35.2640, Jobs: Discourse Analysis, Sociolinguistics: Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Rice University

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Subject: 35.2640, Jobs: Discourse Analysis, Sociolinguistics: Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Rice University

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Date: 27-Sep-2024
From: Nancy Niedzielski [niedz at rice.edu]
Subject: Discourse Analysis, Sociolinguistics: Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Rice University


University or Organization: Rice University
Department: Linguistics
Job Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Web Address: http://www.linguistics.rice.edu
Job Title: Assistant Professor of Linguistics
Job Rank: Assistant Professor

Specialty Areas: Discourse Analysis; Sociolinguistics; Language and
Gender; Language and Ethnicity

Description:

The Department of Linguistics at Rice University in Houston, Texas is
seeking applications for an assistant professor to begin July 1, 2025.
The candidate should have research expertise in the areas of language
and gender, language and ethnicity, sociolinguistics, and discourse
analysis. Major factors for consideration will be a demonstrated
excellence in teaching, as well as demonstrated active participation
in research activities in the desired areas.  Once hired, the scholar
will maintain an active research agenda in the fields described above,
and will teach three undergraduate courses at both the introductory
and advanced Linguistics levels per year.   The candidate may also
expect to engage in collaborations with other disciplines in the
social sciences.  Affiliation with one or more of Rice’s several
interdepartmental programs is expected, though not required. Such
programs include the Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and
Sexuality; the program on Poverty, Social Justice and Human
Capabilities; Politics, Law and Social Thought; the Baker Institute
for Public Policy; and/or Science and Technology Studies. For further
information about our department, please visit our department website
at https://linguistics.rice.edu/

Only electronic applications will be accepted, via
https://apply.interfolio.com/155495.  We will start reviewing
application materials on October 15, 2024. For fullest consideration
all materials should be submitted by November 30, 2024.

Please attach a letter of application summarizing your interest and
qualifications, C.V., an article-length writing sample, and statements
on teaching and research philosophies, each uploaded separately to
their respective tabs. Please list three references with contact
information, to whom we might solicit letters as the search
progresses. Candidates must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in
Linguistics by June 30, 2025.

We particularly encourage applications from women and members of
historically underrepresented groups who bring diverse cultural
experiences and who are especially qualified to mentor and advise
members of our diverse student population. The start date of the
position is July 1, 2025.

Located in an urban environment on a 300-acre tree-lined campus, Rice
University is a private, comprehensive research university located in
the heart of the dynamic Museum District in Houston, TX, the most
diverse city in the country and home to vibrant Latinx,
Asian-American, Black, LGBTQ+, and international communities. Houston
is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and upwards of 100
different languages are spoken in the greater Houston area.  Rice
offers undergraduate and graduate degrees across eight schools and has
a student body of approximately 4,500 undergraduate and 3,900 graduate
students, and undergraduate population has no racial majority. Rice
consistently ranks among the top 20 national universities and the top
10 in undergraduate teaching (US News &World Report); its endowment
ranks among the top 20 of US universities.

Application Deadline: 30-Nov-2024
Mailing Address for Applications:
Email Address for Applications: niedz at rice.edu
Web Address for Applications: https://apply.interfolio.com/155495
Contact Information:
        Nancy Niedzielski
        Email: niedz at rice.edu



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