31.3430, Jobs: French; General Linguistics: Assistant Professor, University of Toronto

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Subject: 31.3430, Jobs: French; General Linguistics: Assistant Professor, University of Toronto

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Date: Mon, 09 Nov 2020 15:45:46
From: Marjorie Rolando [french.assistanttothechair at utoronto.ca]
Subject: French; General Linguistics: Assistant Professor, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 
University or Organization: University of Toronto 
Department: French
Job Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada 
Web Address: https://www.french.utoronto.ca/
Job Title: French Experimental Linguistics
Job Rank: Assistant Professor

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Experimental and Quantitative Methodologies

Required Language(s): French (fra)

Description:

Assistant Professor – French Experimental Linguistics (978)

The Department of French in the Faculty of Arts & Science at the University of
Toronto invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in the
area of French Experimental Linguistics. The appointment will be at the rank
of Assistant Professor, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2021, or
shortly thereafter.

Applicants must have earned a PhD in Linguistics or French Linguistics by the
time of appointment, or shortly thereafter, with a demonstrated record of
excellence in research and teaching. The successful applicant must have native
or near-native competence in French and at least near-native competence in
English.

We seek candidates whose research and teaching interests complement and
strengthen our existing departmental strengths. The successful candidate must
have strong demonstrated expertise in French Linguistics, with a focus on
Experimental and Quantitative Methodologies which may include areas such as:
application of experimental methodologies to linguistic theory, behavioral
experiments, quantitative and statistical approaches to observational study
data, and computational modelling of empirical data.

Candidates must also have demonstrated expertise in at least one of the
following areas of linguistics: bilingualism/multilingualism, L2 acquisition,
morphology, semantics, or variationist sociolinguistics.

French must be a main language of research focus. The successful candidate
will be expected to pursue innovative and independent research at the highest
international level and to establish an outstanding, competitive, and
externally funded research program.

Candidates must have a demonstrated ability to teach, in French, quantitative
methods courses and core theoretical courses in French linguistics, as well as
French as a Second Language. Duties will include teaching at both the graduate
and undergraduate levels. 

Candidates must provide evidence of research excellence, which will be
demonstrated by a record of publications in top-ranked and field relevant
academic journals or forthcoming publications meeting high international
standards, the submitted research statement, presentations at significant
conferences, awards and accolades, and strong endorsements by referees of high
standing.

Evidence of excellence in teaching will be demonstrated through teaching
accomplishments, the teaching dossier (containing a teaching statement, sample
course materials and teaching evaluations) submitted as part of the
application, as well as strong endorsements of teaching in the letters of
reference.

Candidates are also expected to show evidence of a commitment to equity,
diversity, inclusion, and the promotion of a respectful and collegial learning
and working environment demonstrated through the application materials.  

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

This position will be held at the University of Toronto, St. George campus in
downtown Toronto. More information on the University of Toronto
www.utoronto.ca and the Department of French http://www.french.utoronto.ca can
be found on their respective websites.

All qualified candidates are invited to apply online by clicking the link
below. For a more detailed description, please check the University of
Toronto's career site.



Application Deadline: 04-Jan-2021 
	  
Web Address for Applications: https://jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-Assistant-Professor-French-Experimental-Linguistics-ON/542908317/ 
Contact Information:
	Marjorie Rolando 
	Email: french.assistanttothechair at utoronto.ca 


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