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Position Name Tenure Track Position in Foreign Literatures and Linguistics
School/Faculty Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department/Area Department of Foreign Literatures and Linguistics
Description The Department of Foreign Literatures and Linguistics, at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel, invites applications for a tenure track position (rank open) in generative linguistics, including, but not limited to, phonology, syntax and computational linguistics.

We are a research intensive department with both undergraduate and graduate programs. Current faculty specialize in semantics, syntax, psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, and computational linguistics and have an active collaboration with other departments, including Psychology, Computer Science, and Cognitive and Brain Sciences.

Faculty responsibilities include:
- Conducting research in the candidate’s area of specialization
- Applying for external research funding
- Teaching (in English) at the undergraduate and graduate level, as required by the department's curriculum.
- Supervising M.A. and Ph.D. students
- Taking on administrative duties

application dead-line: Feb. 28, 2025
Basic Qualifications
Candidates must hold a Ph.D. by the time they fill the position.
The successful candidate will be expected to have an excellent publication record for their career stage and to apply for competitive research grants. While pursuing their own research agenda, the candidate is expected to be able to engage in interdisciplinary collaboration with colleagues in other sub-disciplines within Linguistics and in other departments. 
Classes in our department are conducted entirely in English; therefore, the successful candidate must be highly proficient in English.

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•    For the rank of Lecturer:  3-4 References, at least 2 "independent" and at least 2 from institutions abroad.
•    For the rank of Senior Lecturer:  4-5 References, at least 2 "independent" and at least 2 from institutions abroad.
•    For the rank of Professor: 5-6 References, at least 4 "independent" and at least 3 from institutions abroad.

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One of the letters should be from the candidate's supervisor (Ph.D., M.Sc. , Post Doc)
 
 
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Dr. David Erschler erschler@bgu.ac.il
Equal Opportunity Employer Ben-Gurion University of the Negev is committed to fairness and diversity in recruiting new faculty members and actively encourages women, members of minority groups, and those with disabilities to apply. If you are a person with disabilities according to the definition in the Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities Law , 5758-1988: 'A person with a physical, mental or intellectual disability, including cognition, permanent or temporary, whose immature function is limited to one or more of the main areas of life' - you should point this out in the candidacy forms.
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