Linguistics 2015-2016

Linguistics 2015-2016 Welcome to this year’s wiki! This wiki should include only positions that begin in Fall 2016-Spring 2017.

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See Also: Linguistic Anthropology 2015-2016 and English Literature 2015-2016

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Visitor Type:
 * ABD, not defending soon: 2
 * ABD, defending within 4-6 months: 1
 * ABD, I have a date set for my defense: 1
 * ABD, no defense at my U:
 * Depends on job hunt when I file:1
 * Ph.D. in hand, no job currently: 1
 * Ph.D in hand, not currently in an academic position:
 * Visiting Professor, Lecturer (North American meaning), Adjunct, other fixed-term position, or postdoc: 15
 * Assistant Professor: 2
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 * Just browsing:

Specialty:
 * Historical Linguistics: 2
 * Theoretical Linguistics:
 * Syntax: 1
 * Morphology: 1
 * Phonology: 3
 * Phonetics: 2
 * Sociolinguistics: 1
 * Sociophonetics:
 * Psycholinguistics: 2
 * Language Acquisition: 4
 * Second Language Acquisition: 3
 * Semantics and Pragmatics:2
 * Documentary/Descriptive: 2
 * Cognitive Linguistics:
 * Text/Corpus Linguistics: 1
 * Applied linguistics: 1
 * Other:

How many applications have you sent out this year?:
 * 0: 4
 * 1-10: 7
 * 10-20: 2
 * 21-30:1
 * 31-40:
 * 41 and above:

California State University - Long Beach (Deadline: November 6, 2015)

 * Field: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
 * Department: Department of Linguistics
 * Rank: Tenure-Track Position Opening - Assistant Professor of Linguistics (TESOL)
 * URL: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/6432
 * NOTES:

Ecole normale superieure (Deadline: May 31, 2016)

 * Field: General Linguistics
 * Department: Department of Cognitive Studies (DEC)
 * Rank: Asst./Assoc./Full Professor
 * URL: https://sites.google.com/site/decensannonceprmdc/
 * NOTES:
 * Desired specializations are likely to include formal theoretical linguistics and/or experimental linguistics; an ability to teach graduate-level syntax might be helpful.

Fordham University (Review Begins October 30, 2015)

 * Field: Linguistics
 * Department: Department of Modern Languages & Literatures
 * Rank: Tenure-Track Position - Assistant Professor
 * URL: http://apply.interfolio.com/32514
 * NOTES:


 * Candidates whose research touches upon issues of race and ethnicity or the role of linguistics in the cognitive sciences are particularly encouraged to apply
 * near-native fluency in at least one and preferably two of the languages offered (Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish) is required
 * strong preparation in foreign language pedagogy/bilingual education

McGill University (Deadline: November 6, 2015)

 * Department of Linguistics
 * Field: Syntax/Semantics
 * Rank: Assistant Professor tenure-track position
 * URL: http://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/6070
 * NOTES:

New York University (Deadline: Review begins November 9, 2015)

 * Department of Linguistics
 * Fields: First language acquisition - Whose research addresses issues related to first language acquisition. Variationist sociolinguistics - Whose research addresses language use and linguistic diversity from a variationist perspective.
 * Rank: Two Tenure-Track Asst. Professors
 * URL: Chronicle
 * NOTES:

Northwestern University (Deadline: December 1, 2015)

 * Department of Linguistics
 * Field: Integrated approach to the scientific study of language, utilizing experimental methods, corpus analysis, and/or computational modeling to inform linguistic theory and its applications.
 * Rank: Tenure-line position (open rank)
 * URL: http://www.linguistics.northwestern.edu/about/news/faculty-search.html
 * NOTES:

Oakland University (MI) - (Deadline: December 10, 2015)

 * Department: Linguistics
 * Candidates should have a primary research and teaching specialization in syntax, but preference will be given to candidates with additional interests in other areas of linguistics as well, especially sociolinguistics and/or anthropological linguistics.
 * Rank: TT Assistant Professor of Linguistics with a specialization in syntax.
 * URL: http://jobs.oakland.edu/postings/5949
 * NOTES: Although the ad asks for submission of 'publications', submitted work and other manuscripts are welcome as well. Contact the search chair if you have any questions. - member of the search committee

Pennsylvania State University-University Park (Deadline: 2 Nov. 2015)

 * Department of Applied Linguistics
 * Field: Applied Linguistics: "Academic concentration open, but applicants with specialization in usage-based, social-based, or corpus-based approaches to second language acquisition and use are especially welcome. Preference given to applicants whose research (also) includes focus on languages other than English."
 * Rank: Advanced Assistant or Associate Professor; Associate Director of the Center for Language Acquisition
 * URL: Interfolio; https://psu.jobs/job/59945
 * NOTES:

Pomona College (Deadline: 9 Nov. 2015)

 * Department of Linguistics and Cognitive Science
 * Field: any subfield of linguistics, seeking applicants using experimental or computational methodologies
 * Rank: Assistant Professor
 * URL: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/6491
 * NOTES:

Princeton University - 2 TT Positions (Deadline: 2 Nov. 2015)

 * Program in Linguistics
 * Field(s): All fields of linguistics, though special consideration will be given to applicants with research interests in syntax or phonology
 * Rank: Two tenure-track Assistant Professors, beginning in the academic year 2016-17
 * URL: InsideHigherEd_Careers
 * NOTES:

Queen Mary University of London (Deadline: December 15, 2015)

 * School of Languages, Linguistics & Film
 * Field: Formal Semantics
 * Rank: Lecturer in Linguistics (corresponding to Assistant Professor in North America)
 * URL: https://webapps2.is.qmul.ac.uk/jobs/job.action?jobRef=QMUL6862
 * NOTES:

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi (Deadline: October 12, 2015)

 * Department of English
 * Field: Seeking candidates with specialization in at least two of the following areas: second language acquisition, TESOL methods, and assessment.
 * Rank: Tenure-line Assistant Professor (Applied Linguistics)
 * URL:  https://islanderjobs.tamucc.edu/postings/4379
 * NOTES:
 * The strongest candidates will have experience teaching applied linguistics courses at the university level and working with language learners.

University of Alabama (Deadline: October 15, 2015)

 * English Department
 * Field: Applied Linguistics / TESOL
 * Rank: TT Asst. Professor
 * URL: INDEED.COM
 * NOTES:

University of California, Davis (Deadline: October 18, 2015)

 * Field: Computational Linguistics and Natural Language Processing
 * Department: Linguistics
 * Rank: Asst. Professor (Tenure stream)
 * URL: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/apply/JPF00670
 * NOTES:
 * Possible areas of specialization include corpus linguistics, computational simulation of language development and change, probabilistic or deterministic modeling of grammatical knowledge, or information retrieval and data mining.

University of California, Santa Cruz (Deadline: November 16, 2015)

 * Field: Syntax
 * Department: Linguistics
 * Rank: Asst./Assoc. Professor (Tenure stream)
 * URL: https://recruit.ucsc.edu/apply/jpf00302
 * NOTES:

University of New Hampshire (Deadline: 15 Nov. 2015)

 * Field(s): Applicants may have research interest in any area of linguistic theory and/or sociolinguistics, but must have the ability to teach upper-level undergraduate courses in phonology, syntax, and field methods, as well as lower-division general linguistics courses.
 * Department: English
 * Rank: Full-time benefits-eligible tenure track Assistant Professor of Linguistics to begin August 2016
 * URL: INDEED.COM
 * NOTES:

University of South Carolina (Deadline: 1 Nov. 2015)

 * Field: English Linguistics: Second-Language Writing Theory and Pedagogy
 * Department: English
 * Rank: tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level
 * URL: https://apply.interfolio.com/30969
 * NOTES:

University of Toronto (Deadline: October 15, 2015)

 * Field: Syntax
 * Department: Linguistics
 * Rank: Asst. Professor (Tenure stream)
 * URL: https://utoronto.taleo.net/careersection/10050/jobdetail.ftl?job=1500789
 * NOTES:
 * Theoretical syntax, preferably with a secondary interest in fieldwork on an understudied language, corpora, or experimental work

University of Toronto, Mississauga (Deadline: October 21, 2015)

 * Field: Phonology and/or phonetics
 * Department: Linguistics
 * Rank: Asst. Professor (Tenure stream)
 * URL: Inside Higher Ed
 * NOTES:

Washington University in St. Louis (Deadline: September 15, 2015)

 * Field: Psycholinguistics/Linguistics
 * Department: Psychology and Linguistics Program
 * Rank: tenure-track Assistant Professor
 * URL: http://linguistlist.org/jobs/get-jobs.cfm?id=36059517
 * NOTES:
 * All areas of specialization in Psycholinguistics and Linguistics will be considered. However, we are especially interested in candidates with a strong empirical research program that can bridge the two fields.

Wichita State University (Deadline: 1 Nov. 2015)

 * Field(s): Structure of English and general linguistics, and any other subdiscipline of linguistics or a language-related subject
 * Department: Department of English
 * Rank: tenure track assistant professorship in English and Linguistics
 * URL: https://apply.interfolio.com/31725
 * NOTES:

Yale University (Deadline: November 15, 2015)

 * Field: "area of specialization is open..., but we are particularly interested in candidates in phonetics/experimental phonology and semantics/pragmatics."
 * Department: Linguistics
 * Rank: Assistant or Associate Professor (not tenured)
 * URL: http://apply.interfolio.com/31809
 * NOTES:
 * There's also a full professor job ad with the same disjunctive specialization. Does anyone know if these are two different jobs, or one opening at multiple possible levels?
 * Answer: This is Bob Frank, department chair in Linguistics at Yale.  These ads are for two different positions.  Note also that while the ad for the senior position is disjunctive between phonetics/experimental phonology and semantics/pragmatics, the junior ad explicitly welcomes applications from candiates in other areas of specialization.

Yale University (Deadline: open until filled)

 * Field: phonetics/experimental phonology or semantics/pragmatics
 * Department: Linguistics
 * Rank: Professor
 * URL: http://apply.interfolio.com/31671
 * NOTES:

Boise State University (Review of applications begins Sept. 11, LinguistList deadline: Sept. 18)

 * Field: General Linguistics
 * Department: English
 * Rank: Lecturer (starting in Spring 2016, full-time with benefits)
 * URL: http://hrs.boisestate.edu/careers/searchcareers/lecturer-in-linguistics-2/
 * NOTES:
 * This a full-time teaching position with no research responsibilities. Teaching load is 4/4.
 * "Contracts are renewed yearly based on performance evaluations."
 * Only MA required

Boise State University (Review of applications begins Sept. 11, LinguistList deadline: Sept. 18)

 * Field: General Linguistics, Phonetics/Phonology
 * Department: English
 * Rank: Visiting Assistant Professor (Spring 2016 only)
 * URL: http://hrs.boisestate.edu/careers/searchcareers/visiting-assistant-professor-of-linguistics/
 * NOTES:
 * One semester position, replacing faculty member on sabatical. Teaching load is 4 courses, including intro classes and phonetics/phonology. Must have Ph.D. by January 2016.

Boston College, Post-Doc (Review of applications begins Nov. 9)

 * Field: Language Acquisition
 * Department: Psychology
 * Rank: Post-Doctoral Fellow
 * URL: http://l3atbc.org/Joint.html
 * Notes:
 * Although this is a psychology position, the PI is particularly interested in researchers with a strong background in linguistics, especially in syntax and semantics.

University of South Carolina (Deadline: June 2015) - SUSPENDED

 * Field: General Linguistics
 * Department: Linguistics
 * Rank: Postdoctoral Scholar (January 1, 2016 to spring 2017, possible extension to spring 2018)
 * URL: http://linguistlist.org/jobs/get-jobs.cfm?id=36051517
 * NOTES:
 * Start date is January 1, 2016
 * The responsibilities of this position will be evenly divided between teaching (1 course per semester) and editorial assistance for the journal Language
 * 8/6: Search suspended because the LSA "rescinded its promised support for the position"