29.4052, Jobs: Semantics; Pragmatics: Assistant Professor, The University of British Columbia

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Subject: 29.4052, Jobs: Semantics; Pragmatics: Assistant Professor, The University of British Columbia

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Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 11:47:01
From: Vicki Ferguson [vicki.ferguson at ubc.ca]
Subject: Semantics; Pragmatics: Assistant Professor, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

 
University or Organization: The University of British Columbia 
Department: Department of Linguistics
Job Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 
Web Address: https://linguistics.ubc.ca/
Job Title: Assistant Professor in Semantics
Job Rank: Assistant Professor

Specialty Areas: Pragmatics; Semantics 


Description:

The Department of Linguistics at the University of British Columbia,
Vancouver, invites applications for a tenure-track position in Formal
Semantics to begin July 1, 2019, with appointment at the rank of Assistant
Professor.

Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Linguistics or a closely related field, with a
research specialization in formal semantics (possibly including formal
pragmatics), and are expected to demonstrate a record of strong potential for
high-quality research and teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels.
The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to teaching in our
undergraduate and graduate programs and to participate in graduate
supervision. The ideal candidate should be able to teach not only courses in
semantics and pragmatics, but also introductory or general linguistics
courses.

We especially encourage applicants whose research involves a focus on
empirical issues and involves primary data collection, particularly involving
fieldwork but also possibly including experimental research. A research focus
on under-studied languages is an additional asset.

As this is a tenure-track position, the successful candidate will be reviewed
for reappointment, tenure, and promotion in subsequent years, in accordance
with the Collective Agreement. For a description of the criteria for
reappointment and promotion, visit:
http://www.hr.ubc.ca/faculty-relations/collective-agreements/appointment-facul
ty/

The Department covers a broad range of subfields in linguistics, and
approaches these from a variety of perspectives, with particular strengths in
formal-theoretical linguistics, fieldwork, experimental linguistics and
language acquisition, and a developing research and teaching capacity in
computational linguistics. The Department is a centre for the study of the
Indigenous languages of the Americas with a particular focus on the First
Nations languages of western Canada, and has a long history of work on African
languages. See the Department website provided above for further details.
Candidates who can complement existing strengths in research and teaching and
make links with other units on campus are especially welcome.

Applicants are asked to provide: 
- A letter of application, 
- A curriculum vitae, 
- Research and teaching statements (including evidence of teaching
effectiveness), 
- No more than three samples of published or unpublished scholarship, along
with any additional supporting documents. 

Applications must be submitted online at the application link provided below
by December 1, 2018.

In addition, applicants should arrange for three confidential signed letters
of recommendation to be sent separately by the same date to ling.admin at ubc.ca.

This position is subject to final budgetary approval. Salary will be
commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse
community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or
discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been
marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code,
including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family
status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Métis, Inuit, or Indigenous
person. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians
and permanent residents will be given priority.



Application Deadline: 01-Dec-2018 
	  
Web Address for Applications: https://ling.air.arts.ubc.ca/?p=2091 
Contact Information:
	Vicki Ferguson 
	Email: ling.admin at ubc.ca 


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