22.4180, Jobs: Spanish; Hispanic Linguistics: Asst Prof, Penn State University

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Subject: 22.4180, Jobs: Spanish; Hispanic Linguistics: Asst Prof, Penn State University

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Date: 24-Oct-2011
From: Michelle Ilgen [mlg4 at psu.edu]
Subject: Spanish; Hispanic Linguistics: Asst Prof, Penn State University, Pennsylvania, USA


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Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:04:40
From: Michelle Ilgen [mlg4 at psu.edu]
Subject: Spanish; Hispanic Linguistics: Asst Prof, Penn State University, Pennsylvania, USA

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University or Organization: Penn State University 
Department: Spanish, Italian and Portuguese
Job Location: Pennsylvania, USA 
Web Address: http://sip.la.psu.edu
Job Rank: Assistant Professor  

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Hispanic Linguistics

Required Language(s): Spanish (spa)

Description:

The Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese at The Pennsylvania 
State University invites applications for a tenure-line position in Hispanic 
linguistics (area focus open) at the Assistant Professor rank (beginning or 
advanced). The starting date of the appointment is flexible. The ideal 
candidate should conduct community/corpus- or laboratory-based 
experimental research that will add to the Department's significant presence 
in and contribution to Penn State's Center for Language Science 
(http://lsrg.psu.edu/ ), a highly interdisciplinary and collaborative group of 
researchers who share common interests in language acquisition, processing, 
variation and change, language contact, and an array of issues pertaining to 
bi- and multi-lingualism. 

Candidates should possess native or near native fluency in Spanish, as well 
as a Ph.D. in Hispanic Linguistics or a related field. The Ph.D. must be in 
hand at time of application. Candidates should show clear evidence of 
scholarly potential and teaching excellence; a strong record of original 
research, either in the laboratory or in the field, is highly desirable. Desirable 
research areas include but are not limited to:, laboratory phonology, 
phonetics, sociophonetics pragmatics, and discourse analysis. Knowledge of 
Italian and/or Portuguese a plus.The successful candidate will teach 
undergraduate and graduate courses in Spanish linguistics and will have the 
opportunity to be affiliated with Penn State's Program in Linguistics and in the 
Center for Language Science. Applications received on or before December 
1, 2011 will be guaranteed full review. 

Applications for the position must be submitted electronically at the 
application web address below.  Please send a letter of application describing 
both current and future research and teaching/mentoring experience, along 
with a CV, and representative publications. In addition, please have three 
letters of recommendation sent to Michelle Ilgen at the application email 
address below.

Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and the 
diversity of its workforce.


Application Deadline: 01-Dec-2011 
	  
Email Address for Applications: mlg4 at psu.edu 
Web Address for Applications: http://www.la.psu.edu/facultysearch/ 
Contact Information:
	Administrative Coordinator Michelle Ilgen 
	Email: mlg4 at psu.edu 




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