LINGUIST List 9.1713

Fri Dec 4 1998

Jobs: Phonology, Syntax, TESOL, SLA

Editor for this issue: Andrew Carnie <carnielinguistlist.org>

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1. Li, Frank, Phonology, Syntax, TESOL, SLA

The English Department at California State University, Chico announces
a third tenure track (Assistant Professor) position in linguistics. The two
previously announced positions are included below.

The 3rd position requires a Ph.D. in linguistics with research/training in
phonology; experience in teaching core-area linguistics courses as well as
introduction to Second Language Acquisition. Tenure-track faculty are
required to pursue research and publication and provide service to the
university community. The teaching load is 4 courses per semester, and
teaching responsibilities will include introduction to linguistics,
introduction to phonology/morphology, introduction to second language
acquisition: theory and methods, and graduate seminars in linguistics
(as needed). The salary range for this position is the same as the two
previously announced positions 

The two previously announced positions:
 
1. Assistant Professor in Linguistics.

The position in linguistics requires a Ph.D. in linguistics with
research/training in discourse and cognitive/functional approaches to
syntax; experience in teaching core-area linguistics courses as well
as introduction to Second Language Acquisition. A research interest in
non-Indo-European languages(s) is desirable. Tenure-track faculty
are required to pursue research and publication and provide service to the
university community. The teaching load is 4 courses per semester, and
teaching responsibilities will include introduction to linguistics,
introduction to syntax, introduction to second language acquisition:
theory and methods, and graduate seminars in linguistics (as needed).

2. Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics:

The applied linguistics/TESOL position requires a Ph.D. in applied
linguistics or TESOL (with a strong linguistics background); teaching
experience in English for Academic Purposes programs in the US and ESL
in a non-US setting, or ESL/bilingual programs in K-12 schools in the US.
The position also involves advising ESL students, pursuing research and
publication, and service to the university community. The teaching
load is 4 courses per semester, including ESL, introduction to second language
acquisition theory and methods, and a graduate seminar in second language
acquisition.

As a university that educates students of various ethnic and cultural
backgrounds, we value a diverse faculty and staff and seek to create
as diverse a pool of candidates as possible. Starting date for all the
positions is August 1999. Salary ranges from 37,956-40,692. Deadline for
applications is December 3, 1998 (and continue as necessary). Please
mail letter of application, current CV, and recommendations to:

 Karen C. Hatch
 Department of English
 California State University, Chico
 Chico, CA 95929-0830