18.2616, Jobs: L2 Acquisition: Asst Professor, U Kentucky

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Subject: 18.2616, Jobs: L2 Acquisition: Asst Professor, U Kentucky

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Date: 07-Sep-2007
From: Stayc DuBravac < sdubravac at uky.edu >
Subject: Second Language Acquisition: Asst Prof, The University of Kentucky, KY, USA

 

	
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Date: Sun, 09 Sep 2007 13:40:40
From: Stayc DuBravac [sdubravac at uky.edu]
Subject: Second Language Acquisition: Asst Prof, The University of Kentucky, KY, USA
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University or Organization: The University of Kentucky 
Department: Modern & Classical Languages
Web Address: http://www.uky.edu

Job Rank: Assistant Professor  

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Second Language
Acquisition

Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)
                      Chinese, Mandarin (cmn) 
                      Japanese (jpn) 

Description:

The University of Kentucky seeks a tenure-track assistant professor in
second-language acquisition.  The appointment, to begin August 2008, will
be initially housed in the Department of Modern &
Classical Languages (http://www.as.uky.edu/mcllc/index.html); ultimately, the
appointee will be affiliated with the University's new Linguistics Department
(http://www.as.uky.edu/linguistics/) (whose creation is anticipated within the
next three years) and will have the option of a joint appointment. Applicants
must have a PhD in Linguistics in hand by July 2008, with research experience in
second-language acquisition and a language specialization in Chinese, Japanese,
or Arabic.  

Responsibilities of the position include pursuing an active research
program, developing new courses at both the undergraduate and graduate
levels, and teaching four courses per year:  two relating to the area of
language specialization and two in the Linguistics Program. Competitive
salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. Applicants should
send letter of application, CV, and three letters of recommendation to:
Prof. Stayc DuBravac, Chair, SLA Search Committee, Modern and Classical
Languages, 1055 POT, University of Kentucky, Lexington KY 40506-0027.
Applications will be acknowledged. Review of applications will begin
November 1 and continue until the position is filled. Preliminary
interviews will be conducted at the Linguistic Society of American Annual
Meeting, Chicago Palmer House Hilton, 3-6 January 2008, Chicago, IL. The
University of Kentucky is an AA/EO employer. Women and minorities are
especially encouraged to apply.


Application Deadline: 01-Dec-2007 (Open until filled)

Mailing Address for Applications: 
Stayc DuBravac 
Chair, SLA search committee 
Modern and Classical Languages 
1055 POT, University of Kentucky 
Lexington, US 40506-0027 
USA  

Contact Information:
Stayc DuBravac 
Email: sdubravac at uky.edu 
Fax: (859) 257-3743






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