36.2564, Jobs: General Linguistics: Assistant Professor - Language Revitalization - Linguistics, University of California Berkeley

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Subject: 36.2564, Jobs: General Linguistics: Assistant Professor - Language Revitalization - Linguistics, University of California Berkeley

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Date: 28-Aug-2025
From: Tony Ngo [tony at jobelephant.com]
Subject: General Linguistics: Assistant Professor - Language Revitalization - Linguistics, University of California Berkeley

Job Location: CA, USA
Job Title: Assistant Professor - Language Revitalization - Linguistics
Job Rank: Assistant Professor

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics

Description:
Assistant Professor - Language Revitalization - UC Berkeley

Position Description:
The Department of Linguistics at the University of California,
Berkeley, has been authorized to make an appointment in Language
Revitalization. The position will be filled at the rank of assistant
professor (tenure-track). Duties will include teaching (up to three
courses per year); undergraduate and graduate advising and supervision
of student research; development of a successful and original research
program; and service contributions. Candidates with research
specialization in language revitalization and a broad intellectual
engagement in linguistics and related fields are encouraged to apply.
Integral to the work of many linguistics students and faculty at UC
Berkeley is a program of engagement with minoritized and/or Indigenous
language communities in California, the US, or elsewhere in the world,
and a commitment to the view that research excellence is compatible
with collaborations that serve those communities’ goals. The
department has a long history of engagement with language
revitalization, including, for example, the Breath of Life workshops
hosted at Berkeley since the 1990s, the Designated Emphasis in
Indigenous Language Revitalization, and the outreach work of the
California Language Archive.
The department seeks applicants with a research focus in
community-engaged language revitalization (anywhere in the world), as
well as those with additional research interests or skills that will
contribute to the intellectual life of a broad linguistics community
(including but not limited to language documentation, description, and
analysis; sociolinguistics; anthropological linguistics; language
acquisition; language education; areal and language-family expertise).
The successful candidate will be expected to teach courses in general
linguistics and language revitalization at both the graduate and
undergraduate levels, and to provide research mentoring, as well as to
participate in service to the department, university, and field.
We welcome applications from those who have had non-traditional career
paths, have achieved excellence in careers outside academia, or have
taken time off for family reasons. The department is committed to
addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples
and single parents. For information about potential relocation to
Berkeley, or the career needs of accompanying partners and spouses,
please visit http://ofew.berkeley.edu/new-faculty.
Department: https://lx.berkeley.edu

Qualifications:
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
PhD (or equivalent international degree), or enrolled in PhD or
equivalent international degree-granting program at the time of
application.
Preferred qualifications
PhD or equivalent international degree by the start date.
Applicants will be evaluated based on all of the following criteria:
(1) accomplishments or potential in community-engaged language
revitalization; (2) additional research accomplishments or potential;
(3) teaching and mentoring accomplishments or potential; (4)
demonstrated breadth and ability to make connections outside their
area of specialization across intellectually diverse communities of
faculty and students; and (5) track record or potential in service,
including specific efforts to remove barriers, support the success of
students and other academics, increase the participation of those from
groups underrepresented in higher education, and create inclusive
climates. Applicants should ensure that all five criteria are
addressed in their application materials.

Application Window:
Open date: August 19, 2025
Final date: Friday, Oct 31, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time).
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.
Anticipated start: July 1, 2026
Job location: Berkeley, CA

For a full job description and to apply, visit
https://apptrkr.com/6504026.

Application Deadline: 31-Oct-2025
Mailing Address for Applications:
        Berkeley, CA
        USA
Email Address for Applications: lingmgr at berkeley.edu
Web Address for Applications: https://apptrkr.com/6504026
Contact Information:
        Human Resources
        Email: lingmgr at berkeley.edu

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