30.4004, Jobs: Anthropological Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Documentation: Assistant Professor, University of Alberta

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Subject: 30.4004, Jobs: Anthropological Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Documentation: Assistant Professor, University of Alberta

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Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 13:46:17
From: David Beck [dbeck at ualberta.ca]
Subject: Anthropological Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Documentation: Assistant Professor, University of Alberta, Canada

 
University or Organization: University of Alberta 
Department: Linguistics
Job Location: Alberta, Canada 
Web Address: https://www.ualberta.ca/linguistics
Job Title: Assistant Professor, Indigenous Language Sustainability
Job Rank: Assistant Professor

Specialty Areas: Anthropological Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Documentation; Language Revitalization


Description:

The Department of Linguistics at the University of Alberta invites
applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Indigenous Language
Sustainability (ILS). This full time appointment is effective July 1, 2020.

Applicants must hold a PhD in Linguistics or an allied field and have
experience with fieldwork and community-based documentation or ethnography of
Indigenous languages, preferably in the languages of the Americas. Applicants
must demonstrate evidence of peer-reviewed scholarly publications and relevant
teaching. The successful candidate’s research could include, but is not
limited to, Indigenous/endangered language documentation, the sociocultural
dynamics of language and language revitalization, and/or development of
technologies in support of endangered language sustainability.

The Department seeks candidates with extensive background in and knowledge of
issues pertaining to Indigenous peoples, and experience with community-engaged
research working with Indigenous communities. Successful candidates will be
expected to develop an innovative externally-funded research program,
supervise and mentor graduate students, and provide service to the Department,
Faculty, University, and discipline. The successful candidate will also be
expected to offer courses in linguistics at both the undergraduate and
graduate levels, including courses in an area of specialization and
ILS-related subfields. Qualified applicants from endangered language
communities and/or speakers of languages indigenous to the Americas are
especially encouraged to apply.

Please submit the following via online portal at the application link provided
below:
- Cover letter that includes an overview of your program of research and the
names of the three referees
- CV 
- Teaching dossier
- Copies of up to three publications

Referee should submit their letters of reference via e-mail to Vanessa Ianson
(vanessa.ianson at ualberta.ca), including “Reference Letter—ILS” in the subject
line.



Application Deadline: 15-Dec-2019 
	  
Web Address for Applications: https://www.careers.ualberta.ca/Competition/A110740475/ 
Contact Information:
	Dr. Herbert L. Colston 
	Email: colston at ualberta.ca 
	Phone: 1-(780)-492-5500 
	Fax: 1-(780)-492-0806 


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