[Histling-l] Tenure Track Assistant Professor Position, Department of Linguistics, UC Santa Barbara

[Bernard Comrie]

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.

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.

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 www.linguistics.ucsb.edu <http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/>.

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.

Applicants must complete the online form at 
https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/apply/JPF01310 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.

Applicants should request 3-5 letters of reference to be sent directly 
to https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/reference. Inquiries may be addressed to 
the Search Committee at complingsearch at linguistics.ucsb.edu 
<mailto:complingsearch at linguistics.ucsb.edu>. 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.

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.


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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:http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/people/bernard-comrie

Department of Linguistics
South Hall 3432
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3100
USA

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