Readvertising: Lecturer in the Department of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies

The Department of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, Rhodes University, invites suitably qualified candidates to join their team.

Main Objectives

All academics are responsible for the dissemination of knowledge (teaching and learning), creation of knowledge (research) and community engagement, recognising that there are differences in the execution of these responsibilities within the various departments and Faculties.  Academics are also expected to assume some administrative, management and/or leadership duties at the departmental, Faculty and/or University level.

The Requirements

Lecturer:

A PhD in Linguistics or Applied Language Studies is required. Candidates who have submitted their PhD thesis for examination will be considered (proof of examination is required).

Candidates must have expertise in linguistic approaches to Discourse Analysis. The ability to teach in the following areas will be an added advantage: Sociolinguistics, Corpus Linguistics, and/or Computational Linguistics.

The successful candidate must be willing to contribute to other modules in the department.

For the full minimum requirements for this position, please refer to the included role profile.

Application Process

• A comprehensive CV and relevant qualifications, which should include the following:

  • Reasons for leaving your current and previous jobs.
  • Referees who are and/or were your direct line manager, their title, name, designation and contact information, which should include at least their contact number and email address.
• A strong and succinct motivation which tells us your interest in the post and suitability relative to the job requirements.
• A writing sample, e.g. a published journal article, book chapter of thesis that represents your best work (please add your writing sample to the additional documents section under - writing sample)