Job: Cultural Linguist, California State University, San Marcos (prefer expertise in Spanish and/or U.S. Indigenous languages)

[Scott McGinnis]

	Liberal Studies Department: Cultural Linguist Position
	Text of Advertisement, 7-00

The Liberal Studies Department at California State University, San
Marcos, seeks to hire a full-time, tenure track, interdisciplinary
Assistant Professor of Linguistics. The department invites
applications from interdisciplinary linguists who combines linguistics
with another social science or science discipline (such as
anthropological, social, or cognitive linguistics).  The successful
applicant's teaching and research shall deal with two or more
languages, with expertise in English and preferably Spanish and/or
U.S. Indigenous (especially Californian or Southwestern) or Mexican
Indigenous Languages.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. or strong promise of completion by August
2001. Applicants must also demonstrate a commitment to the
teacher-scholar model of post-secondary education, be prepared to
collaborate with the Department Chair in developing and supervising
the linguistics offerings of the Liberal Studies Department, be
prepared to teach undergraduate introductory and advanced
interdisciplinary courses in linguistics, be prepared to collaborate
with the Liberal Studies faculty in the development of new
interdisciplinary courses to add depth to the Liberal Studies major,
be prepared to play a key role in preparing future K-8 teachers
including teaching in the new Integrated Credential Program, be
prepared to teach Upper and Lower Division General Education courses,
and be able to contribute to a new TESL Certificate Program.  The
successful candidate must be willing to work in a team-based
interdisciplinary setting.

Deadline for applications is October 31, 2000, or until position is
filled.  Applicants must submit letter of interest, curriculum vitae,
two samples of scholarly work, and three letters of
recommendation. Address all correspondence to: Liberal Studies
Linguistics Search Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, California
State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, CA 92096-0001.  CSU San
Marcos is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Title IX
Employer. The University has a strong commitment to the principles of
diversity and, in that spirit, seeks a broad spectrum of candidates
including women, members of minority groups and people with
disabilities.