University or Organization: University of Cambridge, UK

Department: Theoretical and Applied Linguistics

Job Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom

Web Address: https://www.mmll.cam.ac.uk/dtal

Job Title: Assistant Professor in 1st & 2nd Language Acquisition & Language Typology

Job Rank: Assistant Professor

Specialty Areas: Language Acquisition; Typology

Description:

The Theoretical and Applied Linguistics Section in the Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics in the University of Cambridge is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in First and Second Language Acquisition and Language Typology from 1 September 2022 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The successful candidate will normally hold a PhD in Linguistics and will have a record of, or clear potential for, outstanding research.

Appointees will be expected to:

- engage in high-level research,

- seek opportunities to win external funding for that research,

- publish in their specialist field(s),

- teach and examine undergraduates,

- supervise and examine MPhil and PhD postgraduate work,

- contribute to Section and Faculty administration.

The successful candidate will have, or be expected to develop, their own independent research portfolio of world-class research commensurate with the international reputation of the Theoretical & Applied Linguistics Section at the University of Cambridge.

Please apply via the application link below. For your application to be considered please submit a covering letter, a curriculum vitae including a list of publications, along with the names and addresses of three referees who are familiar with your work in the relevant field. You should ask your referees to submit their references directly to Ruth Farley at references@mmll.cam.ac.uk before the closing date.

Application Deadline: 20-Feb-2022

Web Address for Applications: https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/33087/

Contact Information:

Professor Ian Roberts

Email: igr20@cam.ac.uk