[Linganth] Job Opportunity in Linguistic Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania

[Kristina Nielsen]

Dear Colleagues,

Please see the following job announcement for a position at the University
of Pennsylvania:

*Anthropology Tenured/Tenure-track Position in Linguistic Anthropology*


The Department of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania seeks to
fill a position in linguistic anthropology at the rank of Assistant or
Associate Professor to start Fall 2018. Specialty and geographic area are
open. We welcome applications from candidates whose work employs the
analysis of language as semiotic form to study large-scale sociocultural
processes, such as those enabled by institutions of media, democracy, law,
education, or commerce. Desired qualifications include a broad training in
linguistic anthropology, a background in language-centered fieldwork that
includes work in a non-Indo-European language, an established research
program and publication trajectory, evidence of effective undergraduate
teaching, and the ability to direct graduate research.


Interested candidates should submit a letter of application and CV at
http://facultysearches.provost.upenn.edu/postings/1225. Applications for
the Assistant Professor position should also include the contact
information of three individuals who have agreed to provide letters of
recommendation. Recommenders will be contacted by the University with
instructions on how to submit a letter to the website.  The successful
candidate must have a Ph.D. in hand by August 2017. Review of applications
will begin November 15, 2017, and continue until the position is filled.


The Department of Anthropology is strongly committed to Penn’s Action Plan
for Faculty Diversity and Excellence and to creating a more diverse faculty
(for more information see:
http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/v58/n02/diversityplan.html). The
University of Pennsylvania is an EOE. Minorities/Women/Individuals with
disabilities/Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply.

-- 
Kristina Nielsen
Graduate student
Department of Anthropology
University of Pennsylvania
kniels at sas.upenn.edu
(608) 206-9681
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