Posts in Linguistics at University of Wales, Bangor

Wed May 12 15:46:36 UTC 1999

Applications are invited for posts as described below. The research interests
of applicants can be in any area of linguistics including child language 
and psycholinguistics.

SCHOOL OF ENGLISH AND LINGUISTICS, UNIVERSITY OF WALES, BANGOR

Department of Linguistics

Applications are invited for two lectureships in 
Linguistics, tenable from 1st September 1999
 or as soon as possible thereafter. The people 
appointed will be expected to play a key role
 in the development of our new BA in English Language.

Applicants should have a PhD and a strong record in 
teaching and research relative to  their age and 
experience. The appointments will be on the Lecturer Scale 
A: £16655-21815

Application forms and further particulars can be 
obtained from Personnel Services, University of Wales, 
Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DG, U.K.  Tel. (01248) 382926.
 Email: pos020 at bangor.ac.uk

Informal enquiries can be made by contacting Professor 
Jenny Thomas,  Linguistics Department,  University of 
Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DG. 
Tel. (44) (01248) 382270. Email: jenny.thomas at bangor.ac.uk

Please quote reference number 99/56 when applying.

Closing date for applications: 14 June 1999

SCHOOL OF ENGLISH AND LINGUISTICS

Department of Linguistics

FURTHER PARTICULARS

Applications are invited for two lectureships in Linguistics, 
tenable from 1st September 1999  or as soon as possible 
thereafter. One post may be for a three-year fixed term in 
the first instance. The people appointed will be expected 
to play a key role in the development of our new BA in 
English Language.

Applications  are welcome from well qualified individuals 
with research interests within any area of Linguistics, but 
the people appointed will be required to offer courses in 
two or more of the following areas: English grammar, 
variation in English, the history of English, language and 
the media, stylistics, corpus linguistics, language in 
education, English language teaching, psycholinguistics.

Applicants should have completed their PhD (or 
equivalent) and have a strong record of research and 
publication relative to their age and experience. They 
should also have a record of effective teaching at 
University level (the person appointed may be required to 
follow UWB's highly regarded Certificate in Teaching in 
Higher Education, if appropriate).

The appointments will be on the Lecturer Scale A:   
£16655-21815

Informal enquiries can be made by contacting Professor 
Jenny Thomas, Linguistics Department,  University of Wales, 
Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DG. Tel. (01248) 382270. Email: 
Jenny.Thomas at Bangor.ac.uk

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to Bangor 
for interview 20th and 21st July 1999 and will be asked to 
give a 20-minute presentation on a topic of their choice 
(this should relate to proposed or current research). 
Candidates will also be asked to discuss the contributions 
they could make to the teaching in the Department. 

Please send a completed Application Form, CV and 
Teaching Profile to: Personnel Services, University of 
Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DG.  Tel. (01248) 382926. 
Email: pos020 at bangor.ac.uk. Please include the names and 
addresses of 3 referees including , if possible,  email 
addresses, fax and telephone numbers. Please note that 
candidates who are shortlisted will be asked to submit 
copies of any publications they have listed as  
`forthcoming' or  `in press'.

Please quote reference number 99/56 when applying. 
The closing date for applications  is 14 June 1999.

Visit our Web Pages:  http://www/linguistics.bangor.ac.uk/

`Person Profile'

The person appointed will have:

 	a PhD (or equivalent) in linguistics or a related field;

 	a strong record of research and publications relative to age and experience;

 	experience and competence in university teaching, 
and the ability to relate well to students new to the field;

 	a commitment to the pastoral care of students;

 	competence in administration;

 	willingness to play a full part in the life of the Department.

SCHOOL OF ENGLISH AND LINGUISTICS

Department of Linguistics

About the Department

The Linguistics department is one of the oldest in the UK, 
and the only one in Wales. It was established in 1960 and 
became part of the School of English and Linguistics in 
1989. The Professor of English, Professor Tom Corns, is 
currently Head of the School.

The department has an established staff of seven, including 
two Professors and three Senior Lecturers. There is one 
Graduate Assistant and several part time Tutorial 
Assistants. In addition, Professor David Crystal holds the 
position of Honorary Professorial Fellow, and Professor 
Alan Thomas the position of Research Professor.

The department currently offers BAs in Linguistics and 
Linguistics with English Language and an MA in Linguistics. 
The latter is part of a recently introduced Ph.D. 
Programme. From 2000 we shall be introducing two new degree 
schemes, English Language and English Language and 
Literature (the latter will be taught jointly with the 
Literature Department). The department has some outstanding 
Ph.D. students who regularly present papers at national and 
international meetings. The department offers a broad range 
of undergraduate courses, which seek to accommodate the 
interests of a diverse body of students, and offers Ph.D. 
supervision in most areas of linguistics. 

The department is an important centre for linguistic 
research, particularly in the areas of syntax, language 
acquisition and pragmatics. In the last UFC Research 
Assessment Exercise, it received a rating of 3A. It is 
important to us to improve on this rating, and to this end 
we aim to keep teaching commitments below 90 hours per year 
for all staff who are research active. Members of the 
department have organized some seven international 
conferences since 1992, which have brought numerous 
distinguished linguists to Bangor, and a weekly research 
seminar has welcomed speakers from many UK and European 
universities as well as the United States. Members of the 
department are also involved in interdisciplinary research, 
especially with members of the Psychology department, with 
whom a Bangor Centre for Psycholinguistics has recently 
been established.