Jobs

APS Center for Native American and Indigenous Research hiring a New Reference Archivist

The American Philosophical Society is hiring a new Reference Archivist at the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (https://www.amphilsoc.org/library/CNAIR). This position will assist people in accessing materials in the APS Library & Museum's Indigenous-related collections, digitize materials, and enhance and improve how these materials are described and presented, among other things.

They are looking for someone committed to cultural sustainability and who understands the dynamics between Indigenous communities and archives and museums. An MLIS is not required and we are considering a diverse range of types of experience.

This is a permanent, full-time, in-person position in Philadelphia PA. Application deadline is March 4. Salary is $50,000 plus benefits. Please share with those you think would be interested.

Full info here: https://apply.interfolio.com/139937

Questions are best directed to Brian Carpenter

Dartmouth Postdoctoral Fellowship in Linguistics

Dartmouth College invites applications for a 2-year Guarini Dean’s Postdoctoral Fellowship in Linguistics, starting fall 2024. Our Dartmouth Linguistics Department has a long-term commitment to lesser-studied, underrepresented minority/minoritized language communities and empirical research around the world in collaboration with community members and community linguists. For this fellowship position, we are particularly interested in expanding our research involvement in North American minority/minoritized languages or dialects, although regions outside this continent may also be considered. Applications are due March 1, 2024 on Interfolio:

https://apply.interfolio.com/139191

Please direct questions about this job to Prof. James Stanford: James.N.Stanford@dartmouth.edu

University of Oregon Linguistics - New Tenure-Track Position

The University of Oregon’s Department of Linguistics invites applications for a tenure-track position of Assistant Professor in Linguistics, to begin in the fall of 2024. We seek candidates specializing in multilingualism addressed from a strengths-based multicompetence perspective. A successful candidate will have an established program of research on multilingualism/plurilingualism and second language learning or second language education. We are open to specializations in any subfield that is related to the analysis of multilingualism in the individual. We especially welcome candidates who specialize in the analysis of second language learning and teaching with a focus on the maintenance and/or revitalization of Indigenous languages of Latin America.

We particularly welcome applications from scholars who are members of Indigenous language communities or from other populations historically underrepresented in the academy, and/or whose life experience would contribute unique perspectives. Similarly, we seek applicants who will contribute to excellence in teaching students from diverse backgrounds at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

This position is one of six new tenure-track faculty positions being filled as part of the College of Arts and Sciences’ LatinX Cluster Hire (LCH). The LCH aims to increase faculty diversity, innovative research, and culturally relevant curriculum and mentorship through increased engagement and collaboration across the UO campus and in partnership with the Latinx Studies Program on issues of race and racism, access and equity, and social, cultural, and political debates pertinent to Chicanx, Latinx/e, and Latin American Studies. More information about the LCH can be found here: Tenure track Positions on Latinx Studies.

 

The full position description is available at:

https://careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/532066/assistant-professor-of-multilingualism-latinx-cluster

Language Documentation & Programming at Max Planck Institute

For a project funded by the Volkswagen Foundation, the Max Planck Institute currently has a job opening. Please pass on the link to anyone who might be interested:
 
https://www.mpi.nl/career-education/vacancies/vacancy/documentary-linguist-programming-skills


The project has as its main goal the establishment of an accessible mirror of the DOBES endangered languages collections at the Institute for the German Language (IDS) in Mannheim, thereby making them part of the recently funded Text+ research data infrastructure consortium in Germany. Creating such a mirror of collections that are still subject to change poses some technical challenges, as well as some legal and organizational aspects that need to be worked out. The ideal candidate will work on all of these and has experience in language documentation as well as some programming skills.

Applications are due July 1, 2022.

Assistant Director, Serrano Language Revitalization Project

Reporting to the Director of Education, the Assistant Director, Serrano Language Revitalization Project (SLRP) is responsible for developing the strategy and building/amending the overall plan to ensure the proficiency of the Serrano language within the tribal community. In addition to driving the overall strategy, the individual will also oversee the day-to-day operations of the Serrano Language Revitalization Project team to meet the intended long-term objectives for staff, activities, and indigenous language resources. They will work in collaboration with the Assistant Director of Education, the Director of Education and the Education Board to ensure the quality and future vision of the overall SLRP program services, activities, and initiatives provided to the San Manuel Community. The objective of this program is to create a high achieving culture which leads to college completion or career readiness for the Tribal Community all while supporting the tribal community to become proficient in the Serrano language.

The Assistant Director, Serrano Language Revitalization Project champions the educational goals and priorities of the Tribe in a manner that faithfully reflects and upholds the Tribal Community’s vision, mission, and values.

Please see the complete job announcement, with the Essential Duties & Responsibilities, Qualifications, and Licenses, at  https://www.sanmanuelcareers.com/job/R0007347/Assistant-Director-Serrano-Language-Revitalization-Project

Interpreter Jobs

Contract Position with The Language Conservancy

The Language Conservancy is accepting applications immediately for a project-based workshop in January 2021

Seeking to fill project-based contract positions for working as a transcriber in a two-week remote word-collection workshop for the Ute Mountain Ute language.  

All data collected will be used to create a dictionary database, online dictionary and app as well as language learning textbooks, apps, and other media projects in the future.

Work will include remote control of a word collection process with one to two speakers of the Ute Mountain Ute language using the Rapid Word Collection process through semantic domain association. 

Experience using Zoom, Google Drive, Audacity, Google Sheets, Excel, Tshwane-Lex are a plus. 

Please contact dorothea@languageconservancy or events@languageconservancy with a resume and brief cover letter as soon as possible.

Indigenous Linguist – Department of Anthropology, University of Winnipeg

The Department of Anthropology is seeking an Indigenous linguist who will help build an interdisciplinary Indigenous languages focus at The University of Winnipeg. We are seeking an individual with training in descriptive linguistics and/or language documentation and who has experience developing curriculum, programming, and research relevant to the revitalization of Indigenous languages in Manitoba and neighbouring regions. The successful applicant will be an effective teacher whose scholarship is grounded in community-engaged practices and methodologies and who has a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary environment. The ability to speak an Indigenous language spoken in Manitoba or neighbouring regions is an asset.

Job: Assistant / Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin

The Department of Religious Studies at The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a position in Maya religion in the context of Mesoamerican history and cultures at the level of tenure-track Assistant Professor or early Associate Professor with tenure. We seek a scholar whose work contributes to the discipline of Religious Studies, with a focus on questions of indigeneity and the complex interactions of religious traditions from the period before European contact to the present. The position will begin in August 2020 and salary will be commensurate with rank and experience.

Job: Assistant, Associate Professor, Minority Languages and Dialects (Cluster Hire), University of Wisconsin-Madison

This position is a full-time, tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level, to start August 2020. Applications at the associate professor level may be considered in exceptional cases. The search is for a job candidate whose research focuses on linguistic, cognitive, developmental, sociolinguistic, and/or educational issues associated with the use of minority languages/dialects. In the US, "minority language" refers to languages other than English; "dialect" refers to distinctive variants of English spoken by communities defined by region, racial or ethnic identity, socioeconomic status, or other factors.

Job: University of Toronto (St. George Campus)

The Department of Linguistics, University of Toronto (St. George Campus), invites applications for one full-time teaching stream appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, in the area of Indigenous Language Documentation and Revitalization in languages spoken in North America, preferably in Canada. The appointment is expected to begin July 1, 2020.

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Job: Specialists, University of California, San Diego

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The Office of Research Affairs, at the University of California, San Diego, in support of the campus, multidisciplinary Organized Research Units (ORUs) is conducting an open search for various Specialists (non-tenured, Assistant, Associate or Full level) in various academic disciplines. At UC San Diego, Specialists are academic appointees who provide expertise in a specialized area, engage in professional activities, and University and/or public service, do not have formal teaching responsibilities, and normally work as a member of a research team lead by a Principal Investigator.

Job: Assistant Professor, Language Diversity

The Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto invites applications for a full-time tenure-stream appointment in the area of Language Diversity. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, and will begin on July 1, 2019.

Applicants must have earned a PhD in linguistics by the date of appointment or shortly thereafter, with a demonstrated record of excellence in research and teaching. We seek candidates whose research and teaching interests complement and strengthen our existing departmental strengths.  Candidates must have expertise and experience in syntax, semantics and experimental fieldwork of Brazilian languages with the aim of strengthening international partnerships and developing exchange and experiential learning programs with institutions and universities in Brazil.

The successful candidate will be expected to pursue innovative and independent research at the highest international level and to establish an outstanding, competitive, and externally funded research program, and maintain an active research agenda. The successful candidate will also be expected to teach and supervise students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, advance linguistically-grounded relationships with Brazil and participate in the academic life of the department.

Candidates must provide evidence of research excellence as demonstrated by a record of publications or forthcoming publications in top-ranked and field relevant journals meeting high international standards, the submitted research statement, presentations at significant conferences, accolades or awards, and strong endorsements by referees of high standing.

Evidence of excellence in teaching linguistics will be provided through teaching accomplishments, the teaching dossier, a teaching statement, sample course syllabi, and the teaching evaluations  submitted as part of the application, as well as strong letters of reference.

Additionally, evidence of deep engagement with Brazilian languages must be demonstrated in research outputs and by collaborations with Brazilian communities and existing (or planned) partnerships in Brazil.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

All qualified applicants are invited to apply by clicking on the link below. Applicants should submit a cover letter of no more than 2 single-spaced pages, a current curriculum vitae, a research statement outlining current and future research interests, evidence of teaching ability (a teaching dossier including a statement of teaching philosophy, sample course syllabi, and teaching evaluations) , one recent article-length writing sample relevant to the position, and the names and email addresses of three referees.  Applicants should arrange to have three letters of reference as signed documents on letterhead, preferably as a PDF document, sent directly to Sali Tagliamonte via email to linguistics@utoronto.ca with the subject line: “Language Diversity – (your full name)” by the job closing date.

Please combine your application into one or two files. If you have questions about this position, please email the contact address above.

All application materials, including reference letters should be submitted online and received by October 9th, 2018 11:59PM EST.

Submission guidelines can be found at http://uoft.me/how-to-apply. We recommend combining attached documents into one or two files in PDF/MS Word format as follows: (1) Cover letter and CV; (2) Research Statement and Teaching dossier.

The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons/persons of colour, women, Indigenous/Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Job: Research Scientist, University of California, San Diego

The Office of Research Affairs (http://blink.ucsd.edu/sponsor/ora/index.html), at the University of California, San Diego, (https://ucsd.edu/) in support of the campus, multidisciplinary Organized Research Units (http://blink.ucsd.edu/sponsor/ora/orus/roster.html) is conducting an open search for Research Scientists (non-tenured, Assistant, Associate or Full level) in various academic disciplines. At UC San Diego, Research Scientists (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-310.pdf ) are academic researchers who carry out independent research and creative programs, equivalent to that required for the Professor series, develop an independent research reputation, and independently publish. Research Scientists should serve as a Principal Investigator and have the major responsibility and leadership for their research programs. University and public service are required, such as service on research review boards, but they do not have formal teaching responsibilities. An appointee in this series must demonstrate continuous and effective engagement in independent and creative research activity of high quality and significance. Appointment durations vary depending on the length of the research project and availability of funding.

Required Qualifications: Doctorate degree or its equivalent. Appointment level is dependent on academic experience, scholarly achievements, funding record, and needs of the ORU.

Preferred Qualifications: Postdoctoral or equivalent experience and commitment to independent research and funding, mentoring/training, university and community service, and to building an equitable and diverse scholarly environment.

Review of applications will commence on August 13, 2018 and will be ongoing. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and based on published University of California pay scales. Applications (CV, Research Statement, and Cover letter, at minimum) must be submitted to the UCSD on-line application collection system, AP-On-Line Recruit, at: https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/apply/JPF01842. The Office of Research Affairs at UC San Diego is committed to academic excellence and diversity within the academic, staff, and student body. UCSD is an AA/EOE/M/F/D/V or EOE/AA/M/F/VET/DISABILITY.