University or Organization: Rice University
Department: Linguistics
Job Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Web Address: http://www.linguistics.rice.edu
Job Title: Assistant Professor of Linguistics
Job Rank: Assistant Professor

Specialty Areas: Discourse Analysis; Sociolinguistics; Language and Gender; Language and Ethnicity

Description:

The Department of Linguistics at Rice University in Houston, Texas is seeking applications for an assistant professor to begin July 1, 2025. The candidate should have research expertise in the areas of language and gender, language and ethnicity, sociolinguistics, and discourse analysis. Major factors for consideration will be a demonstrated excellence in teaching, as well as demonstrated active participation in research activities in the desired areas. Once hired, the scholar will maintain an active research agenda in the fields described above, and will teach three undergraduate courses at both the introductory and advanced Linguistics levels per year. The candidate may also expect to engage in collaborations with other disciplines in the social sciences. Affiliation with one or more of Rice’s several interdepartmental programs is expected, though not required. Such programs include the Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality; the program on Poverty, Social Justice and Human Capabilities; Politics, Law and Social Thought; the Baker Institute for Public Policy; and/or Science and Technology Studies. For further information about our department, please visit our department website at https://linguistics.rice.edu/

Only electronic applications will be accepted, via https://apply.interfolio.com/155495. We will start reviewing application materials on October 15, 2024. For fullest consideration all materials should be submitted by November 30, 2024.

Please attach a letter of application summarizing your interest and qualifications, C.V., an article-length writing sample, and statements on teaching and research philosophies, each uploaded separately to their respective tabs. Please list three references with contact information, to whom we might solicit letters as the search progresses. Candidates must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in Linguistics by June 30, 2025.

We particularly encourage applications from women and members of historically underrepresented groups who bring diverse cultural experiences and who are especially qualified to mentor and advise members of our diverse student population. The start date of the position is July 1, 2025.

Located in an urban environment on a 300-acre tree-lined campus, Rice University is a private, comprehensive research university located in the heart of the dynamic Museum District in Houston, TX, the most diverse city in the country and home to vibrant Latinx, Asian-American, Black, LGBTQ+, and international communities. Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and upwards of 100 different languages are spoken in the greater Houston area. Rice offers undergraduate and graduate degrees across eight schools and has a student body of approximately 4,500 undergraduate and 3,900 graduate students, and undergraduate population has no racial majority. Rice consistently ranks among the top 20 national universities and the top 10 in undergraduate teaching (US News &World Report); its endowment ranks among the top 20 of US universities.

Application Deadline: 30-Nov-2024
Mailing Address for Applications:

Email Address for Applications: [email protected]
Web Address for Applications: https://apply.interfolio.com/155495
Contact Information:
Nancy Niedzielski
Email: [email protected]