Job Location: Beer Sheva, Israel
Web Address: https://in.bgu.ac.il/en/humsos/flit/Pages/default.aspx
Job Title: Open Rank Faculty Position in Linguistics
Job Rank: Rank Open

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Phonology; Syntax

Specialty Language(s): English (eng)

Description:

The Department of Foreign Literatures and Linguistics at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel, invites applications for a tenure track position (rank open) in linguistics, including but not limited to phonology, generative syntax, and computational linguistics.

We are a research-intensive department with both undergraduate and graduate programs. Our faculty members specialize in semantics, syntax, psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, and computational linguistics and have an active collaboration with other departments, including Psychology, Computer Science, and Brain and Cognitive Sciences.

Faculty responsibilities include:
- Conducting research in the candidate’s area of specialization
- Applying for external research funding
- Teaching (in English) at the undergraduate and graduate level, as required by the department's curriculum.
- Supervising M.A. and Ph.D. students
- Taking on administrative duties

Candidates must hold a Ph.D. by the time they fill the position.
The successful candidate will be expected to have an excellent publication record for their career stage and to apply for competitive research grants. While pursuing their own research agenda, the candidate is expected to be able to engage in interdisciplinary collaboration with colleagues in other sub-disciplines within Linguistics and in other departments.
Classes in our department are conducted entirely in English; therefore, the successful candidate must be highly proficient in English.

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev is committed to fairness and diversity in recruiting new faculty members and actively encourages women, members of minority groups, and those with disabilities to apply. If you are a person with disabilities according to the definition in the Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities Law , 5758-1988: 'A person with a physical, mental or intellectual disability, including cognition, permanent or temporary, whose immature function is limited to one or more of the main areas of life' - you should point this out in the candidacy forms.

Application Deadline: 30-Nov-2025
Web Address for Applications: https://bgu-academic-recruitment.my.site.com/Recruiters/VF_BGUPositions?Id=02iTc000008iLx0
Application Instructions:
Applications should include the following:
- a cover letter;
- CV;
- a statement of teaching interests;
- a statement of research interests;
- 1-2 samples of written work;
- contact information for references; no letters required at this stage. One of the references should be that of the candidate's supervisor (Ph.D., Post Doc).

Minimum Number of References Required:
- For the rank of Lecturer: 3-4 References, at least 2 "independent" and at least 2 from institutions abroad.
- For the rank of Senior Lecturer: 4-5 References, at least 2 "independent" and at least 2 from institutions abroad.
- For the rank of Professor: 5-6 References, at least 4 "independent" and at least 3 from institutions abroad.
Contact Information:
Olga Kagan
Email: [email protected]