Description:
The UCLA Department of Linguistics seeks to fill a faculty position (Assistant Professor or tenured Associate Professor level) starting July 1, 2014, for an experimental linguist. The successful candidate will engage in research and publication in experimental work related to formal syntax, formal semantics, or both. (S)he will be expected to apply for external grant support. Course load (normally four per year) will include graduate and undergraduate courses, as well as graduate student advising. The Department will support the new faculty member with start-up funds, lab space, and administrative help; junior faculty receive course releases. Salary will be commensurate with education and experience.
Ph.D. is required before date of hire. Applications should be submitted using the UCLA academic job application site at the application URL below, position number JPF00104. Applicants should provide a brief cover letter, curriculum vitae, description of research, description of teaching philosophy, course evaluations or other material bearing on teaching record, and a link to a web site from which their publications and other writings may be downloaded in electronic form. Applicants should also request for three letters of recommendation to be uploaded to the application site. Review of applications will begin December 15, 2013; final application deadline is January 1, 2014. Members of the Search Committee will be conducting preliminary interviews at the Linguistic Society of America in Minneapolis and online. For further information please consult the Search Committee Chair, Patricia Keating, at the contact email address below. For technical issues involving the application site, please contact the department’s Personnel Officer, Jael Cosico, at jcosico
humnet.ucla.edu.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. The University undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunity for underrepresented minorities and women, for persons with disabilities , and for covered veterans. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, including minorities and women.
Application Deadline: (Open until filled)
Web Address for Applications
Contact Information:
Search Committee Chair Patricia Keating
Email: keatinghumnet.ucla.edu