26.4106, Jobs: Language Acquisition; Sociolinguistics: Assistant Professor, New York University

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Subject: 26.4106, Jobs: Language Acquisition; Sociolinguistics: Assistant Professor, New York University

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Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 10:05:03
From: Chris Barker [chris.barker at nyu.edu]
Subject: Language Acquisition; Sociolinguistics: Assistant Professor, New York University, New York, USA

University or Organization: New York University Arts and Science 
Department: Department of Linguistics
Job Location: New York, USA 
Web Address: http://linguistics.as.nyu.edu/page/home
Job Title: Assistant Professors Department of Linguistics
Job Rank: Assistant Professor

Specialty Areas: Language Acquisition; Sociolinguistics 

Required Language(s): English (eng)

Description:

Assistant Professors
Department of Linguistics
Arts and Science
New York University

The Department of Linguistics at New York University seeks to fill two tenure-track assistant professor positions to begin September 1, 2016, pending administrative and budgetary approval. Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, and supervising student research.

We seek colleagues in the following areas:

First language acquisition - Whose research addresses issues related to first language acquisition.

Variationist sociolinguistics - Whose research addresses language use and linguistic diversity from a variationist perspective.

Review of applications will begin on November 9, 2015. To apply, see the NYU Department of Linguistics web site below. Instructions for electronic submission of documents can be found under the link 'Employment'. Applicants should submit an application including a description of their research program; a teaching statement; curriculum vitae; work samples, and three references. Linguists who work on endangered languages and/or under-researched languages are encouraged to apply. We especially welcome applications from linguists whose methods include quantitative studies of large data sets.  For further information about this position, please contact Professor Chris Barker (email below). 

EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled

Application Deadline: 01-Jan-2016 (Open until filled)

Email Address for Applications: chris.barker at nyu.edu 
Web Address for Applications: http://linguistics.as.nyu.edu/page/home 
Contact Information:
	Professor Chris Barker 
	Email: chris.barker at nyu.edu 

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