26.324, Jobs: General Linguistics; Ling & Literature: Assistant Professor, University of California, Riverside

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Subject: 26.324, Jobs: General Linguistics; Ling & Literature: Assistant Professor, University of California, Riverside

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Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2015 10:33:28
From: Lisa Raphals [lisa.raphals at ucr.edu]
Subject: General Linguistics; Ling & Literature: Assistant Professor, University of California, Riverside

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University or Organization: University of California, Riverside 
Department: Department of Comparative Literature & Foreign Languages
Job Location: California, USA 
Web Address: http://complitforlang.ucr.edu/
Job Title: Tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Linguistics
Job Rank: Assistant Professor

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Ling & Literature 

Description:

Starting Date: July 1, 2015

Salary: Salary is commensurate with education and experience.

Qualifications: We seek a linguist who does innovative and important research
on the intersection of linguistics and literature, possibly in semantics,
historical linguistics, or other areas that bridge the two fields.  Research
may, for example, include translation theory, aesthetics, semiotics, or
syntax.  This person would interact with colleagues who work in fiction,
poetry, film, or other texts.  Applicants’ language areas should be in at
least two of the languages represented in our department.  Candidates should
have demonstrated experience in teaching linguistics courses, and should have
in hand by the time of appointment a PhD in Linguistics or in a closely
related field with a solid foundation in linguistics. 

Duties: The successful candidate should be prepared to: 1) teach basic and
advanced undergraduate core courses on general linguistics; 2) serve our
undergraduate majors in Languages, in Linguistics, and in the other major
areas; and 3) contribute to the graduate program of our department. The
current standard teaching-load is four courses per year on the quarter system.

Application Procedure

Applicants will be required to submit a cover letter, CV, writing sample, a
statement of research and teaching interests, 4-5 letters of recommendation,
and teaching evaluations by submitting the application and materials using
UCR’s on-line application system located at the application URL below.

Confidential Letters solicited via AP Recruit System Only - Applicant inserts
reference names and solicits references from within APRecruit at time of
application.  Only completed applications that include the letters of
reference may be reviewed by the committee.

Applicants who use Interfolio may utilize a feature provided by the Interfolio
service to allow Interfolio to upload their letters directly into AP Recruit.
Applicants can input an Interfolio-generated email address in place of their
letter writer's email address. Interfolio refers to this as Online Application
Deliveries. The following link on the Interfolio website shows how to set this
up.
http://help.interfolio.com/entries/24062742-Uploading-Letters-to-an-Online-App
lication-System.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position
is filled.  To ensure full consideration, applications and supporting material
should be received by February 1, 2015.

Department Contact person: Professor Lisa Raphals (email below)

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age,
disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by
law.

Application Deadline: 31-May-2015 (Open until filled)

Web Address for Applications: https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/apply/JPF00275 
Contact Information:
	Professor Lisa Raphals 
	Email: lisa.raphals at ucr.edu 

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