29.4255, Jobs: Sociolinguistics: Visiting Professor, Reed College

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Subject: 29.4255, Jobs: Sociolinguistics: Visiting Professor, Reed College

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Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2018 11:50:11
From: Karin Purdy [purdyk at reed.edu]
Subject: Sociolinguistics: Visiting Professor, Reed College, Portland, Oregon, USA

 
University or Organization: Reed College 
Department: Linguistics
Job Location: Oregon, USA 
Web Address: https://www.reed.edu/linguistics/
Job Title: Visiting Assistant Professor of Linguistics
Job Rank: Visiting Professor

Specialty Areas: Sociolinguistics 


Description:

Reed College invites applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor
position in Linguistics, with a focus in Sociolinguistics, for the 2019-20
academic year, to commence in August 2019.

Reed is a selective undergraduate liberal arts institution with a commitment
to teaching excellence and scholarship. The successful candidate will join a
small but comprehensive undergraduate linguistics department and offer five
semester courses: two sections of our spring introductory course (Introduction
to Language, Culture and Society) along with three upper-division courses in
Sociolinguistics. The candidate will also supervise year-long senior thesis
projects on an array of topics within linguistics.

Candidates with expertise in quantitative methods, social theory, and
understudied or minority languages or language varieties are particularly
encouraged to apply. Teaching experience and experience advising student
research projects are also highly desirable. PhD or ABD in Linguistics
required for appointment.

Through Interfolio, please submit a letter of application describing teaching
and scholarly interests, a CV, two examples of scholarly work, and three
letters of recommendation to the application link provided below. In the
letter of application, we invite you to describe the three upper-level courses
you envision offering. We also invite you to address how your teaching,
scholarship, mentorship, and/or community service might support the commitment
to diversity and inclusion articulated in the College’s diversity statement
(www.reed.edu/diversity/).

All application materials must be received by December 15th, 2018. For further
information about this position, please contact Kara Becker at the contact
information below. An Equal Opportunity Employer, Reed values cultural and
intellectual diversity as essential to the excellence of our academic
programs, and encourages applications from members of underrepresented groups.



Application Deadline: 15-Dec-2018 
	  
Web Address for Applications: http://apply.interfolio.com/57332 
Contact Information:
	Professor Kara Becker 
	Email: kbecker at reed.edu 


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