[Fwd: job announcement: discourse analysis]

[Norma Mendoza-Denton]

Miriam Meyerhoff wrote:

> LECTURER IN DISCOURSE ANALYSIS / STYLISTICS / PRAGMATICS
>
> The Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics seeks to appoint a
> teacher and researcher with world-class potential to join our challenging
> and supportive research community.  We pride ourselves on the strength of
> our postgraduate programmes, on the breadth of our undergraduate teaching,
> and the success of our active collaborations with other parts of the
> university.  For more information on the Department please visit
> http://www.ling.ed.ac.uk.
>
> The successful candidate will have a research focus in discourse analysis,
> stylistics, pragmatics, or some other area involving language in context
> and language use, and an interest in relating research findings in these
> areas to formal or functional linguistic theories as appropriate.
> Expertise in dealing with texts in languages other than English, or texts
> produced by speakers of English as a second language, would be an
> advantage.  We also expect that the person appointed will have an
> interdisciplinary outlook and an interest in building on existing links
> with closely related departments in the university, which include
> informatics, education, philosophy, psychology, and English language.  A
> completed PhD (or imminent date for completion), evidence of research
> potential, and teaching experience at least as tutor or TA are essential.
>
> The person appointed will be expected to contribute to teaching on our
> developing set of cross-disciplinary MSc degrees, especially the MSc in
> Applied Linguistics.  They will also undertake postgraduate supervision
> and develop courses in their areas of interest.  Ability to teach
> undergraduate courses in language pedagogy, semantics, sociolinguistics,
> and/or syntax would be an advantage.  Further details of the post will
> shortly be posted on http://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk.
>
> Filling of this post is subject to budgetary approval.  In any case the
> appointment will be made on the Lecturer A scale (currently GBP 20,470 -
> 24,435 per annum). We will begin reviewing applications on 25 March 2002.
> Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply.
>
> The principal contact person for enquiries is Professor John Joseph
> <John.Joseph at ed.ac.uk>
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