23.4835, Jobs: Text/Corpus Linguistics: Assistant Professor, Lancaster University

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Subject: 23.4835, Jobs: Text/Corpus Linguistics: Assistant Professor, Lancaster University

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Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:42:51
From: Elena Semino [e.semino at lancaster.ac.uk]
Subject: Text/Corpus Linguistics: Assistant Professor, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom

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 University or Organization: Lancaster University 
Job Location: Lancaster, United Kingdom 
Web Address: http://www.lancs.ac.uk/
Job Rank: Assistant Professor

Specialty Areas: Text/Corpus Linguistics 


Description:

Please note that this post is a Grade 7/8 post (UK based gradings).  The job
description is for Grade 7, the job description for Grade 8 can be viewed on
the University's website.

Job Title: Lecturer in Corpus Linguistics
Grade: 7
Duration: Indefinite
Department/College: Linguistics and English Language
Directly responsible to: Head of Department
Supervisory responsibility for: N/A
Other contacts:
- Internal: Colleagues and students in the Department and in the Faculty of
Arts and Social Sciences, together with colleagues in other faculties,
providers of student support services, the Library, ISS, central
administration and other relevant university actors.
- External: Relevant research funding bodies and councils, professional
bodies, employers, business organisations, local and UK government
organisations, academic and research networks.

Major Duties:
- Contribute to the development of the Department through the generation of
research, teaching and scholarship of national excellence;
- Contribute expertise in Corpus Linguistics and other areas of Linguistics
and English Language study at undergraduate, Masters and PhD levels;
- Evidence of a personal research agenda in Corpus Linguistics, in keeping
with REF criteria, striving to produce work of national standing within the
strategic aims of the Department and University;
- Participate in research teams or other collaborative research initiatives
(particularly within the ESRC Centre on Corpus Approaches to Social Science)
and teaching depending on the postholder’s interests and background;
- Evidence of a clear and realizable plan to apply for grants for new research
projects, individual and/or collaborative;
- Contribute to the Department’s academic and pastoral care of its students
and to the enhancement of their learning, personal development and
achievement;
- Supervise dissertations and contribute to the supervision of PhD candidates;
- Co-ordinate UG, MA and PhD modules in Corpus Linguistics and other areas of
linguistics;
- Communicate effectively with students and colleagues, using face-to-face,
telephone, written and electronic communication (including email and VLE)
modes as appropriate;
- Assume various administrative tasks and responsibilities as requested by the
Head of Department;
- Be available to teach short courses abroad (normally not more than once a
year) as necessary;
- Provide cover for colleagues on sabbatical where necessary;
- Engage in other duties appropriate to the grade of the post as required by
the Head of Department.




Application Deadline: 21-Dec-2012 
	  
Web Address for Applications: http://hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/vacancies.aspx?cat=160&type=5 
Contact Information:
	Professor Elena Semino 
	Email: e.semino at lancaster.ac.uk 
	Phone: +44 (0)1524 594176



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