Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Linguistics
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Category:: Faculty
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Department:: Linguistics Program
Locations:: Binghamton, NY
Posted:: Sep 10, 2024
Closes:: Open Until Filled
Type:: Full-time
Ref. No.:: 19676
Position ID:: 180875

About Binghamton University:

Binghamton University is a world-class institution that unites more than 130 broadly interdisciplinary educational programs with some of the most vibrant research in the nation. Our unique character - shaped by outstanding academics, facilities and community life - promotes extraordinary student success.

Binghamton merges rigorous academics, distinguished faculty and state-of-the-art facilities to engage and challenge its 18,000 students. The high-achieving Binghamton student body also represents a great diversity of life experiences, from first-generation college-goers to international students. Beyond their talent, these classmates share a desire to shape the future through technology, insight, intellectual exploration and community service.

Job Description:

The Linguistics Program at Binghamton University (SUNY) (https://www.binghamton.edu/linguistics/) invites applications for a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor position in Linguistics. We seek candidates with a specialization in historical linguistics, historical language change, quantitative language change, or language evolution. The selected candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate and graduate level courses, to mentor undergraduate and graduate students, to conduct and publish research, to attend and present research findings at national and international conferences and to pursue external research funding. The successful applicant will also help create and supervise a language laboratory, which will address their own research needs as well as serve to train students interested in linguistic analysis. The selected candidate is also expected to participate in regular service activities for the program and university.

The Linguistics Program at Binghamton University offers an interdisciplinary, historical, and cross-cultural approach to language. The program is committed to advancing a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We fully support spaces of learning that grapple with the historic and present legacies of structural racism, class and gender inequality, sexual and gender discrimination, and social injustice. Candidates committed to working with a diverse student body and committed to the college mission are encouraged to apply.

Binghamton University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Requirements:

Requirements:

- Ph.D. in Linguistics or related fields by the time of appointment.

- Demonstrated commitment to and excellence in undergraduate or graduate teaching.

Applicants with a record of scholarly publishing and evidence of grant submission to external funding agencies are especially welcome.

Additional Information:

Binghamton University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact: Ada Robinson-Perez, ADA Coordinator email: arobins@binghamton.edu.

The State University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Binghamton University to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military service member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or arrest and/or criminal conviction record unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.

As required by title IX and its implementing regulations, Binghamton University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the educational programs and activities which it operates. This requirement extends to employment and admission. Inquiries about sex discrimination may be directed to the University Title IX Coordinator or directly to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Contact information for the Title IX Coordinator and OCR, as well as the University's complete Non-Discrimination Notice may be found here.

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Binghamton University is a tobacco-free campus effective August 1, 2017.

Application Instructions:

To apply, please submit the following to Interview Exchange http://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=180875

• Cover Letter
• CV
• Research Statement with plans for external funding
• Teaching Philosophy Statement
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement
• Names and contact information for 3 letter writers who can comment on the candidate's research and teaching qualifications and experience.

Letters of recommendation, and additional materials (such as a teaching portfolio), will be requested for semi-finalists for the position.