LINGUIST List 12.2692

Mon Oct 29 2001

Jobs: Phonology and Syntax: AsstProf in GA USA

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1. Larry W.Burton, Phonology and Syntax: Asst Professor at Georgia Southern Univ, GA USA

Rank of Job: Assistant Professor
Areas Required: Phonology and Syntax
Other Desired Areas: Language acquisition, appplied linguistics,
discourse analysis
University or Organization: Georgia Southern University
Department: Writing and Linguistics
State or Province: Georgia
Country: United States
Final Date of Application: November 1, 2001
Contact: Larry W. Burton lburtongsvms2.cc.gasou.edu

Address for Applications:
Post Office Box 8026
Statesboro
GA 30460
United States

The Department of Writing and Linguistics at Georgia Southern
University ( http://www2.gasou.edu/writling/ ) seeks applications for a
tenure-track assistant professor to teach both undergraduate and
graduate courses in linguistics as well as first-year composition.
Ph.D. in Linguistics: Phonology and Syntax required by starting date
of the position, Aug. 1, 2002. Dissertation in field and evidence of
excellent teaching are required. A minimum of two years of college
teaching experience is preferred. Preference may be given to
candidates with experience working with diverse student populations.
Salary dependent upon qualifications.

We seek candidates who have broad interests that complement a
department with programs in creative writing, first-year composition,
technical and professional writing, teacher education, and ESL. The
successful candidate will also have expertise in one or more of these
areas: language acquisition, applied linguistics, and discourse
analysis.

Initial screening of applicants may occur at the Modern Language
Association Conference in New Orleans, LA, on Dec. 27-30, 2001.
Interested candidates should send letter of application, curriculum
vitae, evidence of excellent teaching, and the names, addresses, email
addresses, and telephone numbers of three references for initial
screening to Larry W. Burton, Chair, Search Committee # 44190,
Department of Writing and Linguistics, Georgia Southern University,
P.O. Box 8026, Statesboro, GA 30460-8555. Postmark deadline: Nov. 1,
2001. Additional materials may be requested at a later date.

Georgia Southern University, a member of the University System of
Georgia, is the largest and most comprehensive center of higher
education in the southern half of Georgia. A residential university
serving over 14,000 students, Georgia Southern's hallmark is a
superior undergraduate experience emphasizing academic distinction,
excellent teaching, and student success. The university offers 130
degree programs at the baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral levels
through six colleges. Founded in 1906, Georgia Southern became a
regional university in 1990. The 634-acre campus is located in
Statesboro, a community of approximately 30,000 residents, 50 miles
northwest of historic Savannah and 200 miles southeast of Atlanta.
Georgia Southern is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Institution.
 
Individuals who need reasonable accommodations under the Americans
with Disabilities Act in order to participate in the search process
should notify the search chair. Georgia is an open records state.