LINGUIST List 12.2898

Mon Nov 19 2001

Jobs: Syntax&Semantics: Asst Prof, CA USA

Editor for this issue: Karolina Owczarzak <karolinalinguistlist.org>

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1. Rene Coppieters, Syntax & Semantics: Asst Professor at Pomona College, California USA

Rank of Job: Assistant Professor
Areas Required: Syntax and Semantics
University or Organization: Pomona College
Department: Linguistics and Cognitive Science
State or Province: California
Country: USA
Final Date of Application: review starts 10 December 2001
Contact: Rene Coppieters rcoppieterspomona.edu

Address for Applications:
Mason Hall, Pomona College
Claremont
CA 91711
USA

The Department of Linguistics and Cognitive Science at Pomona College
invites applications for a tenure-track appointment at the assistant
professor level, effective July 2002. 

Candidates should have a commitment to undergraduate teaching in a
small liberal arts college where there is an emphasis on high-quality
instruction. Candidates will be expected to teach core courses in
syntax and semantics, and have a teaching interest in other areas, for
example morphology, languages of the world, field methods, language
acquisition, psycholinguistics or computational linguistics. He or
she should have a broad intellectual engagement with the field of
linguistics, and be interested in relating his/her research to cognate
fields such as philosophy, computer science and/or psychology. He or
she will be part of an active cognitive science research group, and
will be expected to share in the teaching of the introduction to
cognitive science course. Preference will be given to candidates who
have finished the PhD and who have teaching experience. 

Pomona College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We especially
encourage applications from women and members of underrepresented
groups. 

Please send dossier, including letter of application, representative
publications/writing samples, teaching evaluations, and three letters
of recommendation, to Rene Coppieters, Chair, Linguistics and
Cognitive Science Department, Mason Hall, Pomona College, Claremont,
Ca 91711. Complete applications received by 10 December 2001 will be
given full consideration. We expect to interview candidates at the
LSA meeting 3-6 January 2002 in San Francisco.