36.3848, Jobs: General Linguistics: Tenured/Tenure-Track Position in Language, Johns Hopkins University

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Date: 12-Dec-2025
From: JHU Cognitive Science [cogsci at jhu.edu]
Subject: General Linguistics: Tenured/Tenure-Track Position in Language, Johns Hopkins University


Job Location: Baltimore, MD, USA
Web Address: https://cogsci.jhu.edu/
Job Title: Tenured/Tenure-Track Position in Language
Job Rank: Assistant Professor, Assoc/Full Professor, Associate
Professor, Full Professor, Rank Open
Salary: $131,500 – $316,000 a year

Minimum Education: A Ph.D. in Cognitive Science or a related field,
such as psychology, neuroscience, computer science, or linguistics is
required.

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics

Other Specialties: morphology, phonetics, phonology, pragmatics,
prosody, semantics, sign/speech perception, syntax, or typology
Description:
The Department of Cognitive Science at Johns Hopkins University seeks
candidates for a tenured / tenure-track faculty position in language
using approaches such as theoretical linguistics, language
development/acquisition, fieldwork, psycholinguistics, and
neurobiology of language. The department seeks candidates with
cutting-edge research programs in any area of linguistic investigation
(including morphology, phonetics, phonology, pragmatics, prosody,
semantics, sign/speech perception, syntax, or typology). Candidates
should demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching and mentoring, to
collaboration with members of the department and related departments
or centers (Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Philosophy, and Psychological & Brain Sciences), and to engagement
with university-wide initiatives in AI and Neuroscience.
We anticipate hiring at the Associate Professor or Professor rank, but
will also consider exceptional candidates at the Assistant Professor
stage, especially those nearing completion of their tenure review. All
appointees at the Associate and Full Professor level are expected to
be pre-eminent experts in their field. All candidates should be
committed to both research and teaching excellence. All appointees are
expected to teach at the undergraduate and graduate level.
Applications will be considered until the position is filled.
Priorities will be given to applications received by January 15, 2026.
Upload a brief cover letter articulating your interest in the
position, a CV, a statement of teaching interests, and a research
statement that addresses the particular priority areas in this search.
You may upload up to three representative articles.
Applicants at the Assistant Professor level should solicit three
letters of reference along with their application. Applicants at the
Associate and Full Professor levels should upload a list of three
referees to be contacted at a later stage of the review process.

Application Deadline: (Open until filled)
Web Address for Applications: https://apply.interfolio.com/178813
Contact Information:
        Colin Wilson
        Email: colin.wilson at jhu.edu



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