Job announcement

[Sherman Wilcox]

Linguistics position: Phonetics/Phonology

The Department of Linguistics at the University of New Mexico seeks
applicants for a tenure track Assistant Professor position beginning
August 17, 1998, pending budgetary approval.

Minimum qualifications: specialization in phonetics and phonology; Ph.D.
by date of appointment; program of research that is consistent with the
functional and cognitive orientation of the Department.

Desirable qualifications: expertise in experimental phonetics or
phonology; established record of research; research involving a language
area of focal interest to the Department (Native American
language--especially of the Southwest, a signed language, or Spanish);
ability to contribute to core curriculum teaching; ability to communicate
effectively with students and colleagues.

Interested candidates should send a letter of application detailing how
they meet the position description, a curriculum vitae, samples of papers
or publications, and names of three referees who have been asked to send
letters of recommendation directly to the committee.

All application materials must be received by December 15, 1997. Send
materials to:
                Search Committee
                Department of Linguistics
                Humanities 526
                University of New Mexico
                Albuquerque, NM 87131-1196
                USA

E-mail inquiries may be sent to Professor Joan Bybee, chair of the Search
Committee, at jbybee at unm.edu.

The University of New Mexico is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
employer.