36.3905, Jobs: Mandarin Chinese; Phonetics, Phonology: Visiting Assistant Professor of Chinese and Linguistics (Phonetics, Phonology), Reed College

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Date: 18-Dec-2025
From: Reed College [purdyk at reed.edu]
Subject: Mandarin Chinese; Phonetics, Phonology: Visiting Assistant Professor of Chinese and Linguistics (Phonetics, Phonology), Reed College


Job Location: OR, USA
Job Title: Visiting Assistant Professor of Chinese and Linguistics
(Phonetics, Phonology)
Job Rank: Visiting Assistant Professor

Specialty Areas: Phonetics; Phonology

Specialty Language(s): Mandarin Chinese (cmn)

Description:
Reed College invites applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant
Professor position in Chinese and Linguistics, with a focus in
Phonetics and/or Phonology, for the 2026-27 academic year, to commence
in August 2026.
Reed is a highly selective, undergraduate-only liberal arts
institution with a commitment to excellence in teaching and
scholarship. The successful candidate will be jointly hired in two
departments – Chinese (0.4 FTE) and Linguistics (0.6 FTE) – and will
teach five courses:
1. The phonetics/phonology units of LING 211: Introduction to
Linguistic Analysis
2. LING 320: Phonetics
3. One upper-division course in phonetics or phonology
4. Two one-semester courses in Beginning, Intermediate, or Advanced
Chinese
The visitor will also advise two or three year-long senior thesis
projects in Linguistics.
Requirements for the position:
 - A PhD (or ABD) in Linguistics, East Asian Linguistics, Chinese
Linguistics, Phonetics, or related field with a clear focus in
linguistics
 - Scholarly expertise in phonetics and/or phonology, in any
language(s)
 - Experience in teaching or TAing college-level language courses
 - Teaching-level proficiency in Mandarin Chinese
To apply, please submit the following through Interfolio
(https://apply.interfolio.com/179397):
 - Your CV
 - One sample of your scholarly work (e.g., a journal article,
proceedings paper, or dissertation chapter) in phonetics or phonology
 - The names and contact information for three recommenders
 - A cover letter, in which you address all of the following:
1. Scholarly expertise in phonetics, phonology, or related subfields
of linguistics
2. Mandarin Chinese proficiency and college-level language teaching
experience.
3. Evidence of teaching potential in linguistics, e.g. teaching and/or
TAing experience, mentoring roles, and/or supporting and advising
student research.
4. Teaching interests: identify existing courses from our catalog that
you would be interested in and capable of teaching, and propose at
least one new course that you could offer in upper-level phonetics or
phonology.
5. Reed College is a highly selective liberal arts institution with a
distinguished record of educational accomplishment and a strong
commitment to scholarship (http://web.reed.edu). It is also a
community that values cultural diversity and inclusive educational
practices as essential to the excellence of our academic program. In
your application material, we invite you to describe how your
teaching, scholarship, mentorship, and/or community service reflect
these values. Reed is committed to non-discrimination and equal
opportunity employment.
Review of applications will commence on January 23, 2026. For further
information about this position, please contact co-chairs Sameer ud
Dowla Khan (Linguistics, skhan at reed.edu) or Alexei Ditter (Chinese,
dittera at reed.edu).

Application Deadline: (Open until filled)
Mailing Address for Applications:
        USA
Web Address for Applications: https://apply.interfolio.com/179397
Contact Information:
        Sameer ud Dowla Khan; Aexei Ditter
        Email: skhan at reed.edu



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