology, or field linguistics

Department: English Department's Linguistics Program

Rank: Tenure-Track Asisstant Professor (1 or possibly 2 positions); "We expect one of the positions to be filled at th elevel of advanced assistant professor, requiring the successful candidate to have three years of full-time teaching experience and a record of publication"

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-4019.html

Notes:

applied x2

no automatic response to online submission (Oct 30)

Concordia University
Deadline: November 1, 2011

Field(s): Formal Semantics

Department: Classics, Modern Languages, and Linguistics

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3231.html

Notes:

Dublin City University (Ireland)
Deadline: October 7, 2011

Field(s): Computational linguistics: Machine translation

Department: Center for Next Generation Localisation

Rank: Professor or Associate Professor, 5 year appointment

URL:

Notes:

East Carolina University
Deadline: November 15, 2011

Field(s): theoretical linguistics; prepared to teach in at least three of the following areas: morphology, phonetics, phonology, semantics, and syntax. Secondary interest in at least one area of applied linguistics and/or sociolinguistics a plus.

Department: English

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: HigherEdJobs.com

Notes:

George Mason University
Deadline: November 30, 2011

Field(s): Any area of theoretical linguistics with expertise in quantitative research methods

Department: English, Program in Linguistics

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3569.html

Notes: Work in language acquisition is strongly favored.

Harvard University
Deadline: December 1, 2011

Field(s): Syntactic theory (preference given to applicants with strong interest in syntax/semantics interface)

Department: Linguistics

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/jobs/get-jobs.cfm?JobID=89140&SubID=4529141

Notes:

Haverford College
Deadline: November 15, 2011

Field(s): General linguistics. The area of research expertise is open but interests in a non-IndoEuropean language, field work, or in a hybrid area of linguistics would be valuable.

Department: Linguistics

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3183.html

Notes:

applied x1

Nov 9: email confirmation and affirmative action survey r'cd via email

Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Deadline: Review begins on October 15th, 2011 and will continue until the position is filled

Field(s) : Hobart and William Smith Colleges seek candidates for a tenure track position in Language Teaching and Learning, at the rank of Assistant Professor, to teach in an innovative liberal arts based Teacher Education Program.

URL: http://www.hws.edu/offices/hr/employment/fac_2012_Education_TT.aspx

Notes:

Also posted at TESOL / Applied Linguistics 2012

Indiana University, Psych/Brain Sciences
Deadline: October 1, 2011; Corrected at http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3532.html

Field(s): Cognitive sciences; General linguistics; Speech and hearing sciences

Department: Psychological and Brain Sciences

Rank: "Postdoctoral Traineeship"

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3230.html

Notes: Received confirmation and 3 attachments with more information about potential mentors. x2

Indiana University, Linguistics
Deadline: November 30, 2011

Field(s): Quantitative/statistical modeling, experimental design and/or variable data analysis with a strong research program in either phonetics/phonology or semantics

Department: Linguistics

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3877.html

Notes:

Iowa State University
Deadline: October 23, 2011

Field(s): Computational linguistics with an emphasis in evaluation of English learners' linguistic production

Department: English

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant or Associate Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3714.html

Notes:

Also posted at TESOL / Applied Linguistics 2012.

Kansas State University, Linguistic anthropology
Deadline: October 15th, 2011 (review begins on this date)

Filed(s): Linguistic Anthropology

Department: Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URLs: http://ksuanth.weebly.com/linguistic-anthropology-position-announcement.html (position)AND http://www.k-state.edu/sasw/ (department)

Additional Info: "Teaching responsibilities include five courses per academic year, including introductory linguistic anthropology each fall and spring semester. Preference will be given to candidates who can effectively educate students in all aspects of linguistics from a broad anthropological perspective."

Notes:

Also posted at Linguistic Anthropology 2011-12

Updates from Linguistic Anthropology page:
 * 10/26 application receipt confirmed via email (x2)
 * Skype interviews next week (11/2) (x3)
 * Received affirmative action survey (no interview request) (11/4)

Kansas State University, Spanish
Deadline: November 1, 2011 (review begins on this date & will continue until filled)

Filed(s): Spanish usage-based linguistics, applied linguistics, or second language acquisition

Department: Modern Languages

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3685.html

Additional Info: Teaching load is 5 courses per year.

Notes:

Also posted at TESOL / Applied Linguistics 2012 & Spanish 2011-2012.

Kyushu University (Japan)
Deadline: October 25, 2011

Field(s): English linguistics

Department: Faculty of Humanities

Rank: Visiting lecturer, "term limited"

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3535.html

Notes:

Lander University
Deadline: December 15, 2011

Fields: Apllied linguistics or a closely related field; specialization in TESOL

Department: English and Foreign Languages

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

Chronicle ad: forthcoming

URL for job description: (forthcoming; will be located here)

Notes: Evidence of successful university-level teaching experience and an interest and knowledge to develop an intensive language program and coordinate all elements of the program.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Deadline: December 2, 2011

Field(s): Cognitive science and cognitive neurosciecne or computational cognition and neuroscience

Department: Brain and Cognitive Sciences

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3712.html

Notes:

McGill University
Deadline: October 31, 2011

Field(s): Phonology

Department: Linguistics

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3372.html

Additional info: Canadian candidates given preference; knowledge of French is a plus.

Notes:

Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada)
Deadline: October 28, 2011

Field(s): Second language acquisition + the ability to teach French as a second language as well as a range of courses in phonology, morphology, and SLA

Department: French & Spanish / Linguistics (joint appointment)

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3725.html

Additional info: Must be able to teach in both English and French.

Notes:

Also posted at TESOL / Applied Linguistics 2012.

Michigan State University, Teacher Education
Deadline: Review begins November 1, 2011 and continues until position is filled

Field(s): Second language education, with an emphasis on Chinese, teacher education, and Chinese language and culture

Department: Teacher Education, College of Ed

Rank: "Tenure stream position" (asst vs. assoc not specified in ad)

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3710.html

Notes:

Also posted at TESOL / Applied Linguistics 2012.

Michigan State University, Romance & Classical Studies
Deadline: November 17, 2011

Field(s): Language Instruction in French (one position) and Spanish (second position)

Department: Romance and Classical Studies

Rank: Assistant Director of Language Instruction in French/Spanish

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3724.html

Notes:

National University of Singapore
Deadline: December 31, 2011

Field(s): Cognitive linguistics or sociolinguistics

Department: English Language and Literature

Rank: Tenure-Track Asisstant or Associate Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-4008.html

Notes:

New Mexico State University
Deadline: October 31, 2011 (open until filled)

Field(s): Spanish as a heritage language

Department: Languages and Linguistics

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3557.html

Notes:

Also posted at Spanish 2011-2012.

Northern Illinois University
Deadline: November 28, 2011

Field(s): Spanish Applied Linguistics & Teacher Certification

Department: Foreign Languages and Literatures

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3996.html

Notes:

Also posted at TESOL / Applied Linguistics 2012 & Spanish 2011-2012.

Northwestern University, Organizational communication
Deadline: October 1, 2011

Field(s): Organizational communication

Department: Communication Studies

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor (or, in exceptional cases, Associate)

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3412.html

Notes:

Cross-posted at Communication and Media Studies 2011-2012.

Northwestern University, Media, technology & society
Deadline: November 1, 2011 (review begins on this date)

Field(s): Media, technology, and society (2 positions); "Candidates should have an interest in health communication and/or in media industries and institutions. Areas of expertise include but are not limited to: health care organizations and networks; health applications of communication technology; digital media uses; traditional and new media organizations; media arts and culture; entertainment and gaming; media and democracy; media and policy formation; and political communication."

Department: Communication Studies

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor (both positions)

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3874.html

Notes:

Cross-posted at Communication and Media Studies 2011-2012.

The Ohio State University, computational
Deadline: December 15, 2011

Field(s): Computational Linguistics/Statistical Modelling and Machine Learning

Department: Linguistics

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3313.html

Notes:

The Ohio State University, English
Deadline: review begins November 1, 2011, open until filled

Field(s): Sociolinguistics/Historical Linguistics (history of English/English dialects)

Department: English

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3629.html

Notes:

Q: Does anyone know what the "teaching transcript" is that the listing refers to as part of the application? <-- Nevermind, someone answered it on the medievalist page: a list of all courses taught with description. (10/18)

Also posted at Medieval Literature 2012

11/10: Received request for writing sample [x3]

Providence University (Taiwan)
Deadline: October 16, 2011

Start date: February 1, 2012

Field(s): Linguistics & Literature

Department: English Language, Literature and Linguistics

Rank: Assistant Professor or above

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3723.html

Notes:

Purdue University
Deadline: November 1, 2011

Field(s): Spanish linguistics, general/theoretical linguistics

Department: Spanish

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3429.html

Additional info: Native-like fluency in Spanish and English required.

Notes:

Also posted at Spanish 2011-2012.

Rhodes University (South Africa)
Deadline: October 31, 2011

Field(s): Phonetics & phonology

Department: English Language and Linguistics

Rank: Senior Lecturer/Lecturer

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3889.html

Notes:

11/9/11: received email saying they have a shortlist, but are mandated to re-advertise because no black South Africans applied

Rochester Institute of Technology
Deadline: November 1, 2011

Field(s): Internet Linguistics or related field of intersection between Linguistics and Digital Humanities.

Department: English

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: HigherEdJobs.com

Additional Info: "The successful applicant will be a teacher and scholar of new media language forms and computer-mediated communication. These will be examined from one or more disciplinary lenses within linguistics, including but not limited to formal structural, stylistic, sociolinguistic, educational, applied, computational, or global perspectives. Preference will be given to candidates who approach the interaction between human language and technology with methodologies that engage social, cultural, and disciplinary dimensions to communication. "

Notes:

Also posted at New Media &amp; Digital Humanities 2011-2012.

Rutgers University
Deadline: October 31, 2011

Field(s): Second language acquisition and/or bilingualism related to the languages of the Ibero-American world

Department: Spanish and Portuguese

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3811.html

Notes:

Also posted at TESOL / Applied Linguistics 2012 & Spanish 2011-2012.

Syracuse University
Deadline: December 1, 2011 "for priority consideration" (but December 15, 2011 is the deadline)

Field(s): One or more of the following areas of theoretical linguistics: syntax, morphology, phonology, as well as the phonology-morphology and morphology-syntax interfaces. Interest in formal semantcis and pragmatics highly desirable"

Department: Linguistics

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-4032.html

Notes:

Applied x1

Truman State University
Deadline: November 7, 2011

Field(s): Phonology and/or syntax

Department: English & Linguistics

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3923.html

Notes:

Universitaet Göttingen (Germany)
Deadline: October 12, 2011

Field(s): Romance linguistics; research on historical/theoretical linguistics in at least two different romance languages

Department: Romance Philology

Rank: Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3511.html

Notes:

Université du Québec à Montréal, Phonology
Deadline: 15 January 2012, 5:00 p.m.

Field(s): Phonology

Department: Linguistics

Rank: Assistant professor

URL: http://www.rhu.uqam.ca/AffichageProfs/21406580.htm

Notes: (e.g. acknowledgement received, LSA interview or campus interview, rejection received, offer made or accepted)

Optional additional info to include: French-medium university. Candidate must be able to teach in French and function in a French-speaking environment.

Université du Québec à Montréal, Pragmatics
Deadline: 15 January 2012, 5:00 p.m.

Field(s): Pragmatics

Department: Linguistics

Rank: Assistant professor

URL: http://www.rhu.uqam.ca/AffichageProfs/21406578.htm

Notes: (e.g. acknowledgement received, LSA interview or campus interview, rejection received, offer made or accepted)

Optional additional info to include: French-medium university. Candidate must be able to teach in French and function in a French-speaking environment. Semantics and/or discourse analysis or similar related field also required.

University of Alaska Anchorage, Anthropological Linguistics
Deadline: 1 December 2011

Field: Anthropological Linguistics

Departments: English and Anthropology (joint position)

Rank: Tenure-track assistant professor

URL: http://jobs.chronicle.com/jobs/0000699706-01

Additional info: "We seek someone with a record of ethnographic fieldwork, broadly defined" and "a record of or commitment to research involving indigenous peoples". Geographical area open, preference for circumpolar or northern Pacific Rim regions. 3/3 teaching load.

Notes:

Also posted in Linguistic Anthropology 2011-12

University of Amsterdam (Netherlands), The language blueprint
{C}Deadline: September 1, 2011

Field(s): Open/General Linguistics (related to "the universal properties of language"; "The Language Blueprint")

Department: Project called "The Language Blueprint"; appointment made via Department of Language and Literature or Department of Dutch

Rank: 2 year position at the rank of Assistant Professor (may be extended by an additional 3 years)

URL: http://www.uva.nl/vacatures/vacatures.cfm/1F19D324-12CE-4B69-9FD53F8AA06937E7

Notes:


 * Confirmation via email that materials were recieved; Aug 25

University of Amsterdam (Netherlands), Germanic linguistics
Deadline: September 30, 2011

Field(s): Germanic linguistics; brain and cognition

Department: Project called "The Language Blueprint"; appointment made via Department of Language and Literature or Department of Dutch

Rank: Associate Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3377.html

Additional info: Must be fluent in Dutch and English, or achieve fluency within 2 years (additional fluency in a Scandinavian language is desired)

Notes:

University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Deadline: Screening of applications will begin November 18, 2011.

Field(s): General or English Linguistics

Department: English

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: HigherEdJobs.com

Additional Info: "The candidate will be expected to teach such courses as Introduction to Linguistics, Grammatical Analysis, History of the English Language, and to develop the Department's Linguistics Minor. Desired secondary emphases include Medieval Literature (including the Anglo-Saxon period), World Literature, and the digital humanities. Familiarity with the issues related to English-Secondary Education would also be beneficial."

Also posted at Medieval 2012

Notes:

University of California, Berkeley
Deadline: November 15, 2011

Field(s): General Linguistics, Syntax (with pref. to strong language area specialization or expertise in an allied field such as formal semantics, typology or corpus linguistics.)

Department: Linguistics

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3536.html

Additional info: Pending budgetary approval, the Department of Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley has been authorized to make an appointment in syntax at the rank of assistant professor (tenure-track). Salary will be commensurate with experience; the Ph.D. is required by July 1, 2012, the starting date of the appointment. Duties will include undergraduate and graduate advising and teaching (four courses per year, in syntax and other areas of linguistics), supervision of student research, and development of a successful and original research program.

Note:

applied: x1

4 Nov: received email notification of receipt of application

7 Nov: received email request to fill out Affirmative Action Survey

University of California, Los Angeles
Deadline: March 1, 2012 (rolling applications accepted on an ongoing basis)

Field(s): Teach courses in L2 language education, ESL teaching practicum, and the teaching of L2 reading or writing

Department: Applied Linguistics

Rank: Lecturer

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3534.html

Notes:

> Cross-posted at TESOL / Applied Linguistics 2012.

University of California, Santa Barbara
Deadline: November 1, 2011

Field(s): Candidates' research should be based on a functionally oriented, empirically grounded approach to discourse and grammar, addressing the ways that language use shapes linguistic structure, and making significant theoretical contributions to the question of why languages are as they are. Candidates will be preferred whose research addresses the multidimensional nature of functional explanation, integrating insights from among the following areas: cross-linguistic and typological approaches to functional explanation for grammar; semantic and pragmatic motivations for grammar; historical change, evolution, and grammaticization; interactional functions and sociolinguistic variation of grammar; cognitive processing of grammar; use of innovative methodologies, such as current techniques for corpus-based quantitative and qualitative analysis; work with understudied language(s).

Department: Linguistics

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://chronicle.com/jobs/0000692263-01/

Notes:

University of Colorado, Boulder
Deadline: Open until filled

Field(s): Natural Language Generation (1 position) and Computational Semantic (2nd position)

Department: Computational Language and Education Research Center

Rank: Research Scientist (2 positions)

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3992.html

Notes:

University of Florida
Deadline: November 30, 2011

Field(s): Second language acquisition / TESOL

Department: Linguistics

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3816.html

Notes:

University of Georgia
Deadline: November 21, 2011

Field(s): Spanish linguistics; "primary research and teaching interest in Spanish phonetics and phonology; experience in another area of Spanish linguistics and/or a second Romance language highly desirable."

Department: Romance Languages

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3921.html

Additional info: Native/near-native proficiency in Spanish and English required.

Notes:

Also posted at Spanish 2011-2012.

University of Hong Kong (China), General + description/evolution/historical
Deadline: October 30, 2011

Field(s): General Linguistics with specialization in either language documentation/description (including phonetic description); evolution of language; or historical linguistics

Department: Linguistics

Rank: 3 year fixed term appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor with possibility of renewal/tenure

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3029.html

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University of Hong Kong (China), General
Deadline: October 30, 2011

Field(s): General Linguistics (no limits on specialization)

Department: Linguistics

Rank: 3 year fixed term appointment at the rank of Full Professor with possibility of renewal/tenure

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3030.html

Notes:

University of Idaho
Deadline: Review begins November 1, 2011

Field(s): TESOL

Department: English

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3813.html

Notes:

Also posted at TESOL / Applied Linguistics 2012.

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Deadline: December 1, 2011

Field(s): Second Language Acquisition with specialization in psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, or cognitive neuroscience of language

Department: Linguistics

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3624.html

Notes:

Also posted at TESOL / Applied Linguistics 2012.

University of Iowa
Deadline: November 15, 2011

Field(s): Hispanic linguistics with specialization in second language acquisition and phonology

Department: Spanish and Portuguese

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3891.html

Additional info: Native or near-native fluency in Spanish is required

Notes:

Also posted at TESOL / Applied Linguistics 2012 & Spanish 2011-2012

University of Kansas, SLA
Deadline: December 1, 2011

Field(s): Second Language Acquisition/Bilingualism

Department: Linguistics

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3617.html

Notes:

Also posted at TESOL / Applied Linguistics 2012

University of Kansas, Syntax
Deadline: December 1, 2011

Field(s): Syntax and expertise in a related area such as fieldwork, morphology, or semantics

Department: Linguistics

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3617.html

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University of Konstanz (Germany), Phonetics
Deadline: September 16, 2011

Field(s): Phonetics

Department: Linguistics

Rank: Full Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-2836.html

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University of Konstanz (Germany), Romance linguistics
Deadline: September 16, 2011

Field(s): Romance Linguistics

Department: Linguistics

Rank: Full Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-2837.html

Additional info: Must be fluent in Dutch and English, or achieve fluency within 2 years (additional fluency in a Scandinavian language is desired)

Notes:

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Deadline: Review of applications will begin on December 2, 2011

Field(s): Theoretical linguist with a specialization in language acquisition

Department: Linguistics

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3924.html

Additional Info: "The position will involve advising and teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels as well as participating in initiatives to enrich the offerings of Commonwealth Honors College."

Notes:

University of Michigan, Linguistics
Deadline: Review of dossiers will begin on November 1, 2011; applications received after November 1 may not receive full consideration.

Field(s): Theoretical / experimental / computational linguistics

Department: Department of Linguistics

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL(s): http://chronicle.com/jobs/0000695728-01/

Additional Info: "We seek outstanding applicants who employ experimental and/or computational methods in investigating phonological, phonetic, morphological, syntactic, or semantic theory, or some combination of these."

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University of Michigan, Romance Languages & Literatures
Deadline: November 15, 2011

Field(s): Spanish Sociolinguistics with expertise in one of the following: "sociolinguistics of U.S. Spanish, sociolinguistics of Caribbean Spanish, linguistic variation in the Iberian Peninsula, linguistic variation in New World Spanish, language contact in the Spanish-speaking world, social aspects of bilingualism, sociophonetics, language ideology. A secondary interest in contemporary phonological theory would be an asset."

Department: Romance Languages & Literatures

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL(s): http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3652.html

Additional Info: Candidates should have native or near-native fluency in Spanish and English.

Notes:

Also posted at Spanish 2011-2012

University of Montana
Deadline: October 1, 2011 (open until filled)

Field(s): Japanese Language and Literature ("social linguistics" also mentioned)

Department: Japanese

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3579.html

Additional info: Must have near-native fluency in Japanese and English.

Notes:

University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Deadline: November 1, 2011

Field(s): Spanish applied linguistics with expertise in second language acquisition or computer-assisted language teaching

Department: Modern Languages and Literatures

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3430.html

Additional info: Must have near-native fluency in Spanish and English

Notes:

Cross-posted at TESOL / Applied Linguistics 2012; Spanish 2011-2012.

University of New England (Australia), Lecturer
Deadline: September 26, 2011

Field(s): Applied linguistics, general linguistics, or another relevant discipline; Ability to teach or supervise in one or more of the following areas would be an advantage: first language acquisition, second language acquisition, quantitative methods in applied linguistics.

Department: School of Behavioural, Cognitive and Social Sciences

Rank: Lecturer (Australian definition)

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3620.html

Notes:

10/24: Anyone heard anything back from this? The confirmation email said "Shortlisting normally occurs within four weeks of the position's closing date", which would be about now.

University of New England (Australia), Senior Lecturer
Deadline: September 26, 2011

Field(s): Applied linguistics, general linguistics, or another relevant discipline; Ability to teach or supervise in one or more of the following areas would be an advantage: first language acquisition, second language acquisition, quantitative methods in applied linguistics.

Department: School of Behavioural, Cognitive and Social Sciences

Rank: Senior Lecturer (Australian definition)

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3619.html

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University of New Hampshire
Deadline: November 15, 2011

Field(s): Either sociolinguistics + phonology or TESOL; ability to teach lower division general linguistics courses

Department: English (though position is described as Assistant Professor of Linguistics)

Rank: "full-time benefits-eligible Assistant Professor"

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3628.html

Notes:

applied x1

Also posted at TESOL / Applied Linguistics 2012

University of Neuchâtel (Switzerland)
Deadline: September 30, 2011

Field(s): English Linguistics (possible specializations: second language acquisition, psycholinguistics of language acquisition, bilingualism, or cognitive linguistics)

Department: English Institute

Rank: Non-tenurable 4 year appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor (may be renewed once for a maximum of 8 years)

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-2352.html

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University Paris Diderot (France)
Deadline: October 27, 2011

Field(s): Morphology, syntax, quantitative/psycholinguistic methods

Department: Linguistics

Rank: Tenure-Track Associate Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3966.html

Additional info: Must defend PhD by 12/13/11 and be registered on the French CNU qualification list by 10/27/11

Notes:

University of Pennsylvania
Deadline: October 3, 2011 (but rolling until position is filled)

Field(s): Educational Linguistics

Department: Graduate School of Education

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://www.gse.upenn.edu/faculty_research/positions

Notes:

They asked for contact info for references in the letter, but mine haven't been contacted yet - are they only requesting references for short-listed candidates?

A: that's usually how it works, yes.

Cross-posted at TESOL / Applied Linguistics 2012

University of the Ryukyus (Japan)
Deadline: October 31, 2011

Field(s): General Linguistics / English Linguistics

Department: English Language and Culture

Rank: Assistant or Associate Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3687.html

Notes:

Also posted at TESOL / Applied Linguistics 2012.

University of South Carolina, Columbia - Cognitive Science
Deadline: October 1, 2011

Field(s): 3 positions in Cognitive Science with open expertise (i.e. speciality can be language, doesn't have to be)

Department: Psychology

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-2942.html

Notes:

University of South Carolina, Columbia - Linguistic Anthropology
Deadline: October 3, 2011

Field(s): Linguistic Anthropology, preference given to foci on language and inequality in institutional settings; globalization and diasporic studies; and language, gender, and sexuality.

Department: Anthropology

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://www.cas.sc.edu/anth/employment.html

Notes:


 * Also posted at Linguistic Anthropology 2011-12
 * Received email confirmation that materials were received (10/4) x1
 * Received Equal Opportunity paperwork & written confirmation that materials were received (10/8) x2

University of Stuttgart (Germany)
Deadline: November 18, 2011

Field(s): Theoretical linguistics with a specialization in phonology; competence in empirical and experimental methods desirable

Department: Linguistics

Rank: W3 Professorship

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3922.html

Notes:

University of Texas, Austin (indigenous languages)
Deadline: November 15, 2011

Field(s): Indigenous languages of Latin America, with preference for those working in the highland Andes

Department: Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, in collaboration with Linguistics & Spanish and Portuguese

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, with preference for advanced assistant profs

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3460.html

Notes:

applied: x1

University of Texas, Austin (neurolinguistics)
Deadline: November 15, 2011

Field(s): Neurolinguistics; "how language is processed, represented, learned, and/or understood; particularly desired are candidates who have used neuroimaging techniques

Department: Linguistics

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3787.html

Notes:

University of Texas, Dallas
Deadline: January 1, 2012

Field(s): Bilingual communication processes, development or disorders

Department: School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Rank: Tenure-Track, open rank

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3991.html

Notes:

University of Texas, San Antonio
Deadline: October 17, 2011

Field(s): Bicultural-bilingual studies; biliteracy/literacy within Latino/a communities; knowledge of bilingual education, language minority education, cultural pluralism, linguistic diversity, bilingualism, classroom-based research, or other related areas

Department: Ethnic Studies

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant or Associate Professor

URL: http://chronicle.com/jobs/0000696336-01

Notes:

University of Waterloo (Canada)
Deadline: November 30, 2011

Field(s): German, specialization in applied linguistics with a focus on multilingualism

Department: Gemanic and Slavic Studies

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-4000.html

Notes:

University of Western Ontario (Canada)
Deadline: December 15, 2011

Field(s): Spanish Applied Linguistics with specialization in phonology/phonetics applied to bilingualism, second language acquisition or language contact

Department: Modern Languages and Literatures

Rank: "Probationary" Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3999.html

Notes:

Also posted at TESOL / Applied Linguistics 2012 & Spanish 2011-2012.

University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa)
Deadline: August 25, 2011

Field(s): Psycholinguistics with a research interest in semantics (research on African languages and/or bilingualism is a plus)

Department: Linguistics

Rank: Associate Lecturer, 3 year "developmental position"

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3257.html

Additional info: PhD not required - they are looking for someone with an MA in linguistics with the expectation that the PhD will be completed during the three year period of the position.

Notes:

University of York (UK)
Deadline: October 24, 2011

Field(s): Open

Department: Language and Linguistic Science

Rank: Reader

URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-3842.html

Notes:

Job Template (university name here)
Deadline:

Field(s):

Department:

Rank (& length of appointment, if applicable):

URL:

Notes: (e.g. acknowledgement received, LSA interview or campus interview, rejection received, offer made or accepted)

Optional additional info to include:
 * Date posted: e.g. Sept 1, 2011
 * Teaching load: e.g. 2/2
 * Additional info: e.g. only U.S. citizens