26.3922, Jobs: English; Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition: Associate / Full Professor, University of Macau

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LINGUIST List: Vol-26-3922. Fri Sep 04 2015. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 26.3922, Jobs: English; Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition: Associate / Full Professor, University of Macau

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Date: Fri, 04 Sep 2015 13:21:59
From:  Human Resources Office [vacancy at umac.mo]
Subject: English; Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition: Associate / Full Professor, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, China

University or Organization: University of Macau 
Department: Department of English of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Job Location: Taipa, Macau, China, Macau 
Web Address: https://fah.umac.mo/
Job Title: Associate / Full Professor of English Language and Pedagogy
Job Rank: Associate Professor; Full Professor

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition 

Required Language(s): English (eng)

Description:

The Department of English of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities invites applications for the position of Associate / Full Professor of English Language and Pedagogy.

The Department of English is an expanding and lively scholarly community with a strong international profile comprising three main fields of interest: linguistics, literature and translation studies. In addition to its undergraduate BA programme in English Studies (including both Literature and Linguistics), the department offers a Minor in Translation and MA programmes in English Studies and in Translation Studies, as well as PhD supervision across the range of the department’s expertise. In linguistics the department has particular strengths in bilingualism, cognitive linguistics, comparative linguistics, corpus linguistics, discourse analysis of media texts, sociolinguistics and world Englishes.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have a PhD in English Language, Applied Linguistics, or another related area, teaching experience at tertiary institutions and a track record of quality research publications appropriate to the rank of Associate / Full Professor. Applicants for the position should demonstrate excellence in teaching and academic supervision, as well as a good record of research grant applications. Academic specialization is open, but applicants with research specialization in curriculum design, language assessment or language instructional strategies are especially welcome. An appointment may be offered at Associate / Full Professor rank if the appointment panel considers this more appropriate to a candidate’s experience and qualifications.

The selected candidate may assume duty as early as January 2016.

Position and Remuneration

Remuneration and appointment rank offered will be competitive and commensurate with the successful applicant academic qualifications, current position and professional experience. The current local maximum income tax rate is 12%, but is effectively around 5% - 7% after various discretionary exemptions.

Application Procedure

Applicants should visit http://www.umac.mo/vacancy for more details, and apply one at Jobs at UM (application website below) (Ref. No.: FAH/ENGL/09/2015). Review of applications will commence immediately and continue until the position is filled. Applicants may consider their applications not successful if they were not invited for an interview within 3 months of application.

Human Resources Office

University of Macau, Av. da Universidade, Taipa, Macau, China
Tel: +853 8822 8553;  Fax: +853 8822 2412

The effective position and salary index are subject to the Personnel Statute of the University of Macau in force. The University of Macau reserves the right not to appoint a candidate. Applicants with less qualification and experience can be offered lower positions under special circumstances.

***Personal data provided by applicants will be kept confidential and used for recruitment purpose only***
** Under the equal condition of qualifications and experience, priority will be given to Macao permanent residents**

Application Deadline: 29-Feb-2016 (Open until filled)

Web Address for Applications: https://isw.umac.mo/recruitment 
Contact Information
	Human Resources Office 
	Email: vacancy at umac.mo 

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