Linguistics 2014-2015

Page for jobs in Linguistics that begin in 2015.

Last year's page: Linguistics 2013-2014

See also: Linguistic Anthropology 2014-2015, Humanities and Social Sciences Postdocs 2014-15

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Good luck to everybody with their search!
Visitor Type:
 * ABD, not defending soon:
 * ABD, defending within 4-6 months: 8
 * ABD, I have a date set 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, or postdoc: 9
 * Research Scientist:
 * Assistant Professor: 2
 * Associate Professor: 1
 * Professor: 1
 * Member of a Search Committee:
 * Other faculty:
 * Just browsing:

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

How many applications have you sent out this year?:
 * 0: 2
 * 1-10: 13
 * 10-20: 1
 * 21-30:
 * 31-40:
 * 41 and above:

Offers

 * University of Toronto (psycholinguisitics; limited-term appt.) - Acceptance of Offer noted 10/31/14
 * University of New Mexico (sociophonetics) - offer made, accepted 12/1/14

Campus Interviews

 * Toronto: campus inverview request 12/3
 * UC Davis: Campus interview request sent 11/6
 * U Ottawa (Syntax): Campus interview request sent 11/30

LSA Interviews

 * SFSU: LSA interview request, 12/10
 * Nevada-Reno: LSA interview request, 12/9 (x2)

Phone / Skype Interviews

 * Old Dominion: Skype interview request (+ request for additonal info) 12/5 x3
 * Ohio State: Skype interview request 12/4 x2
 * Michigan State: Skype interview request 12/2
 * McGill: Skype interview request 12/1
 * Ottawa (Phonology): Skype interview request 11/28
 * Oklahoma State: Phone interview scheduled 11/25 X2
 * Carnegie Mellon University: Skype interview request 11/25
 * Tennessee: Skype interview request 11/24 x3
 * Arizona: Skype interview request 11/18
 * SIU Carbondale: "Request for videoconference interview 11/11"
 * UC Davis: Skype interview request sent 10/20

Additional Materials Requests

 * Old Dominion (+ skype interview), 12/5 x3
 * University of Tennessee, 10/27
 * Simon Fraser University, 11/15
 * University of Nevada at Reno, 10/14 (1), 11/14 (1)

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Deadline: October 15, 2014)

 * Field(s): Phonology or Psycholinguistics
 * Department: Foreign Literatures and Linguistics
 * Rank: Open (tenure track)
 * http://linguistlist.org/jobs/get-jobs.cfm?id=35955717
 * NOTES:
 * request for letters send 12/2
 * rejection letter received 12/3

California State University, Fresno (Deadline: December 1, 2014)

 * Field(s): Applied Linguistics/Second Language Acquisition/TESL
 * Department: Linguistics
 * Rank: Assistant Professor (tenure track)
 * http://linguistlist.org/jobs/get-jobs.cfm?id=35971137
 * NOTES:

California State University, Long Beach (Deadline: November 10, 2014)

 * Field(s): Syntax
 * Department: Linguistics
 * Rank: Assistant Professor (tenure track)
 * http://www.csulb.edu/divisions/aa/personnel/jobs/posting/2226/index.html
 * NOTES:
 * Does anyone happen to know what the teaching load is at CSULB?
 * Answer: This is Nancy Hall, a member of the search committee. By default, the teaching load is 3 courses per semester in your first three years, going up to 4 courses per semester in subsequent years. However, faculty often receive additional release time for service or research. I have always taught 2 or 3 courses per semester, but some members of the department do teach 4.


 * They prefer a mailed (not emailed) application.

California State University, Northridge (Deadline: November 15, 2014)

 * Field(s): General Linguistics
 * Department: Linguistics/TESL
 * Rank: Assistant Professor (tenure track)
 * http://linguistlist.org/jobs/get-jobs.cfm?id=35963277
 * NOTES:
 * The application is "closed" on Linguist List. Does this mean an offer has been made and accepted?
 * Likely "closed" because the deadline has passed, so "closed" to any more applications

Carnegie Mellon University (Deadline: October 31, 2014)

 * Field(s): Second Language Acquisition
 * Department: Modern Languages
 * Rank: Open (tenure track)
 * http://linguistlist.org/jobs/get-jobs.cfm?id=35957077
 * NOTES:

Colorado Mesa University (Deadline: December 5, 2014)

 * Field(s): History and Structure of the English Language
 * Department: English
 * Rank: TT Asst. Professor
 * URL: https://apply.interfolio.com/27704
 * NOTES:
 * Also posted at Generalist 2015

Emory University (Deadline: December 1, 2014)

 * Field(s): Japanese Linguistics
 * Department: Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures
 * Rank: Assistant Professor (tenure track)
 * http://linguistlist.org/jobs/get-jobs.cfm?id=35955217
 * NOTES:
 * Specialists in sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, second language acquisition, language pedagogy or related fields are especially welcome to apply.

Emory University (Deadline: Dec 15, 2014)

 * Field(s): Language acquisition; Language and Cognition
 * Department: Program in Linguistics
 * Rank: Lecturer-track
 * http://linguistlist.org/issues/25/25-3660.html
 * NOTES: 2-3 course load

Harvard University (Deadline: December 1, 2014)

 * Field(s): Semantics
 * Department: Linguistics
 * Rank: Assistant Professor (tenure track)
 * http://linguistlist.org/jobs/get-jobs.cfm?id=35958197
 * NOTES:

Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Deadline: November 2, 2014)

 * Field(s): Phonology and Morphology
 * Department: Linguistics
 * Rank: Tenure-track/tenured (ad does not specifiy)
 * URL: https://chroniclevitae.com/jobs/0000847664-01
 * NOTES:
 * The main language of instruction is Hebrew.

Iowa State University (Deadline: December 3, 2014)

 * Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Computational Linguistics
 * Department: Department of English
 * Rank: Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in Natural Language Processing (Rank Open)
 * URL: http://linguistlist.org/jobs/get-jobs.cfm?id=35969197
 * NOTES:

Marymount University (Deadline: December 12, 2014)

 * Field(s): Applied Linguisitics, (composition experience)
 * Department: Literature and Languages
 * Rank: Assistant (Tenure Track)
 * URL: https://www.marymountjobs.com/postings/1835
 * NOTES:

McGill University (Deadline: November 7, 2014)

 * Field(s): Phonetics (and related areas of experimental linguistics)
 * Department: Linguistics
 * Rank: Assistant Professor (tenure track)
 * URL:http://www.mcgill.ca/linguistics/opportunities-and-visitors/employment
 * NOTES:
 * Request for Skype interview 12/1

Missouri Western State University (Deadline: Jan. 15, 2015)

 * Field(s) : English - Grammar & Linguistics
 * Department: English
 * Rank: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH – (tenure-track)
 * URL: https://apply.interfolio.com/27956
 * NOTES:
 * Experience teaching German is desired.
 * Also posted at German Studies 2014-2015

Ohio State University (Deadline: November 17, 2014)

 * Field(s): Phonology
 * Department: Linguistics
 * Rank: Assistant Professor (tenure track)
 * URL: http://linguistlist.org/jobs/get-jobs.cfm?id=35956198
 * NOTES:
 * did this deadline change at some point? It's listed here and on linguistlist as November 17, but the academicjobsonline listing has it a day earlier...
 * The official ad says they start reviewing on the 17th, so I take this to mean that the deadline is the 16th; might account for the discrepency
 * Skype interview request 12/4 x2

Oklahoma State University (Deadline: November 1, 2014)

 * Field(s): TESL/Applied Linguistics
 * Department: English
 * Rank: Tenure-track Asst. Professor
 * URL: https://apply.interfolio.com/26756
 * NOTES:  Phone interview scheduled 11/25 x2

Old Dominion University (Deadline: November 1, 2014)

 * Field(s): Linguistics, ability to teach phonology is strongly preferred
 * Department: English
 * Rank: Assistant Professor (tenure track)
 * URL: http://www.higheredjobs.com/search/details.cfm?JobCode=175957945
 * NOTES:
 * no online application allowed; traditional post only
 * has anyone heard anything from ODU?
 * Skype interview and additional materials request 12/5 x3

Queen Mary University of London (Deadline: January 5, 2015)

 * Field(s): Syntax
 * Department: Linguistics
 * Rank: Lecturer (tenure track, equivalent to Assistant Professor in North America)
 * URL: http://linguistlist.org/jobs/get-jobs.cfm?id=35971077
 * NOTES:

Queens College, City University of New York (Deadline: January 15, 2015)

 * Field(s): Linguistics
 * Department: Linguistics & Communication Disorders
 * Rank: Assistant Professor (tenure track)
 * URL: http://linguistlist.org/jobs/get-jobs.cfm?id=35978157
 * NOTES:

San Francisco State University (Deadline: November 12, 2014)

 * Field(s): Theoretical Linguistics, with a specialization in syntax and interest/knowledge of computational llinguistics
 * Department: English
 * Rank: Assistant Professor (tenure track)
 * URL: http://linguistlist.org/jobs/get-jobs.cfm?id=35967197
 * NOTES:
 * LSA interview request, 12/10

Simon Fraser University (Deadline: October 31, 2014)

 * Field(s): Phonology
 * Department: Linguistics
 * Rank: Assistant Professor (tenure track)
 * URL: http://linguistlist.org/jobs/get-jobs.cfm?id=35958197
 * NOTES:
 * request for letters and additional materials, 11/15
 * received letter of 'thanks-but-no-thanks', 11/19

Southern Arkansas University (Deadline: November 1, 2014)

 * Field(s): specializing in Linguistics or English with an emphasis in Linguistics; teaching courses in comparative grammar and the history of the English language is required
 * Department: English & Foreign Languages
 * Rank: Assistant Professor (tenure track)
 * URL: HigherEdJobs.com
 * NOTES:
 * Also posted at Generalist 2015

Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Deadline: October 31, 2014)

 * Field(s): Applied Linguistics, TESOL
 * Department: Linguistics
 * Rank: Assistant Professor (tenure track)
 * URL: http://linguistlist.org/jobs/get-jobs.cfm?id=35956977
 * NOTES:
 * Request for videoconference interview 11/11

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (Deadline: November 17 2014)

 * Field(s): General linguistics, with secondary specialization in applied linguistics. The successful candidate will teach in the MA TESL program, plus undergraduate courses in linguistics and in composition (ESL and regular). A record of ESL/EFL and TESL experience is desired.
 * Department: English
 * Rank: TT Assistant Professor
 * URL: https://apply.interfolio.com/27163
 * NOTES:

University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY) (Deadline: November 30, 2014)

 * Field(s): Linguistic Anthropology and Linguistics
 * Department: Anthropology
 * Rank: Asst. Professor
 * URL: http://albany.interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID=51486
 * NOTES:
 * Also posted at Linguistic Anthropology 2014-2015

University of Arizona (Deadline: Nov 24, 2014)

 * Field(s): Applied Linguistics/TESL
 * Department: English
 * Rank: Asst Prof
 * NOTES:

University of Arizona (Deadline: November 3, 2014)

 * Field: Semantics
 * Department: Linguistics
 * Ranks: Assistant Professor (tenure track)
 * URL: http://linguistlist.org/jobs/get-jobs.cfm?id=35963377
 * NOTES:

University of California, Berkeley (Deadline: November 5, 2014)

 * Field: Hispanic Linguistics
 * Department: Spanish and Portuguese
 * Ranks: Assistant Professor or Associate Professor
 * URL: http://linguistlist.org/jobs/get-jobs.cfm?id=35953497
 * NOTES:
 * Also posted at Spanish and Portuguese 2014-2015

University of California, Berkeley (Deadline: December 1, 2014)

 * Field: semantics and pragmatics
 * Department: Linguistics
 * Ranks: assistant professor (tenure-track) or associate professor (tenured)
 * URL: HigherEdJobs.com
 * NOTES:

University of California, Davis (Deadline: October 10, 2014)

 * Field: Sociolinguistics of bi/multilingualism
 * Department: Linguistics
 * Ranks: Tenure-track Assistant Professor
 * URL: http://linguistlist.org/jobs/get-jobs.cfm?id=35645009
 * NOTES:
 * Does anyone know when we should expect to hear back? Through the grapevine, I heard the dept wanted someone working in Spanish-English bilingualism. May just be a rumor.
 * Skype interview request sent 10/20
 * Campus interview request sent 11/6

University of California, Riverside (Deadline: December 10, 2014)

 * Field(s): "We seek a linguist who does innovative and important research on the intersection of linguistics and literature, possibly in semantics, historical linguistics, or other areas that bridge the two fields. Research may, for example, include translation theory, aesthetics, semiotics, or syntax. This person would interact with colleagues who work in fiction, poetry, film, or other texts. Applicants’ language areas should be in at least two of the languages represented in our department. Candidates should have demonstrated experience in teaching linguistics courses, and should have in hand by the time of appointment a PhD in Linguistics or in a closely related field with a solid foundation in linguistics."
 * Department: Comp Lit & For Langs
 * Rank: TT Asst. Professor
 * URL: https://apply.interfolio.com/27842
 * NOTES:

University of California Santa Barbara (Deadline: November 7, 2014)

 * Field(s): Sociocultural Linguistics
 * Department: Linguistics
 * Rank: Assistant Professor
 * URL: http://linguistlist.org/issues/25/25-3143.html
 * NOTES:
 * Also posted at Linguistic Anthropology 2014-2015
 * 11/21/14: Interview invitations have begun to be sent by email

University of California San Diego (Deadline: December 1, 2014)

 * Field(s): Language evolution and/or development
 * Department: Linguistics
 * Rank: Assistant Professor (tenure track)
 * URL: https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/apply/JPF00641
 * NOTES:

University of Central Missouri (Deadline: 15 Nov. 2014)

 * Field(s): TESL (TESOL)/Applied Linguistics
 * Department: English and Philosophy
 * Rank: Assistant Professor
 * URL: https://apply.interfolio.com/27427
 * NOTES:

University of Cologne (Deadline: September 30, 2014)

 * Field(s): Comparative Philology / Historical Linguistics (Indo-European languages)
 * Department: Linguistics
 * Rank: Full Professor (W3)
 * URL: http://linguistlist.org/jobs/get-jobs.cfm?id=35955537
 * NOTES:

University of Erfurt (Deadline: October 12, 2014)

 * Field(s): Second Language Acquisition and English Language Teaching
 * Department: Faculty of Philosophy
 * Rank: Professor (W2/W3 status)
 * URL: http://linguistlist.org/jobs/get-jobs.cfm?id=35956457
 * NOTES:

University of Kentucky (Deadline: November 15, 2014)

 * Field(s): Phonetics
 * Department: Department of English / Linguistics Program
 * Rank: Assistant Professor
 * URL: http://linguistlist.org/jobs/get-jobs.cfm?id=35959377
 * NOTES:

University of Louisville (Deadline: December 15, 2014)

 * Field(s): semiotic theory or cultural semiotics
 * Depatment: Linguistic Program in the Division of Humanities
 * Rank: tenure-track Assistant Professor
 * URL: HigherEdJobs.com
 * NOTES:

University of Massachusetts, Amherst (Deadline: January 2, 2015)

 * Field(s): Phonological Theory
 * Department: Linguistics
 * Rank: Associate Professor
 * URL: http://umass.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=54826
 * NOTES:
 * "Under exceptional circumstances, highly qualified candidates at other ranks may receive consideration." Does this mean it's really an Assistant/Associate opening?

University of Memphis (Deadline: November 1, 2014)

 * Field(s): Applied Linguistics (ESL)
 * Department: English
 * Rank: Assistant/Associate Professor
 * URL: http://www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?JobCode=175967068
 * NOTES:

University of Mississippi (Deadline: October 31, 2014)

 * Field(s): TESL/TESOL and LINGUISTICS
 * Department: Modern Languages
 * Rank: Assistant Professor (tenure track)
 * URL: http://careers.tesol.org/jobs/6527835/assistant-professor-of-tesl-tesol-linguistics
 * NOTES:

University of Nevada Reno (Deadline: November 1, 2014)

 * Field(s): corpus linguistics and/or digital humanities
 * Department: English
 * Rank: entry-level tenure-track position
 * URL: https://www.unrsearch.com/postings/16251
 * NOTES:
 * Also posted at New Media and Digital Humanities 2015
 * Requests for additional information 10/14 (1), 11/14 (1)
 * LSA interview request 12/9

University of New Mexico (Deadline: September 15, 2014)

 * Field(s): Sociophonetics
 * Department: Linguistics
 * Rank: Assistant Professor (tenure track)
 * URL: http://linguistlist.org/jobs/get-jobs.cfm?id=35950897
 * NOTES:
 * Appointment begins January 2015

University of Oklahoma (Deadline: Jan. 2, 2015)

 * Field(s): Second Language Acquisition/Applied Linguistics
 * Department: Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics
 * Rank: Assistant Professor (five-year, ranked, renewable term appointment)
 * URL: https://apply.interfolio.com/27942
 * NOTES:
 * Requirements: "2) native or near-native fluency in Italian or Spanish; 3) a demonstrable commitment to excellence in teaching Italian or Spanish language and culture. First preference will be given to candidates with a specialization in Italian."
 * Also posted at Italian 2014-2015

University of Ottawa (Deadline: November 15, 2014)

 * Field(s): Phonology
 * Department: Linguistics
 * Rank: Assistant Professor (tenure track)
 * URL: http://linguistlist.org/jobs/get-jobs.cfm?id=35962597
 * NOTES:
 * The ability to teach in French at the time of appointment would be an important asset but is not required. However, active competence in French will be a condition of tenure.
 * Skype interview request 11/28

University of Ottawa (Deadline: November 15, 2014)

 * Field(s): Syntax
 * Department: Linguistics
 * Rank: Assistant Professor (tenure track)
 * URL: http://linguistlist.org/jobs/get-jobs.cfm?id=35962617
 * NOTES:
 * The ability to teach in French at the time of appointment would be an important asset but is not required. However, active competence in French will be a condition of tenure.
 * Campus interview request sent 11/30
 * Did you already have a skype interview?

University of South Carolina (Deadline: November 1, 2014)

 * Field(s): Latino/a Studies, Border Studies, or Hispanic Sociolinguistics (especially Bilingualism or Languages in Contact)
 * Department: Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures; Spanish Program
 * Rank: Assistant Professor (tenure track)
 * URL: http://linguistlist.org/jobs/get-jobs.cfm?id=35956917
 * NOTES:

University of Tennessee (Deadline: October 1, 2014)

 * Field: Assistant Professor of Language/Applied Linguistics with expertise in sociolinguistics who can teach courses in discourse analysis, pragmatics, American English, and other areas within English language studies.
 * Department: English
 * Rank: Asst. Professor (tenure-track)
 * URL: http://apply.interfolio.com/25740
 * NOTES:
 * Has anybody heard from them and was asked for additional materials?
 * Not a word. Not a single word.
 * Not a word either.


 * Request for more materials on 10/27 6X
 * Any word on interviews yet?
 * Not a word. Not a single word.
 * Email requesting skype interview received (11/24) (x3)
 * Rejected by email (12/2) X3
 * I have received neither an interview request nor a rejection email. Good luck to the ones who made it to the short list. 12/4

University of Toronto (Deadline: October 24, 2014)

 * Field: Semantics
 * Department: Linguistics
 * Rank: Asst. Professor (Tenure stream)
 * URL: https://utoronto.taleo.net/careersection/10050/jobdetail.ftl?job=1401896
 * NOTES:
 * campus interview invitation: 12/3
 * 12/5: rejected via email.

University of Washington (Deadline: November 15, 2014)

 * Field: Child language acquisition
 * Department: Linguistics
 * Rank: Asst. Professor (Tenure-track)
 * URL: http://ap.washington.edu/ahr/academic-jobs/position/aa8224/
 * NOTES:

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (Deadline: October 24, 2014) - CANCELLED

 * ====Field: Linguistics====
 * Department: English
 * Rank: Assistant Professor (tenure track)
 * URL: HigherEdJobs.com
 * NOTES:
 * 11/7: Search canceled due to university budget cuts
 * I strongly suspect something other than budget closed down this search. It seemed to be badly run from the start.

University of Wisconsin - Madison (Deadline: November 10, 2014)

 * Field: Language and Education / ESOL
 * Department: Curriculum and Instruction
 * Rank: Assistant Professor (TT)
 * URL:
 * NOTES:

University of Toronto (Deadline: Sept. 30, 2014)

 * Field: Psycholinguistics
 * Department: Linguistics
 * Rank: Asst. Professor (18 month contractually limited term appointment)
 * URL: https://utoronto.taleo.net/careersection/10050/jobdetail.ftl?job=1401877
 * NOTES:
 * Offer made and accepted. [posted 10/31]