LINGUIST List 5.1037

Fri 23 Sep 1994

Jobs: SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, English Language

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1. U of Kansas Linguistics Dept, Position Announcement
2. "William A. Kretzschmar, Jr.", Job(s) at Georgia

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT IN SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

The Linguistics Department at the University of Kansas invites
applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant
Professor level beginning August 15, 1995, contingent upon
budgetary approval. Candidates must possess a Ph.D. in
Linguistics or a closely related field with a specialization in
second language acquisition. The ideal candidate will be
thoroughly conversant with current syntactic theory and have
research experience in the application of syntactic theory to
the study of second language acquisition. Experience in obtaining
external funding will be an advantage. Duties will include
research, teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels, and
the direction of graduate theses and dissertations. Applications
received by December 15, 1994 will be given full consideration.
Please send applications (including a current curriculum vitae, a
description of your current research program, representative
publications, and the names of three references) to: Clifton Pye,
Chair, Linguistics Department, 427 Blake, University of Kansas,
Lawrence, KS 66045. E-mail: lingoukanvm. Women and minorities
are especially encouraged to apply. EO/AA Employer.

Here follows information about jobs at Georgia, including a search in
History of the English Language and possible hire of an ESL instructor.
I have been asked to post *all* of the advertisement, so I hope list
members will bear with the rest to get to the best.

Regards, Bill
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Bill Kretzschmar Phone: 706-542-2246
Dept. of English FAX: 706-542-2181
University of Georgia Internet: billkhyde.park.uga.edu
Athens, GA 30602-6205 Bitnet: wakjengluga


The Department of English at the University of Georgia seeks
to make three tenure-track appointments, to begin September
1995:

1. Assistant professor in creative writing,
 preferably in fiction, with a secondary emphasis
 in one or more literary fields. We seek a
 published writer with terminal degree and
 significant publications, including one or more
 books with a nationally recognized press.

2. Assistant professor in English language studies,
 with specific emphases in history of the English
 language and English grammar. A secondary
 emphasis in literature is required. Ability to
 teach syntactic theory would be useful.

3. Assistant professor in rhetoric and composition,
 with a secondary literary interest, to teach
 graduate courses in rhetorical theory and pedagogy
 and undergraduate courses in expository and
 technical writing and to work with other faculty
 to develop additional courses in these areas.
 Experience with computers and writing will be
 helpful.

Candidates must have PhD or appropriate terminal degree and
demonstrated potential as outstanding teachers and scholars.
Teaching experience and publication record are desirable.
We will interview at SAMLA and MLA; availability for
interview at the latter is essential. We encourage minority
applicants.

The department may also make one or two instructor
appointments for the 1995-96 year to candidates who are ABD
or better and who have training and experience in teaching
freshman composition and English as a second language.

The University of Georgia Department of English has 45
tenured or tenure-track faculty members committed to
excellence in research and in undergraduate and graduate
instruction. We offer nationally competitive salaries,
support for research and instruction, an excellent research
library, and a low cost of living in an attractive town of
80,000 near Atlanta. Direct letter of application and vita
to Hugh Ruppersburg, Head, Department of English, University
of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 30605-6205. Deadline: November
15. AA/EOE.