LINGUIST List 9.1551

Wed Nov 4 1998

Jobs: General Ling, Sociolinguistics and comparative

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  • Chris Roehl, Asst. Prof. of Linguistics, University of Michigan-Dearborn
  • Jared Lubarsky, Asst. Professor: Sociolinguistics, Comparative

    Message 1: Asst. Prof. of Linguistics, University of Michigan-Dearborn

     Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1998 15:22:02 -0800
    From: Chris Roehl <croehlumich.edu>
    Subject: Asst. Prof. of Linguistics, University of Michigan-Dearborn


    University of Michigan-Dearborn, Assistant Professor of Linguistics. Full time (six courses per year), tenure track assistant professor of Linguistics effective 9/1/99, pending approval. Area of research specialization open. Evidence of teaching ability and scholarly promise essential. Experience with and commitment to undergraduate teaching essential. Ph.D. in hand by 9/1/99. Candidates should have experience and interest in teaching history of the English language and other linguistics courses to undergraduate English and Education majors. Candidates should also have interest in and/or experience in teaching composition. 3/3 teaching load comprised of undergraduate courses in linguistics and composition, with opportunities to develop upper division courses according to interest and/or need. In order to be considered for an interview all application materials must bear a postmark date no later than November 16, 1998. Application materials received after that date may be considered until the position is filled. Send application letter and CV to: Professor Paul M. Hughes, Chair, Humanities Department, University of Michigan-Dearborn, 4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, MI 48128. All applications will be acknowledged. The University of Michigan-Dearborn is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment, and strongly encourages applications from minorities and women. The University of Michigan-Dearborn is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

    Message 2: Asst. Professor: Sociolinguistics, Comparative

     Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 15:07:41 +0900 (JST)
    From: Jared Lubarsky <lubarskyapollo.jiu.ac.jp>
    Subject: Asst. Professor: Sociolinguistics, Comparative


    Josai Internationial University (Togane, Chiba Prefecture, Japan) is seeking to make a tenure-track appointment on the Assistant Professor level in Linguistics. The appointment is offered as of next April; it is possible that the appointment could be deferred until September (our second semester), but in any case, it should be filled within the 1999 academic year. We prefer that applicants have the Ph.D. in hand, but will look at an ABD who seems particularly likely to have the degree by the end of the first year of the appointment. Applicants should have bilingual or near-bilingual command of English and Japanese; the latter is, in principle, the language of instruction at JIU. The normal work load at JIU is six courses; faculty members are also expected to serve as student advisors, and on university committees. Teachers are occasionally asked to carry an extra course or half-course, and are paid additionally for that. The appointee in the position currently on offer would be asked to teach one of his/her six as a service course in the English language instruction program; two of the remaining five may be seminars at the Junior and Senior level. A candidate somewhat further along in his/her career (in terms of publications and teaching experience) may be considered for appointment at the Associate Professor level, in which case the appointee would have one or more courses in our Graduate program in Comparative Cultures. Our search priorities are focused on specializations in Sociolinguistics and/or Comparative Linguistics. A fairly high priority would be the ability to teach on the undergraduate level in applications of Linguistics (historical, semantic, descriptive, grammatic), to English. An interest in the relation of Linguistics to Gender Studies would be a welcome additional qualification. Credentials (letter of application, c.v., three letters of recommendation, one writing sample in English and one in Japanese--no longer than 25 pages each--and a self-addressed postcard for acknowledgement of receipt) should be submitted by 12/10/98 to: Chair, Personnel Committee, Department of Inter-Cultural Studies, Josai International University, 1 Gumyo, Togane-shi, Chiba-ken, Japan 283-8555. Representatives of the Personnel Committee will interview short-listed candidates at the upcoming MLA meeting in San Francisco.

    Josai International University is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Founded in 1992, the university has a specific commitment to scholarly interaction between countries and disciplines. This focus is reflected in a distinguished multi-national faculty, its Center for Inter-Cultural Studies and Education, which conducts exchange programs and international conferences, and its interdisciplinary M.A. and Ph.D. programs in Women's Studies (the first in Japan) and Comparative Cultures. The university is located 70 kilometers outside of Tokyo. For further information about the university's programs and location, see its web site at: http://www.jiu.ac.jp.