28.3576, Jobs: Anthropologicla Linguistics: Assistant or Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

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Subject: 28.3576, Jobs: Anthropologicla Linguistics: Assistant or Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

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Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 10:54:15
From: Asif Agha [asifagha at sas.upenn.edu]
Subject: Anthropologicla Linguistics: Assistant or Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania, USA

 
University or Organization: University of Pennsylvania 
Department: Anthropology
Job Location: Pennsylvania, USA 
Web Address: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/anthropology/
Job Title: Tenured/Tenure-track Position in Linguistic Anthropology
Job Rank: Asst/Assoc Professor

Specialty Areas: Anthropological Linguistics 


Description:

The Department of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania seeks to fill
a position in linguistic anthropology at the rank of Assistant or Associate
Professor to start Fall 2018. Specialty and geographic area are open. We
welcome applications from candidates whose work employs the analysis of
language as semiotic form to study large-scale sociocultural processes, such
as those enabled by institutions of media, democracy, law, education, or
commerce. Desired qualifications include a broad training in linguistic
anthropology, a background in language-centered fieldwork that includes work
in a non-Indo-European language, an established research program and
publication trajectory, evidence of effective undergraduate teaching, and the
ability to direct graduate research.

Interested candidates should submit a letter of application and CV at the link
below. Applications for the Assistant Professor position should also include
the contact information of three individuals who have agreed to provide
letters of recommendation. Recommenders will be contacted by the University
with instructions on how to submit a letter to the website.  The successful
candidate must have a Ph.D. in hand by August 2017. Review of applications
will begin November 15, 2017, and continue until the position is filled.

The Department of Anthropology is strongly committed to Penn’s Action Plan for
Faculty Diversity and Excellence and to creating a more diverse faculty (for
more information see:
http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/v58/n02/diversityplan.html). The
University of Pennsylvania is an EOE. Minorities/Women/Individuals with
disabilities/Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply.



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Web Address for Applications: http://bit.ly/2vrJrW9 
Contact Information:
	Dr. Asif Agha 
	Email: asifagha at sas.upenn.edu 
	Phone: 215-898-4110 


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