LINGUIST List 22.4613 Fri Nov 18 2011 Jobs: Language Acquisition: Full Professor, University of Amsterdam Editor for this issue: Christy Bird <christylinguistlist.org> The LINGUIST List strongly encourages employers to engage in non-discriminatory hiring practices. We urge employers not to discriminate on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, age, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. However, we have no means of enforcing these standards. Job seekers should pay special attention to language in ads regarding employment requirements and are encouraged to consult our international employment page at http://linguistlist.org/jobs/jobnet.html. This page has been set up so that people can report on the employment standards of various countries. To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/posttolinguist.cfm Directory         1.     Henk van der Liet , Language Acquisition: Full Professor, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands Message 1: Language Acquisition: Full Professor, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands Date: 17-Nov-2011 From: Henk van der Liet <H.A.vanderLietuva.nl> Subject: Language Acquisition: Full Professor, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: University of Amsterdam Department: Language and Literature Job Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Web Address: http://www.hum.uva.nl/aclc Job Rank: Full Professor Specialty Areas: Language Acquisition Description: The Faculty of Humanities provides education and conducts research with a strong international profile in a large number of disciplines in the field of language and culture. Located in the heart of Amsterdam, the Faculty maintains close ties with many cultural institutes in the capital city. There are almost 1,000 employees affiliated with the Faculty, which has about 8,000 students. The Faculty of Humanities consists of six departments: History, Archaeology and Area Studies; Art, Religion and Cultural Sciences; Media Studies; Dutch Studies; Language and Literature; and Philosophy. Each department is made up of work pools comprising one or more professors and a number of other academic staff working in the relevant field. The Language and Literature department is made up of eight work pools, which currently employ a total of over 75 fte. The Language and Literature department has a vacancy for a: Professor of Language Acquisition 1.0 FTE vacancy number W11-218 The chairs of Second Language Acquisition (prof. J.H. Hulstijn) and Psycholinguistics and Language Pathology (prof. A.E. Baker) will be merged into one new chair of Language Acquisition, following developments in the field. Tasks: The chair in Language Acquisition comprises teaching and research in the area of language acquisition in a multilingual context, with a potential specialization in second language acquisition, early child bilingualism, specific language impairment in a multilingual context, and related areas. The study programme is mainly centred around Bachelor's and Master's programmes on specific languages offered by the faculty, as well as the programme in general linguistics. The professor will also participate in research Master programmes and other overarching curricular subjects that are not related to any particular language (for the curriculum, please see the UvA's digital course catalogue: http://www.studiegids.uva.nl). The Faculty's BA programmes are taught within the College of Humanities, while MA and doctorate programmes are administered within the Graduate School for Humanities. Research focuses on the study of Language Acquisition and is conducted at Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication (ACLC). In defining its research programme for the period 2009-2012, the Faculty has identified three research priority areas: Cultural Heritage and Identities, Cultural Transformations and Globalisation, and the interfaculty area of Cognitive Modelling and Learning. For further information about the Faculty research programme, please see: http://www.hum.uva.nl/onderzoek. Further information: For further details, interested parties should contact the secretary of the selection committee, mrs. A.S.P.M. Peters, +31 (0)20 525 4428, A.S.P.M.Petersuva.nl, or the chairman professor H.A. van der Liet, +31 (0)20 525 4664, H.A.vanderLietuva.nl. Appointment: The initial appointment will be on a temporary basis for a period of no more than two years. Subject to satisfactory performance, this will be followed by a permanent appointment. The gross salary will normally conform to professorial scale 2 (between EUR 4,904 and EUR 7,142 per month before tax on a full-time basis in accordance with the salary scale established in January 2009). In certain cases, however, different terms of employment may be offered. For the full text of the vacancy, visit the ACLC website: http://www.hum.uva.nl/aclc under Vacancies. Application Deadline: 12-Dec-2011 Mailing Address for Applications: prof.dr Jan Willem van Henten Spuistraat 210 Amsterdam 1012 VT Netherlands Email Address for Applications: solliciteren2011-fgwuva.nl Contact Information: prof.dr Henk van der Liet Email: H.A.vanderLietuva.nl Phone: 0031205254664 Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 18-Nov-2011       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.