27.4886, Jobs: Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Sociolinguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Assistant Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Subject: 27.4886, Jobs: Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Sociolinguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Assistant Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2016 14:20:33
From:  Eom [minhee.eom at utrgv.edu]
Subject: Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Sociolinguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Assistant Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA

University or Organization: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 
Department: Writing and Language Studies
Job Location: Texas, USA 
Web Address: http://www.utrgv.edu
Job Title: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
Job Rank: Assistant Professor

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Sociolinguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics 

Description:

The Department of Writing and Language Studies at The University of Texas Rio
Grande Valley invites applications for an Assistant Professor with
specialization in Applied Linguistics commencing September 1, 2017.

Candidates with a PhD in Applied Linguistics (or related field) with an
emphasis in sociolinguistics and/or language contact are encouraged to apply.
The ideal candidate will have an interest in pursuing a research agenda
related to/drawing from the linguistic resources of the Rio Grande Valley
region. Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate courses in the English
degree, teaching and supervising graduate students, conducting research, and
carrying out service responsibilities.

UTRGV faculty will be expected to demonstrate a strong commitment to student
success and to advancing the university, college, and program missions, as
well as a commitment to UTRGV’s guiding principles, which include promoting
access to postsecondary education to a diverse student body and becoming one
of the largest and most successful Hispanic-serving emerging research
institutions in the U.S.A.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley opened its doors in Fall 2015. UTRGV
was created by the Texas Legislature in 2013 and brings together the assets
and resources of UT Pan American and UT Brownsville. The new university is
also home to a School of Medicine which opened in 2016. UTRGV is in the middle
of one of the fastest growing areas in the nation, the southern tip of Texas
known as the Rio Grande Valley.

The Department of Writing and Language Studies at UTRGV offers BA programs in
English and Spanish in conjunction with the Department of Literatures and
Cultural Studies. It also offers MA programs in English (Rhetoric,
Composition, Literacy Studies, and Linguistics), English as a Second Language,
and Interdisciplinary Studies in English. The Department brings together
linguistics, languages (including a wide variety of languages, such as French,
German, Chinese, and Arabic), and rhetoric/composition.

For more information about the university and programs offered, please see
http://www.utrgv.edu.

Minimum Qualifications: A Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics or related field from
an accredited university by the time of hire; evidence of excellent
scholarship and teaching; Evidence of excellence or promise of excellence in
research/scholarship. ABD will be considered; however, degree must be
conferred by September 1, 2017.

Discipline Specific Required Qualifications: Expertise in Sociolinguistics
and/or Language Contact

Preferred Qualifications:In addition to expertise in sociolinguistics and/or
language contact, a candidate with experience/expertise in one or more of the
following areas of research/scholarship will be viewed favorably: multilingual
language acquisition, contrastive linguistics, corpus linguistics,
English/Spanish language contact. Further, the ideal candidate will have an
interest in pursuing a research agenda related to/drawing from the linguistic
resources of the Rio Grande Valley region.

Required Documents:

- Cover Letter/Letter of Application
- Teaching Philosophy
- Writing / Publication Sample
- Curriculum Vitae
- Unofficial Transcripts
- List of 3 References

Please apply online using the application URL below.

Application Deadline: 06-Jan-2017 (Open until filled)

Web Address for Applications: https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/12612 
Contact Information
	Eom 
	Email: minhee.eom at utrgv.edu 

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