27 October: fyi -- phonetics and phonology, South Africa

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Linguistics at the University of the Witwatersrand seeks to employ a
full-time staff member at the Lecturer level in 2010. The appointee should
be a specialist either in phonetics and/or phonology, or in
psycholinguistics. Staff members lecture and tutor students across all
years, and are required to produce research and supervise postgraduate
students.

The curriculum of the department concentrates on the formal disciplines of
linguistics - phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. There
is also a strong emphasis on sociolinguistics.

Requirements: a Ph.D., teaching experience and a promising research record.
Research interests in African languages, bilingualism and/or cognitive
semantics would be a recommendation.

Remuneration: The position will be paid commensurately with the
qualifications and experience of successful applicant.

Inquiries should be directed to Dr. Andrew van der Spuy at the email address
below.

TO APPLY: submit a letter of application, a full curriculum vitae,
certified copies of qualifications and identity document as well as the
names and contact details (including e-mail) of three referees to Mrs. Pumla
Ngcobo at the address or email address below.

Application Deadline: 20-Nov-2009
Mailing Address for Applications:
Mrs. Pumla Ngcobo
HR Office, Faculty of Humanities,
University of the Witwatersrand
Private Bag 3, WITS
Johannesburg, Gauteng 2050
South Africa
Email Address for Applications: pumla.ngcobo@wits.ac.za
Contact Information:
Dr. Andrew van der Spuy
Email: andrew.vanderspuy@wits.ac.za
Phone: 27-11-717-4185

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