University Lecturership in Linguistics (Semantics and Pragmatics), University of Oxford

[Mary Dalrymple]

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

FACULTY OF LINGUISTICS, PHILOLOGY AND PHONETICS in association with Jesus College

University Lecturership in Linguistics (Semantics and Pragmatics)

Grade 10a: Salary £42,351 - £56,917 p.a.

Applications are invited for a University Lecturership in Linguistics (Semantics and Pragmatics), in the Faculty of Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics, Oxford University, which will lead to a permanent academic post upon the successful completion of a probationary period. A non-tutorial fellowship at Jesus College is attached to this position.

The successful applicant will join the recently formed Faculty, a vibrant community of linguists working in various aspects of the discipline, both synchronic and diachronic (further information on our interests and activities is available at the Faculty’s website: http://www.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/). The principal focus of the post is to conduct advanced research in semantics and pragmatics, and to provide lectures and tutorials in these areas. We particularly welcome applicants (who should have a PhD or equivalent qualification in an appropriate area) with an interest in interface issues, including the syntax-semantics interface, as well as relations between prosody, information structure, and semantics, and applicants whose work will reinforce ties with researchers in the Philosophy of Language in Oxford’s Faculty of Philosophy.  The Linguistics Faculty is planning to join Philosophy and Psychology to create a new undergraduate degree (in addition to the current joint degrees with Modern Languages), which will inevitably draw on the expertise of the new colleague. The Faculty also has thriving one- and two-year Master’s programmes and a large number of doctoral students, and the appointee will naturally be expected to make a contribution to graduate teaching and supervision.

Further particulars for the post are available on the University website at http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/fp/. For an informal discussion, please contact Professor Aditi Lahiri, Professor of Linguistics and Chair of the Board of the Faculty, via Kate Dobson at Kate.Dobson at ling-phil.ox.ac.uk.

Applications (seven copies except from candidates overseas who need send only one), should be sent to Dr. Lindsay Rudge, quoting reference HUM/09021P/E. The closing date for receipt of applications is February 26th, 2010.

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