26.4693, Jobs: Spanish; Morphology; Phonetics; Sociolinguistics; Syntax: Assistant Professor, San Jose State University

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Subject: 26.4693, Jobs: Spanish; Morphology; Phonetics; Sociolinguistics; Syntax: Assistant Professor, San Jose State University

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Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 12:30:57
From: Swathi Vanniarajan [swathi.vanniarajan at sjsu.edu]
Subject: Spanish; Morphology; Phonetics; Sociolinguistics; Syntax: Assistant Professor, San Jose State University, California, USA

University or Organization: San Jose State University 
Department: Linguistics and Language Development
Job Location: California, USA 
Web Address: http://www.sjsu.edu/linguistics/
Job Title: Assistant Professor in Quantitative Sociolinguistics
Job Rank: Assistant Professor; Tenure track Assistant Professor in Quantitative Sociolinguistics

Specialty Areas: Morphology; Phonetics; Sociolinguistics; Syntax 

Required Language(s): Spanish (spa)

Description:

Job Opening ID (JOID): 23468
Rank: Assistant Professor, Tenure-track

Qualifications:

Ph.D. in Linguistics or related field with specialization in quantitative sociolinguistics focusing on phonetic and morphological variation in Spanish. Applicants should have evidence of effective teaching and demonstrated potential for scholarly excellence. Applicants should have an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching, and other comparable experience. They should also have a strong commitment to teamwork, shared governance, and collegiality.

Responsibilities:

1) Teach courses in linguistics to students in the BA and MA Linguistics programs in the Department of Linguistics and Language Development and generally one course per semester in linguistics, morphology and/or syntax in Spanish to students in the Department of World Languages and Literatures, as well as general education courses and other courses, as needed.
2) Advise students and assist with program coordination and development.
3) Serve on department, college and university committees.

The normal load is four three-unit courses per semester plus advising and committee work. A pattern of demonstrated excellence in teaching, service, and continued scholarly, professional activity, including publications in refereed venues, will be required for tenure and promotion. Candidate must address the needs of a student population of great diversity – in age, cultural background, ethnicity, primary language and academic preparation – through course materials, teaching strategies, and advisement.

Salary Range: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Starting Date: August 22, 2016

Eligibility: Employment is contingent upon proof of eligibility to work in the United States.

Application procedure: For full consideration, upload a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching interests/philosophy, research plans, evidence of teaching effectiveness, least three original letters of reference with contact information, and representative publications by November 15, 2015 at the application website below.

Application Deadline: 15-Nov-2015 

Web Address for Applications: http://apply.interfolio.com/32114 
Contact Information:
	Professor & Chair Swathi Vanniarajan 
	Email: swathi.vanniarajan at sjsu.edu 
	Phone: 1-408-924-3742 

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