Dear all,

We are hiring for two faculty positions in UT Austin Linguistics, in the area of computational linguistics. One assistant professor position, the other can be either assistant or associate. Deadline: December 1.

See the ad here: https://apply.interfolio.com/158280 and below.

Feel free to reach out to me or my colleague (and search chair) Jessy Li jessy@austin.utexas.edumailto:jessy@austin.utexas.edu if you have questions!

*************************************************** ad: https://apply.interfolio.com/158280

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.edumailto:Email%3Ajessy@austin.utexas.edu