37.3240, Jobs: French; General Linguistics: Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at Austin

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Subject: 37.3240, Jobs: French; General Linguistics: Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at Austin

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Date: 07-Oct-2026
From: Stephanie Kaufman [stephanie.kaufman at austin.utexas.edu]
Subject: French; General Linguistics: Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at Austin


Job Location: Texas, USA
Job Title: Assistant Professor
Job Rank: Assistant Professor
Salary: Salary is competitive and commensurate with experi

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics

Specialty Language(s): French (fra, stan1290)

Description:
Position Description:
The Department of European and Eurasian Studies at The University of
Texas at Austin invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant
Professor of French and Francophone Studies to begin Fall 2027.
We seek an interdiscplinary scholar working at the intersection of
language and culture from transnational perspectives (specialization
open).
Duties include teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels,
developing courses for the department, service at the departmental,
college, and university levels, and collaboration with colleagues and
students from allied programs on campus. The successful candidate must
also be willing and able to teach in the university's core curriculum.
Qualifications:
Applicants must have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. by the
time of appointment or expect to obtain the Ph.D within a year of
joining the faculty as Instructor. Native-or-near native fluency in
French and English required. Experience in course development, student
mentoring, and collaborative projects is required.
Preferred qualifications include proficiency in additional research
languages as well as a strong track record of teaching excellence and
scholarly accomplishments (articles, monographs) beyond the
dissertation.
Scholarly agendas focused on historical and contemporary issues in the
Francophone world (Africa, North America, Europe, Pacific, Caribbean)
and on varities of French in these cultural and linguistic contact
zones are preferred, with preferred subfields including visual arts,
anthropology, intellectual and political history, linguistics,
philosophy, translation studies, Digital Humanities, as well as other
approaches to text, performance, and material cultures.
Application Instructions
Please upload a detailed letter of interest, CV, names and contact
information for three recommenders, teaching portfolio (including at
least three sets of teaching evaluations), and a writing sample
(scholarly article or dissertation chapter). Additional materials may
be requested after the initial review of applications.
Applications must be received no later than November 2, 2026.
Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and
qualifications. Position funding is subject to budget availability.
For further information, please contact: David Birdsong, Search
Committee Chair, at birdsong at austin.utexas.edu.

Application Deadline: 02-Nov-2026
Web Address for Applications: https://faculty.utexas.edu/career/193080
Contact Information:
        David Birdsong
        Email: birdsong at austin.utexas.edu



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