University of Notre Dame, Anthropology

Assistant or Associate Professor of Linguistic Anthropology, University of Notre Dame

The Department of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame seeks a linguistic anthropologist to join our collegial, dynamic four-field department.  This tenure-track or tenured position is at the assistant or associate professor level, and begins in August 2013.  We are especially interested in enthusiastic scholar-teachers who can offer courses in linguistic anthropology, verbal art, pragmatics, language ideology, language socialization, language and power, language and identity, language and gender, multilingualism, or similar areas with a significant socio-cultural component.  The successful applicant must be able to communicate with colleagues and students without linguistics training.  Geographic focus is open, but excellent teaching skills, an ongoing established ethnographic research program, and strong scholarly promise are required.  Ph.D. must be in hand by August 2013.

The Department of Anthropology is dedicated to dynamic four-field undergraduate teaching, and encourages collaboration across the subfields.  We are a collegial department in the process of developing a small graduate program.  At the same time, we remain devoted to undergraduate teaching and take great pride in our students' growth.

The University of Notre Dame is an affirmative action employer with a strong commitment to fostering a culturally diverse atmosphere for faculty, staff, and students.  Persons of color, women, members of under-represented groups, and those attracted to a university with a Catholic identity are encouraged to apply.  Information about Notre Dame, including our mission statement, is available at http://www.nd.edu.  Please send a full CV, a letter of application, the names and contacts for three references, a writing sample, and teaching materials to Linguistic Anthropology Search Committee, 611 Flanner Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556.  Closing date is October 29, 2012