<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-CA">Cognitive Science of Language<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-CA"> The Department of Linguistics and Languages at McMaster University invites applications for a tenure-track appointment, effective July 1, 2008, at the rank of Associate Professor, or Professor. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Preference will be given to applicants qualified to teach in the field of the cognitive science of language broadly defined. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The current minimum salary at the rank of Associate Professor is $71,118.00.</span></p><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-CA"> The Department has launched a successful undergraduate program in Linguistic Cognitive Science, drawing on existing strengths in second language acquisition and bilingualism, cognitive linguistics, clinical sociolinguistics, phonology, computational text analysis and psycholinguistics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We expect that this appointment will help anchor and develop the newly proposed MSc/PhD in the Cognitive Science of Language, an interdisciplinary program which draws faculty from the Faculties of Humanities, Science, Health Science and Engineering, and will help build relationships with the community of clinicians, both in medicine and speech and language pathology.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-CA"> Qualifications should include a PhD. in Linguistics, Cognitive Science or closely related field, demonstrated ability to teach at both the undergraduate and graduate level, and an established record of scholarly research. The successful candidate will normally teach five one-term courses in an academic year and participate in the research and administrative activities of the department. Administrative expertise an asset.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-CA"> <span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-CA">All qualified candidates </span>are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and Permanent Residents will be given priority. McMaster University is strongly committed to employment equity within its community, and to recruiting a diverse faculty and staff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The University encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including women, members of visible minorities, Aboriginal persons, and persons with disabilities.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-CA"> Candidates are asked to provide the following materials: a letter of application, curriculum vitae, copies of two recent scholarly papers or chapters, three letters of reference, and teaching evaluations. All documentation submitted in support of your application becomes the property of the University and is not returnable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Applications that arrive before November 30, 2007 will receive full consideration. Please submit applications (electronic applications accepted) to:</span></p><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-CA"> Virginia H. Aksan, Acting Chair</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-CA">Department of Linguistics & Languages<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-CA">McMaster University<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-CA">1280 Main St. West<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-CA">Hamilton, Ontario<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-CA">Canada L8S 4M2<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-CA"><a href="mailto:vaksan@mcmaster.ca">vaksan@mcmaster.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-CA"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-CA"> </span></div></div></div>
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