Rice U.: One-yr lecturer position

[Suzanne Kemmer]

LECTURER POSITION AT RICE

Pending funding approval, the Department of Linguistics
at Rice  University is now accepting applications for a
one-year lecturer position. Deadline for receipt of
applications is April 15, 2008.

Responsibilities of the position include teaching historical
linguistics, a two-semester field methods sequence, and
a fourth course to be determined by mutual agreement.
Ph.D. required by time of appointment, July 1, 2008.

We especially welcome applications from researchers who
share the department's interest in approaching language
from a usage-based perspective with solid empirical
grounding in primary data, especially approaches of a
cognitive, social-interactional, and/or functional nature.
Experience in fieldwork and language documentation/
revitalization is also desirable.

See also our departmental web site at http://ling.rice.edu.

Application materials include: cover letter, CV, teaching
statement, sample of written work, and three letters of
reference. Past teaching evaluations and/or information
about course topics the applicant could teach are also
welcome but not required at this time.

Rice University is committed to affirmative action and
equal opportunity in education and employment. Rice
does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion,
sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age,
disability or veteran status. Rice University is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Address for Applications:

Lecturer Position
Department of Linguistics, MS-23
Rice University
6100 Main Street
Houston, TX 77005
USA