17.3432, Jobs: Farsi, Western & Lang Description: Scientist, U of Maryland, CASL

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Subject: 17.3432, Jobs: Farsi, Western & Lang Description: Scientist, U of Maryland, CASL

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Date: 20-Nov-2006
From: Sherrita Rose < srose at casl.umd.edu >
Subject: Farsi, Western & Language Description: Assistant/Associate/Senior Research Scientist, University of Maryland, CASL, MD, USA 

	
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Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 21:30:54
From: Sherrita Rose < srose at casl.umd.edu >
Subject: Farsi, Western & Language Description: Assistant/Associate/Senior Research Scientist, University of Maryland, CASL, MD, USA 
 

University or Organization: University of Maryland, CASL 
Department: Center for Advanced Study of Language
Job Rank: Assistant/Associate/Senior Research Scientist  
Specialty Areas: Language Description 
Required Language(s): Farsi, Western (pes)

Description:

The Center for Advanced Study of Language (CASL), a university-affiliated research center located 
at the University of Maryland, was established in 2003 under a renewable five-year contract.  Its 
mission is to conduct state-of-the-art research in areas that result in improved performance on 
language tasks relevant to the work of government language professionals.  Work done at the 
center focuses on improving knowledge of less commonly taught languages, enhancing the 
acquisition and maintenance of foreign language capability by government professionals 
(especially at the advanced levels), advancing the capacity to use foreign language skills in a wide 
variety of government professions and situations, and improving the quality of human language 
technology.

CASL seeks a linguist with specialization in an area of linguistic analysis of Persian.  Areas of 
interest include structure of a Persian language (Farsi, Dari, Tajik), Persian dialectology, 
anthropological linguistics, or sociolinguistics with an emphasis on Persian data. The candidate 
will develop and participate in research projects that enable government employees - especially 
foreign language professionals - to improve their performance on the job, or will conduct 
research which helps develop improved language training techniques for Persian.  

Candidates must have an earned Ph.D. in linguistics, Persian language, or a related field, possess 
a record of individual research achievement in at least one of the areas specified above, a strong 
record of publication, and the ability to establish an interdisciplinary research program across 
areas related to the study of language and analysis.  We prefer candidates whose research and 
publications show evidence of ability to tackle complex, interdisciplinary research and to work 
collaboratively with a range of institutions and researchers. Senior candidates may also be 
interested in applying for the position of Area Director for Less Commonly Taught Languages 
and should consult that advertisement.  Candidates must hold U.S. citizenship and be willing to 
obtain a security clearance.  For information on U.S. government security clearances, please see 
http://www.opm.gov/extra/investigate/security-clearance.asp

*CASL will be interviewing at the Annual LSA Conference in January 2007. Interested applicants 
who plan on attending the conference and would like to be interviewed, should submit 
application materials by December 10, 2006.

TO APPLY: go to https://careers.casl.umd.edu, click on "Employment Opportunities" and follow 
directions for applying.  

UM is an EOE/AA. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. 

For best consideration, apply by January 15, 2007. 

Questions about this position should be sent by e-mail to jobquestions at casl.umd.edu.
	 
Application Deadline: 10-Dec-2006 (Open until filled)

Contact Information:
	Sherrita Rose 
	Email: srose at casl.umd.edu 
	Phone: 301-226-8875 
	
Apply on-line at: https://careers.casl.umd.edu





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