Assistant or Associate Professor --- Computational
Linguistics
College/School/Unit: College of Liberal Arts
Department: Linguistics
Posted: Oct 29, 2024
Apply By: Open until filled
Description
The Department of Linguistics at The University of Texas at Austin
invites applications for two positions in computational linguistics
to begin Fall of academic year 2025-26. One position will be at the
Assistant Professor rank, and one can be at the rank of Assistant
Professor or Associate Professor with tenure. We seek candidates
whose work develops computational methods in any area of
linguistics and specifically connects linguistics to artificial
intelligence, with particular interest in candidates who can
interface with any of our current major areas of research in
syntax, semantics, pragmatics, sounds, psycholinguistics, cognitive
science, 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 in AI, natural
language processing and machine learning, and computational methods
for language.
Qualifications
Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in linguistics, computer science,
cognitive science, or a related field by the time of appointment
and have demonstrated a strong research and teaching
trajectory.
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 December 1, 2024, 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. Jessy Li, Search Committee Chair
Email:jessy@austin.utexas.edu
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal
opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all
applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and
affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of
equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the
basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability,
religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and
activities, and admissions.To apply, visit https://faculty.utexas.edu/career/152080jeid-87c74cb347b4974ca06fd3096e766a6f
