13 July: fyi -- creoles research; Hawaii
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Department of Second Language Studies (formerly ESL), Position #83437T,
University of Hawai'i at Manoa; full time, 11-month, non-tenurable,
pending position availability and funding, to begin August 2001, or as
soon as possible thereafter. The initial appointment is for one year.
Subsequent renewal is dependent in part on obtaining external funding.
Duties:
Form and direct a research unit in applied studies in creoles and
non-standard language varieties, housed within the Department,
responsible for establishing, implementing, and seeking external
funding for its research agenda; perform research on creoles and
non-standard language varieties in educational and/or other
institutional contexts. The researcher may also teach occasional
graduate and undergraduate courses in the field of specialization.
Minimum qualifications (all ranks):
Doctorate in second language acquisition, applied linguistics or
related field by August 2001. Publications in leading journals in the
field. Expertise in creoles or other non-standard language varieties
in Hawaii and the Pacific. Proven ability to generate independent
research reports, publications and grant proposals and to win
competitive research funding. Personal skills needed to lead a
research team.
Minimum qualifications (Associate Researcher R-4):
Minimum five years research experience at the college level. Strong
record of publications in leading refereed journals in the
field. Demonstrated ability to plan and organize research activities.
Desirable qualifications (all ranks):
Teaching experience in applied linguistics at the college level.
Salary:
Commensurate with qualifications and experience. Minimum for Assistant
Researcher (11-month) $40,524; minimum for Associate Researcher
(11-month) $51,264.
Robert Bley-Vroman vroman@hawaii.edu
1890 East West Road
Honolulu
HI 96822
USA
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