10 August: fyi -- lectureship, BC
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The Department of English at the University of British Columbia is
offering a position for an Assistant Professor in English Language
Studies with expertise in one or more of the following areas:
Structure of Modern English, History of English, Dialectical
Variation, Linguistic Stylistics, Discourse Studies, and Cognitive
Linguistics. Applicants must have a PhD, publications and strong
evidence of active and excellent research, and some experience
teaching at the post-secondary level.
Positions are subject to funding. Applicants should submit a letter
of application, an example of their published research and a current
CV containing full contact information. Applicants should arrange
for three confidential letters of reference to be forwarded to Dr.
Gernot Wieland, Head, Department of English, University of British
Columbia, 397-1873 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1, Canada.
Complete applications and reference letters must be received by 27
October 2006. Position start date: 1 July 2007.
The UBC English Department includes 53 tenure-stream faculty, plus
full-time sessionals and teaching assistants. It has a large and
active Graduate Program, an Honours program, a large Major Program in
Literature, a Major in Language, and a First Year Program. Faculty
and students are encouraged in their wide disciplinary and
interdisciplinary interests. Please consult the Department WEB site
for details on our programs, faculty, and activities:
www.english.ubc.ca.
The University of British Columbia hires on the basis of merit and is
committed to employment equity. We encourage all qualified persons
to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will
be given priority. Applicants may elect to identify citizenship and
immigration status.
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Barbara Dancygier
Department of English
University of British Columbia
397-1873 East Mall
Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z1
Canada
tel: +1.604.8225738
fax: +1.604.8226906
email: barbara.dancygier@ubc.ca
barbara.dancygier@telus.net
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