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Assistant Professor position in experimental psycholinguistics
The Department of Linguistics at the University of Victoria invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in experimental psycholinguistics, effective 1 July 2008. By the time of appointment applicants are expected to have a PhD in Linguistics (or Psychology) with a specialization in experimental psycholinguistics (preferred sub-specializations include first and/or second language acquisition, syntactic development, sentence/discourse processing, or speech perception and production). We are seeking candidates with an excellent record of scholarly achievement and a commitment to excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching.
The responsibilities of this position include MA and PhD student supervision and the teaching of psycholinguistics in our undergraduate and graduate programs. Applicants should be able to teach experimental methods for language research, including statistics. Our department has particular strengths in linguistic description, speech production and perception, second language and applied linguistics research, community-based research, and languages of the Pacific Rim, including Asian and North American languages. We seek an individual with the ability to contribute strongly to the research profile of the Department and its administrative functions. Collaborative, interdisciplinary research, teaching, and program development are also encouraged.
Applicants should send, in hard copy, a letter of application, curriculum vitae, 2-4 publication samples, copies of teaching evaluations, and the names and e-mail addresses of three referees to: Dr Leslie Saxon, Chair, Department of Linguistics, University of Victoria, PO Box 3045, Victoria, BC, Canada V8W 3P4; e-mail: saxon@uvic.ca; telephone: (250) 721-7422. The deadline for receipt of applications is 20 November 2007. Information about the Department of Linguistics and its programs can be found on the Department's website at http://web.uvic.ca/ling/.
The University of Victoria is one of Canada's most vigorous comprehensive universities. The Department of Linguistics has two phonetics labs (one under development under a Canada Foundation for Innovation grant) and the services of a full-time programmer-consultant.
The University of Victoria is an equity employer and encourages applications from women, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, Aboriginal Peoples, people of all sexual orientations and genders, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of the University.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.