25.1848, Jobs: General Linguistics: Lecturer, University of California, Los Angeles

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Subject: 25.1848, Jobs: General Linguistics: Lecturer, University of California, Los Angeles

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Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 23:57:04
From: Jael Cosico [jcosico at humnet.ucla.edu]
Subject: General Linguistics: Lecturer, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA

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University or Organization: University of California, Los Angeles 
Department: Linguistics
Job Location: California, USA 
Web Address: http://www.linguistics.ucla.edu/
Job Title: Linguistics Lecturer 2014-2015 AY
Job Rank: Lecturer

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics 

Description:

Two new lecturer positions in Linguistics; various subjects

Subject to budgetary availability, the UCLA Department of Linguistics anticipates making two Lecturer appointments for academic year 2014-15.  These are new positions and are distinct from the lecturer positions advertised in an earlier announcement.

Appointees will be paid an annual salary spread over a twelve month period between July 1, 2014 and June 30th, 2015; instruction dates are 9/29/14 - 6/12/15. The qualifications for the position are as follows: Ph.D. degree by 6/30/2014, demonstrated evidence of teaching ability, and experience in teaching some subset of the courses needed for next year’s curriculum (see list below).  

If necessary the Department will split these appointments among multiple individuals qualified to teach the various courses. For a full-year position, salary will range from $47,584 to $56,563 based on qualifications and teaching experience, subject to future changes in the lecturer salary scale. Lecturer appointments that extend for the full academic year qualify for health insurance and other benefits.

The teaching load will be two courses per quarter. There are three quarters in the academic year. 

New applicants should make use of UCLA’s job application web site, https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu, to submit a cover letter, CV, three letters of recommendation, statement of teaching philosophy, and copies of teaching evaluations or other evidence of teaching effectiveness.  In the cover letter applicants should discuss their relevant experience in teaching the following subjects (UCLA course numbers are included; the official course descriptions are available at http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/schedule/catalog.aspx?sa=LING+++&funsel=3)

Linguistics 1, “Introduction to Language”
Linguistics 20, “Introduction to Linguistics”
Linguistics 103, “Introduction to General Phonetics”
Linguistics 120A, “Phonology I”
Linguistics 120B, “Syntax I”
Linguistics 127, “Syntactic Typology”
Linguistics 132, “Language Processing”
Linguistics 140, “Bilingualism and Second Language Acquisition”
Linguistics 170, “Psycholinguistics”
Linguistics 210A/B, “Field Methods” (graduate)

Applicants who have already applied for lecturer positions in the department for 2014-2015 may reactivate their applications by contacting the department’s Personnel Officer, Jael Cosico, at the contact email address below.  Please specify relevant experience in teaching the subjects given above.  You may include additional applications materials if you wish as attachments to your email. If you need assistance with the application system, please contact UCLA Academic Recruit at the application email below.  If you have any questions concerning your application, please contact the department’s Personnel Officer, Jael Cosico (email address below).  

The deadline for applications is May 5, 2014.  

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. The University undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunity for underrepresented minorities and women, for persons with disabilities , and for covered veterans. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, including minorities and women.

Application Deadline: 05-May-2014 

Email Address for Applications: academicjobs at ucla.edu 
Web Address for Applications: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/apply/JPF00212 
Contact Information:
	Academic Personnel Officer Jael Cosico 
	Email: jcosico at humnet.ucla.edu 

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