syntax vacancy in New Zealand (fwd)

[Ivan A. Sag]

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Date:    Fri, 05 Oct 2001 15:33:43 +1200
From:    Andrew Carstairs-McCarthy <a.c-mcc at ling.canterbury.ac.nz>
Subject: syntax vacancy in New Zealand

Hello everybody
Here is some information about a syntax vacancy currently being
advertised.  Please pass it on to anyone you know who might be
interested, e.g. someone with a recent or soon-to-be-completed PhD in
syntax.

Thank you
Andrew
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University: University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Rank of Job: Lecturer (equivalent to US Assistant Professor)
Specialty Areas Required: Syntax
Other Desired Specialties: General Linguistics

Description:

Applications are invited for a tenured Lectureship (equivalent to US
Assistant Professor) in the Department of Linguistics.  The minimum
qualification on appointment is a Ph.D. and a strong research record
or strong potential in research publication.  Candidates should have
an ability to teach syntactic theory at advanced undergraduate level
and beyond and to supervise theses as well as an ability to teach
effectively at the introductory level.  Additional expertise in other
areas of linguistics will also be welcome. The Department offers
courses in the core areas of linguistics for the three-year BA and BSc
degrees.  Postgraduate teaching includes courses for the BA (Hons)
degree by coursework, and the MA and PhD degrees by thesis.

Further information on the Department is available at
http://www.ling.canterbury.ac.nz/.

The current pay scale for lecturers is from NZ$48,300 to NZ$58,800 per
annum.  For comparison, accountants and lawyers employed in the public
service earn an average of NZ$53,672 and NZ$62,169 respectively, and
the overall national average salary is NZ$33,784.

For academic enquiries contact the Head of Department, Professor
Andrew Carstairs-McCarthy, at <a.c-mcc at ling.canterbury.ac.nz>.  For
application enquiries contact <hr at regy.canterbury.ac.nz>, or visit
the University's webpage on vacancies,
http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/hr/vc/vcintro.htm.
Applications, quoting Vacancy No LG216, must be mailed to:

Human Resources,
University of Canterbury,
Private Bag 4800,
Christchurch,
New Zealand

by 23 November 2001.  The University has a policy of
equality of opportunity in employment.

It is hoped that the successful applicant can be in post in mid-2002,
but this is not essential.

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Andrew Carstairs-McCarthy
Professor and Head of Department
Department of Linguistics, University of Canterbury, Private Bag
4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
phone (work) +64-3-364 2211; (home) +64-3-355 5108
fax +64-3-364 2969
e-mail a.c-mcc at ling.canterbury.ac.nz
http://www.ling.canterbury.ac.nz/adc-m.html

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