LINGUIST List 8.1668

Fri Nov 21 1997

Jobs: Semantics/Syntax, Phonetics, Spanish Ling.

Editor for this issue: Anita Huang <anitalinguistlist.org>

Directory

  • Linguistics Board, Semantics/Syntax
  • Pat Keating, Postdocs in Phonetics and Speech
  • Robert L. Trammell, Spanish Linguistics

    Message 1: Semantics/Syntax

     Date: Thu, 20 Nov 97 12:56:16 PST
    From: Linguistics Board <linghum.ucsc.edu>
    Subject: Semantics/Syntax


    DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SANTA CRUZ SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

    IN LINGUISTICS

    POSITION:

    The Department of Linguistics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, announces the opening of a one-year visiting position in semantics or syntax for 1998 -99 (subject to administrative approval of funding) . There is the possibility that the position could be renewed for a second year.

    Applicants should have a PhD degree in Linguistics and a research and teaching specialization in semantics or syntax. The incumbent will be expected to contrib ute breadth to our undergraduate curriculum and may also contribute to the graduate curriculum. Applicants should provide evidence of excellence in teaching.

    The department has PhD and MA programs in theoretical linguistics focused on syntax, semantics, and phonology and undergraduate majors in Linguistics and Langua ge Studies. The teaching load for this position will be four courses divided among three quarters on a (late) September through June calendar. Further informa tion about the program and the research interests of its faculty are available on the internet at http://ling.ucsc.edu.

    RANK: Visiting Assistant Professor

    SALARY: $41,200 - $45,900, commensurate with qualifications and experience

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. in Linguistics in hand by September, 1998. Research and teaching specialization in semantics or syntax.

    POSITION AVAILABLE : 1998-99 academic year. Possibility of renewal for 1999-2000.

    APPLY TO: Applicants should send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, copies of not more than three research papers, evidence of teaching experience, and names and contact information for three recommenders to:

    Search Committee Chair Department of Linguistics University of California Santa Cruz, CA 95064

    Please refer to provision #T97-29 in your reply.

    EFFECTIVE DATE: 1998-99 academic year. Possibility of renewal for 1999-2000.

    CLOSING DATE: January 15, 1998

    Message 2: Postdocs in Phonetics and Speech

     Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 14:42:49 PST
    From: Pat Keating <keatingHUMnet.UCLA.EDU>
    Subject: Postdocs in Phonetics and Speech


    Postdocs in Phonetics and Speech

    The Training Program in Phonetics and Speech at UCLA, which is funded by NIH, announces TWO postdoctoral traineeships. One traineeship must be taken up no later than June 30, 1998, with a maximum term of three years; the application deadline for this position is March 1, 1998. The other traineeship will begin EITHER (subject to availability): by June 30, 1998, with a maximum term of three years, OR any time between July 1 1998 and June 30 1999, with a maximum term of two years. The application deadline for this position has not yet been fixed, but applications and expressions of interest are welcome. Trainees must have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. by the beginning of the appointment, and must be US citizens or permanent residents.

    The training program is designed for linguists and non-linguists, with or without extensive background in phonetics, who want further training in the areas of phonetics and speech. The primary duty of trainees is to carry out research, though trainees may also audit courses to further their training. Each trainee has one or more faculty adviser who supervises the trainee's research. The following participating faculty are currently available to sponsor postdocs: in the Linguistics Department: Pat Keating, especially for research using the Carstens Articulograph or on the perception of prosody (contact keatinghumnet.ucla.edu for more information); Ian Maddieson, for projects using the Articulograph or on phonetic and phonological universals (ianhumnet.ucla.edu); Sun-Ah Jun, for projects involving prosody, especially a psychologist interested in acquisition or sentence processing, or a neuropsychologist interested in the loss/retention/re- acquisition of prosody (junhumnet.ucla.edu); Bruce Hayes/Donca Steriade, for research in phonetically- driven phonology, especially the phonetic basis of constraints (bhayeshumnet.ucla.edu or steriadehumnet.ucla.edu); Susie Curtiss, for research on neurolinguistics and developmental language disorders (scurtissucla.edu); and in the UCLA Medical School Bureau of Glottal Affairs: Jody Kreiman/Bruce Gerratt, for research on voice (jkreimanucla.edu).

    To apply, send an application letter, a CV, names and contact information for references, and one or two sample papers to Prof. Patricia Keating, Linguistics, UCLA, Los Angeles CA, 90095-1543. In your application letter, please say who you would want to work with and describe the kinds of research projects you would want to be involved in, in terms of your past experience and what you would hope to learn at UCLA. Because this is a training program in phonetics and speech, each trainee must have a phonetics or speech component in at least one research project; therefore, if it is not obvious, please clarify the speech/phonetics component of your proposed activities. Applications will not be considered if the research plan is either entirely outside the scope of the training program, or does not match the interests of the particular faculty available.

    The stipend scale is set by NIH and currently ranges from $20,292/year for a new Ph.D., to $32,300/year for 7 or more years post-Ph.D. Health insurance, an allowance for conference travel, and research expenses are also provided. Trainees may also hold temporary teaching positions, e.g. in the Linguistics Department.

    Interviews will be available at the January 1998 LSA meeting in New York.

    Message 3: Spanish Linguistics

     Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 20:18:06
    From: Robert L. Trammell <TRAMMELLfau.edu>
    Subject: Spanish Linguistics


    DEADLINE EXTENDED: Applications are now due in our office by December 1st for position previously advertised in MLA job information list and on the LIST.

    ASST PROF OF SPANISH-LINGUISTICS, tenure track, contingent upon final funding. Required: PhD in Spanish Linguistics with competence in Pedagogy, native or near-native fluency in Spanish, 3 yrs college teaching experience inc language, publication or demonstrated scholarly promise, evidence of excellence in teaching. Responsibilities inc courses in linguistics, such as ESL and sociolinguistics, Spanish language and culture, history and structure of Spanish, methods of teaching foreign languages inc supervision of GTAs. Send letter of application with vita, sample publication, three letters of reference, to Prof. M.A. Gosser Esquilin or Dr. Robert Trammell, Co-Chairs of Spanish Linguistics Search Committee, by November 10th.

    Department of Languages and Linguistics, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Rd., Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991 FAX: 561-367-2657