35.1248, Jobs: General Linguistics, Language Documentation, Sociolinguistics: Two-Year Visiting Faculty Position in Linguistics, Bennington College

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Date: 12-Apr-2024
From: Thomas Leddy-Cecere [thomasleddycecere at bennington.edu]
Subject: General Linguistics, Language Documentation, Sociolinguistics: Two-Year Visiting Faculty Position in Linguistics, Bennington College


University or Organization: Bennington College
Job Location: Vermont, USA
Job Title: Two-Year Visiting Faculty Position in Linguistics
Job Rank: Visiting Assistant Professor

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Language Documentation;
Sociolinguistics

Description:

Bennington College seeks a visiting faculty member in linguistics to
teach four courses per year (two per semester) over the 2024-25 and
2025-26 academic years. The ideal candidate will bring new content and
perspectives to our curriculum through an active research agenda and
course offerings in specializations including (but not limited to):
language variation and change, language documentation,
multilingualism, or functionalist/usage-based approaches to language
structure. We are especially interested in applicants who could teach
courses with broad appeal for students across the liberal arts
disciplines, addressing intersections of language with themes of
identity, power, education and mobility; we will also value
applications from those who can teach undergraduate students to gather
and use data from the field. Applications from those whose work
involves languages of the Americas or South Asia are especially
encouraged, though all language focuses are welcomed. PhD or ABD in
linguistics or adjacent field preferred.

Bennington College is a small residential liberal arts college in
southern Vermont, long distinguished for its progressive approach to
higher education. The College was founded in 1932 on the principle of
active engagement in learning, which manifests in individualized plans
of study developed by students together with faculty. Bennington’s
open curricular structures facilitate innovative teaching across
traditional disciplinary boundaries, and small class sizes enable
student-centered and engaged learning within the classroom.

Bennington serves a student population inclusive of members of
ethnically/racially diverse, international, LGBTQIA+, and disability
communities as well as diverse gender identities, socioeconomic
backgrounds, religions, and political beliefs. Our staff and faculty
also reflect diverse and intersecting backgrounds and identities. All
employees are expected to be respectful and responsive to these
differences in the service of building community that promotes student
and employee success. Each individual (faculty, staff and student)
will be accountable for upholding these values. The College’s approach
to pluralism and inclusivity—both as fields of inquiry and practice—is
to prioritize flexible thought, and to invite the examination of
access, value, power, and privilege through its institutional policies
and areas of study. We encourage applications from women and/or
candidates from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds and diverse
realms of interest and experience to apply.

Candidates should apply online to by submitting the following: a)
cover letter that addresses one’s qualifications for the position and
capacity to contribute toward a diverse, equitable and inclusive
campus; b) curriculum vitae, including names and contact information
of three professional references; and c) statement of teaching
philosophy that includes three proposed courses one might teach at
Bennington. Review of applications is ongoing, with preference being
given to applicants submitting materials before May 9, 2024. This
position requires the successful completion and acceptable results of
a background check.

Mailing Address for Applications:
Web Address for Applications:
https://bennington.hire.trakstar.com/jobs/fk0vtni/
Contact Information:
        Thomas Leddy-Cecere
        Email: thomasleddycecere at bennington.edu
        Phone: 18027532462



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