27.2305, Jobs: Indigenous American Languages; Anthropological Linguistics; Applied Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Language Documentation; Typology: Assistant Professor, Leiden University

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Subject: 27.2305, Jobs:  Indigenous American Languages; Anthropological Linguistics; Applied Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Language Documentation; Typology: Assistant Professor, Leiden University

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Date: Fri, 20 May 2016 11:43:45
From: Niels O. Schiller [n.o.schiller at hum.leidenuniv.nl]
Subject: Indigenous American Languages; Anthropological Linguistics; Applied Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Language Documentation; Typology: Assistant Professor, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands

University or Organization: Leiden University 
Department: The Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University Centre for Linguistics
Job Location: Leiden, Netherlands 
Web Address: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/humanities/leiden-university-centre-for-linguistics
Job Title: Assistant professor in Indigenous American Language Studies
Job Rank: Assistant Professor

Specialty Areas: Anthropological Linguistics; Applied Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Language Documentation; Typology; Indigenous American Languages (South and Middle America)

Description:

Key responsibilities

- Original research involving primary sources and fieldwork; 
- Production of high-quality peer-reviewed publications; 
- Teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels in lecture and seminar
formats; 
- Supervision of BA and MA theses; 
- Establishment and maintenance of contacts and networks involving Amerindian
speaker communities in South and Middle America; 
- Development of interdisciplinary research proposals involving the languages
of the indigenous peoples of the Americas in relation to their literatures,
art and/or cultural heritage; 
- Administrative duties; 
- Outreach initiatives.

Selection criteria

- Ph.D. in Linguistics; 
- Research experience including linguistic fieldwork with one or more
Amerindian languages of South and / or Middle America, demonstrated in
publications; international research experience is desirable; 
- Interdisciplinary interest (particularly in the combination of linguistics
with ethnography, philology, and culture history). Quantitative skills are an
advantage; 
- Demonstrated ability to entertain good contacts with indigenous speaker
communities in South and Middle America and experience with Amerindian speaker
community collaborative projects (e.g. in the area of language
revitalisation); 
- Teaching experience in the linguistics of Amerindian languages;
international teaching experience is desirable. Good command of English;
active and passive command of Spanish (and/or Portuguese) as a contact
language, both oral and in writing; 
- Evidence of good organizational skills. Commitment to the acquisition of
research funding from national and international funding agencies. 

Upon appointment, depending on experience to date, the Assistant professor may
be required to enter a nationally standardized tertiary teaching skills
certification trajectory (BKO or Basis Kwalificatie Onderwijs), successful
completion of which is a condition for extension of contract and tenure.

Terms and conditions

We offer a fulltime 1.0 fte (38 hours per week) position as Assistant
professor (Universitair Docent 2), for a period of one year to start with, and
with the possibility of another one year extension. The appointment will
proceed in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch
Universities (CAO Nederlandse Universiteiten). The salary level ranges from €
3.400,- to € 4.654,- gross per month (salary scale 11) commensurate with
qualifications. 

Leiden University offers an attractive benefits package with additional
holiday (8%) and end-of-year bonuses (8.3 %). Candidates from outside the
Netherlands may be eligible for a substantial tax break.

Leiden University is committed to diversity, inclusiveness and equal
opportunities.

Applications

Candidates should submit *one* PDF document named ‘Family name – Given name –
vacancy number’. This PDF should include: 

- A motivation letter (including a vision of future directions of research in
the languages of South and Middle America); 
- A CV listing education and employment history, publications, courses taught,
grant and awards, etc.; 
- A statement of teaching philosophy; 
- Sample course outlines; 
- Teaching evaluations (in a separate document if inclusion in the PDF is
technically cumbersome); 
- Names, positions and email addresses of three referees (no reference
letters). 

These documents should be submitted to the application email address below, by
5 June, 2016 the latest, mentioning the vacancy number [16-137] in the subject
line.

Application Deadline: 05-Jun-2016 

Email Address for Applications: vacatureslucl at hum.leidenuniv.nl 
Contact Information:
	Dr. Niels O. Schiller 
	Email: n.o.schiller at hum.leidenuniv.nl 

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