28.3792, Jobs: Chinese; French; German; Portuguese; Russian; Spanish; Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Post Doc, University of Utah

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Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 14:03:15
From: Jane Hacking [j.hacking at utah.edu]
Subject: Chinese; French; German; Portuguese; Russian; Spanish; Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Post Doc, University of Utah, USA

 
University or Organization: University of Utah 
Department: Second Language Teaching and Research Center (L2TReC)
Job Location: Utah, USA 
Web Address: http://l2trec.utah.edu/
Job Title: Post Doctoral Research Analyst
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Text/Corpus Linguistics 

Required Language(s): Chinese, Mandarin (cmn)
                      French (fra) 
                      Portuguese (por) 
                      Russian (rus) 
                      Spanish (spa) 

Description:

The Second Language Teaching and Research Center (L2TReC:
http://l2trec.utah.edu) at the University of Utah invites applications for
1-year full-time post-doctoral position in Corpus Linguistics and Second
Language Acquisition. L2TReC is a vibrant hub for faculty and students with
research interests in Second Language Acquisition and L2 pedagogy. It
coordinates research based on data generated by the State of Utah’s ambitious
Dual Language Immersion Program (http://www.utahdli.org), directs a
large-scale project to collect and analyze proficiency data on L2 learners of
several languages at the college level, delivers intensive language courses to
military personnel, provides support and training for L2 instructors at all
levels, and administers the high school portion of Utah’s Dual Immersion
Program (http://l2trec.utah.edu/bridge-program/index.php). 

We are seeking a post-doctoral fellow with a background in corpus linguistics,
preferably with hands-on experience in corpus building. The successful
applicant will be expected to oversee continued development of the Center’s
Multilingual Corpus of Second Language Speech. A pilot version of the corpus
has been built, consisting of spoken samples from 3rd grade DLI students in
Chinese, French and Spanish. Samples have been transcribed and tagged
according to CHILDES protocols. There is no expectation that applicants will
have had prior experience working with CHILDES, but the successful candidate
is expected to gain the requisite expertise upon joining our team. It will be
the responsibility of the successful applicant to assess efficacy of the
corpus design and functionality to date, propose and implement any desirable
changes, and then lead further additions to the corpus. This will require
training and supervising a cadre of student research assistants in the corpus
languages (Chinese, French, German, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish). The
ideal candidate will have native or near-native proficiency in one of the
corpus languages as well as English. Applicant must be self-motivated,
resourceful, very organized, able to multi-task and prioritize and possess
strong quantitative and analytic skills. Strong writing ability is required as
applicant will be expected to contribute to grant writing efforts in support
of corpus development. 

Required Qualifications: 
PhD in related field.
Sound knowledge of corpus linguistics (annotation, corpus queries) and
quantitative analysis of corpus data.
Ability to acquire new technical and/or theoretical knowledge as needed. 
Native or near-native proficiency in spoken and written English and a high
level of proficiency in one of the corpus languages (Chinese, French, German,
Portuguese, Russian and Spanish).
Ability to coordinate day-to-day business with the PIs to ensure that project
goals and deadlines are met. 
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well in a team. 

Desirable qualifications:
Sufficient structural knowledge to perform analytical and corpus-based work in
one or more additional languages in the corpus. 
Desired starting date November 1, 2017 (flexible). Salary is commensurate with
experience and qualifications. 

Please apply online at the link below.

Review of applications begins on October 15, 2017 and will continue until the
position is filled. Applicants should provide a cover letter, CV, and a
writing sample. Applicants should identify three references on their CV who
may be contacted to provide letters of recommendation.



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Web Address for Applications: http://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/69035 
Contact Information:
	Co-Director and Associate Professor Jane Hacking 
	Email: j.hacking at utah.edu 
	Phone: 801-581-6688 


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