Lecturer in English Linguistics, U of Turku (Finland)

[Sanna-Kaisa Tanskanen]

Lecturer in English Linguistics

The English Department of the University of Turku (Finland)
invites applications for the position of Lecturer in Linguistics.
The position will be available from August 1, 1999, initially for
one year, but with possibility of tenure.

Required Qualifications:
-- a Ph.D. or the equivalent in English linguistics
-- relevant research and publications
-- the ability to teach within several related fields, theoretical and
applied, including discourse linguistics
-- native or near-native command of English

The successful candidate will:
-- teach graduate and undergraduate courses in English linguistics,
and may be required to do some language proficiency teaching
-- participate in the planning and development of teaching within
the Department

All teaching in the English Department is given in English. A
knowledge of Finnish is an asset but not a pre-requisite for this
post. The starting salary for a lecturer is between ca. FIM 141,000
(23,800 Euro) and FIM 180,000 (30,300 Euro) per year before tax
(depending on teaching experience).

Applications should include:
a) a curriculum vitae, with details of research and teaching
experience
b) full bibliographical information regarding publications and
other relevant academic work (but do NOT submit any actual
publications at this point)
c) copies of academic diplomas and documentation of teaching
experience

The closing date for applications is March 1, 1999. Applications
should be addressed to Professor Risto Hiltunen, Department of
English, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland.

Further information may be obtained from the Head of
Department (e-mail: risto.hiltunen at utu.fi) or from the
Department Website (http://www.utu.fi/hum/engfil/).