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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:
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Roman";color:#333333;mso-ansi-language:UZ-CYR"
lang="UZ-CYR">The Linguistics Department of the University of
California, Santa Barbara seeks to hire a linguist who is a
specialist in computational linguistics and/or natural language
processing. The appointment will be a tenure-track position at
the Assistant Professor level, effective July 1, 2019.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
color:#333333;mso-ansi-language:UZ-CYR" lang="UZ-CYR">The
successful candidate will have an active research program in
computational linguistics and/or natural language processing and
will have a record of participation in the computational
linguistics/NLP community. Proven expertise in machine learning
including word embeddings/vector space semantics is required, as
is expertise in using computational linguistics methods to
address theoretical and/or applied questions. Capacity to engage
with the distinctive theoretical orientation of the department
is expected. We welcome applicants with the ability to
contribute to departmental foci, such as corpus linguistics,
language and cognition, language acquisition, and/or less
studied languages. We also encourage applicants who have the
potential to interact with colleagues and students across
disciplinary boundaries at UCSB.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
color:#333333;mso-ansi-language:UZ-CYR" lang="UZ-CYR">The
successful candidate will demonstrate commitment to and ability
in graduate and undergraduate teaching and will be expected to
teach a range of graduate and undergraduate courses in
computational linguistics, including those with relevance to
industry, as well as to contribute to the department’s
undergraduate major with an emphasis in Language and Speech
Technologies. For more information on the department, see <a
href="http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/"><span
style="color:#1295D8">www.linguistics.ucsb.edu</span></a>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
color:#333333;mso-ansi-language:UZ-CYR" lang="UZ-CYR">The
minimum requirement to be considered as an applicant is the
completion of all requirements for a Ph.D. in linguistics or a
closely-related field except the dissertation (or equivalent) at
the time of application. A Ph.D. in linguistics or a
closely-related field is expected by the time of appointment.
Review of applications will begin after Friday, November 9,
2018. The position will remain open until filled. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
color:#333333;mso-ansi-language:UZ-CYR" lang="UZ-CYR">Applicants
must complete the online form at <a
href="https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/apply/JPF01310"><span
style="color:#1295D8">https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/apply/JPF01310</span></a> and
must submit online the following in PDF format: letter of
application, statement of research interests, teaching
statement, curriculum vitae, and 2 writing samples. Applicants
are also encouraged to submit an optional statement on
contributions to diversity. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
color:#333333;mso-ansi-language:UZ-CYR" lang="UZ-CYR">Applicants
should request 3-5 letters of reference to be sent directly to <a
href="https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/reference"><span
style="color:#1295D8">https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/reference</span></a>.
Inquiries may be addressed to the Search Committee at <a
href="mailto:complingsearch@linguistics.ucsb.edu"><span
style="color:#1295D8">complingsearch@linguistics.ucsb.edu</span></a>.
Initial screening of selected applicants will be conducted via
Zoom. Our department has a genuine commitment to diversity, and
is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the
diversity and excellence of the academic community through
research, teaching and service.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
color:#333333;mso-ansi-language:UZ-CYR" lang="UZ-CYR">The
University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any
other characteristic protected by law.</span></p>
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Bernard Comrie
Distinguished Faculty Professor of Linguistics, University of California Santa Barbara
E-mail: comrie at linguistics.ucsb.edu
Web site: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/people/bernard-comrie">http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/people/bernard-comrie</a>
Department of Linguistics
South Hall 3432
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3100
USA
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