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Description
The Department of Linguistics at The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor with tenure to begin Fall of academic year . We seek candidates with a primary teaching and research specialization in the area of semantics and pragmatics. We are particularly interested in candidates who can interface with any of our other major areas of research in syntax, sounds, psycholinguistics, cognitive science, computational linguistics, language documentation, historical linguistics, sign language linguistics, or sociolinguistics. Duties will include research, service, and teaching linguistics courses at all levels (lower- and upper-division undergraduate, and graduate) and training the next generation of researchers working on semantics and pragmatics.
Qualifications
Applicants at the Assistant Professor level must have completed all the requirements for the PhD in linguistics, cognitive science, or related subfield by time of appointment. A PhD in linguistics, cognitive science, or related subfield is required for consideration at the rank of Associate Professor.
Application Instructions
Applicants must upload a letter of application, a CV, a statement describing their research program, a statement of teaching interests (including a list of courses that the applicant would be prepared to teach), evidence of past teaching performance or teaching potential, three letters of recommendation, and three writing samples. The search committee will begin reviewing applications on November 15th, 2026, and continue until the position is filled.
Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications. Position funding is subject to budget availability.
For further information, please contact:
Prof. Stephen Wechsler, Search Committee Chair
Email:
Worksite address
austin, TX, 78716, US
Who can apply
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