31.846, Jobs: African American Language; General Linguistics: Post Doc, Georgetown University

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Subject: 31.846, Jobs: African American Language; General Linguistics: Post Doc, Georgetown University

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Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 23:59:45
From: Jen Nycz [jennifer.nycz at georgetown.edu]
Subject: African American Language; General Linguistics: Post Doc, Georgetown University, Washington D.C., USA

 
University or Organization: Georgetown University 
Department: Linguistics
Job Location: , USA 
Web Address: https://linguistics.georgetown.edu
Job Title: 21st Century Diversity Postdoctoral Fellow
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; African American Language


Description:

The Department of Linguistics at Georgetown University invites applications
for a 21st Century Postdoctoral Fellow. Recognizing the educational benefits
of a diverse academic community, the aim of the fellowship, a new initiative
of Georgetown University, is to encourage the development of a professoriate
with backgrounds, expertise, and experiences that will assist in meeting the
diverse challenges of the current century.

We are seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow whose research focuses on any aspect of
African American Language, from any research perspective relevant to
linguistics. Our department has concentrations in theoretical/formal
linguistics, sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, and computational
linguistics. We welcome applicants from these and other perspectives (e.g.
linguistic anthropology, educational linguistics, language policy). The
program is particularly interested in scholars with a demonstrated interest in
bringing to their academic careers the critical perspective that comes from a
nontraditional educational background and/or understanding of the experiences
of members of groups historically underrepresented in academia.

The fellowship has a two-year term, August 1, 2020 through July 31, 2022.  The
primary expectation is that fellows will produce scholarly research and refine
their research agenda, while gaining valuable teaching experience and building
professional networks. The postdoctoral fellow will work with a department
mentor to design and teach one undergraduate course on African American
Language in each year of the fellowship. The fellow will be fully integrated
into the intellectual life of the department, including department colloquia,
research presentations, and professional mentoring. Fellows are expected to
demonstrate a commitment to inclusive scholarship and to promoting cultural
understanding and broader perspectives on the core problems of their
discipline or interdisciplinary field.

Please direct any questions about this position to Dr. Jennifer Nycz at
jennifer.nycz at georgetown.edu.

Qualifications
Applicants must have PhD in hand by the start of the appointment (August 1,
2020)

Application Instructions

Applicants for the position should submit the following material:

a cover letter addressing research and teaching;
a curriculum vitae;
one writing sample or recent publication; and
a diversity statement describing how their interests and background (in terms
of culture, race, gender, ethnicity, disability/ability, socioeconomic status,
work/life experience, etc.) would contribute to a more diverse (broadly
defined) research community.  
Contact information for three recommenders must also be submitted by the
application deadline through Interfolio (recommenders may be contacted for
letters at a later stage in the search process).

Georgetown University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer
fully dedicated to achieving a diverse faculty and staff. All qualified
candidates are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion,
national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability or other
categories protected by law.



Application Deadline: 16-Mar-2020 
	  
Web Address for Applications: http://apply.interfolio.com/74549 
Contact Information:
	Dr. Jennifer Nycz 
	Email: jennifernycz at georgetown.edu 


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