LINGUIST List 22.1652: History of the English Language: Lecturer, Newcastle University

LINGUIST List 22.1652
Wed Apr 13 2011 Jobs: History of the English Language: Lecturer, Newcastle University Editor for this issue: Christy Bird <christylinguistlist.org>
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Directory 1. Rowena Bryson , History of the English Language: Lecturer, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Message 1: History of the English Language: Lecturer, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Date: 13-Apr-2011 From: Rowena Bryson <rowena.brysonncl.ac.uk> Subject: History of the English Language: Lecturer, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: Newcastle University Department: English Literature, Language and Linguistics Job Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Web Address: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/elll/ Job Rank: Lecturer Specialty Areas: Historical Linguistics; History of the English Language Description: The School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics, Newcastle University, UK is looking to appoint a fixed-term (two year) full-time post in the History of the English Language. With this appointment, we seek to consolidate the provision of teaching excellence and enhance further the School's expertise in the delivery of courses in English Language. Although we are particularly seeking applicants with a secondary specialism in phonology, we also welcome applications from scholars with secondary interests in semantics/pragmatics or syntax so as to complement existing expertise within the School. The successful candidate will develop and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in English historical linguistics. The appointment forms part of the School's strategic plan to sustain its expertise and international recognition in English Language. The successful candidate will also be asked to support the research culture of the Centre for Research in Linguistics and Language Science. The candidate should have an existing or developing record of research publications, and firm plans in place for future projects. In addition, it is expected that all lecturing staff will contribute to stage 1 teaching and will participate in the School's thriving postgraduate culture by teaching on its MA programme and supervising PhD students. All staff also take a share in the administrative tasks essential to the running of the School. Informal enquiries can be made to the Head of Linguistics and English Language, Professor Karen Corrigan, tel: +44 0191 222 7757, e-mail: K.P.Corriganncl.ac.uk or the Head of School, Professor Jennifer Richards, tel: +44 191 222 7754, e-mail: Jennifer.Richardsncl.ac.uk Application Deadline: 10-May-2011 Web Address for Applications: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/vacancies/ Contact Information: Rowena Bryson Email: rowena.brysonncl.ac.uk Phone: +44 191 222 7761 This Year the LINGUIST List hopes to raise $67,000. This money will go to help keep the List running by supporting all of our Student Editors for the coming year. See below for donation instructions, and don't forget to check out Fund Drive 2011 site! http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2011/ There are many ways to donate to LINGUIST! You can donate right now using our secure credit card form at https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm Alternatively you can also pledge right now and pay later. To do so, go to: https://linguistlist.org/donation/pledge/pledge1.cfm For all information on donating and pledging, including information on how to donate by check, money order, or wire transfer, please visit: http://linguistlist.org/donation/ The LINGUIST List is under the umbrella of Eastern Michigan University and as such can receive donations through the EMU Foundation, which is a registered 501(c) Non Profit organization. Our Federal Tax number is 38-6005986. These donations can be offset against your federal and sometimes your state tax return (U.S. tax payers only). For more information visit the IRS Web-Site, or contact your financial advisor. Many companies also offer a gift matching program, such that they will match any gift you make to a non-profit organization. Normally this entails your contacting your human resources department and sending us a form that the EMU Foundation fills in and returns to your employer. This is generally a simple administrative procedure that doubles the value of your gift to LINGUIST, without costing you an extra penny. Please take a moment to check if your company operates such a program. Thank you very much for your support of LINGUIST! New! Visit LL's Multitree project for over 1000 trees dynamically generated from scholarly hypotheses about language relationships: http://multitree.linguistlist.org/ Read more issues\|LINGUIST home page\|Top of issue

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