Subject: [AUDITORY] Tenure-track faculty position at RIT: Computational linguistics/language science (speech technology) From: Cecilia Ovesdotter Alm <coagla@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 17:11:01 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--_000_CE9412E1DA49coaglaritedu_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Position Title: Instructional Faculty Faculty Rank: Assistant Professor Faculty Type: Tenure Track Department: English PC# 8735 Requisition# 797BR Anticipated Start Date: August 13, 2014 BRIEF JOB DESCRIPTION: The Department of English at the Rochester Institute of Technology invites = applications for an Assistant Professor of English tenure-track position to= begin August 13, 2014 with specialization in computational linguistics and= /or innovative technical methods in language science, with a focus on one o= r more areas of application. Possible areas include: - Cultural or social analytics - Speech technology - Human-computer communication - Clinical, assistive, and/or access technology - Cognitive modeling of linguistic processes (for example reading) - Games and/or social media The applicant should demonstrate a fit with our commitment to collaborate w= ith colleagues across the university on curricular and research initiatives= in digital humanities and language science. DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION: The successful applicant will be a teacher and a researcher with an agenda = that emphasizes innovative technical methods in linguistics, for instance n= atural language processing, corpus-based studies, linguistic/multimodal sen= sors, speech technology, and/or other computational approaches. We are seek= ing a scholar who engages in disciplinary and interdisciplinary teamwork an= d has a coherent plan for grant seeking activities. The right candidate wil= l contribute to our department's profile in the digital humanities, in addi= tion to furthering our interdisciplinary language science curriculum in a c= ollege of liberal arts at a technical university. Contributions that build = students' global education experiences are additionally valued. Teaching assignments may include Introduction to Language Science, Language= Technology, Introduction to Natural Language Processing, Advanced Topics i= n Computational Linguistics, Language & Brain, self-designed courses, and o= ther courses in the linguistics or general education frameworks such as Dia= lects & Identity, Text & Code, or Evolving English Language. The course tea= ching load is 3/2. We are seeking an individual who has the ability and interest in contributi= ng to a community committed to Student Centeredness; Professional Developme= nt and Scholarship; Integrity and Ethics; Respect, Diversity and Pluralism;= Innovation and Flexibility; and Teamwork and Collaboration. THE UNIVERSITY AND ROCHESTER COMMUNITY: RIT is a national leader in professional and career-oriented education. Tal= ented, ambitious, and creative students of all cultures and backgrounds fro= m all 50 states and more than 100 countries have chosen to attend RIT. Fou= nded in 1829, Rochester Institute of Technology is a privately endowed, coe= ducational university with nine colleges and institutes emphasizing career = education and experiential learning. With approximately 15,000 undergraduat= es and 3,000 graduate students, RIT is one of the largest private universit= ies in the nation. RIT offers a rich array of degree programs in engineerin= g, science, business, and the arts, and is home to the National Technical I= nstitute for the Deaf. RIT has been honored by The Chronicle of Higher Educ= ation as a "Great Colleges to Work For" for four years. RIT is responsive = to the needs of dual career couples by our membership in the Upstate NY HER= C. Rochester, located on Lake Ontario, is the 79th largest city in the United = States and the third largest city in New York State. The Greater Rochester = region, which is home to nearly one million people, is rich in cultural and= ethnic diversity, with a population comprised of approximately 16% African= and Latin Americans and another 7% of international origin. It is also hom= e to the largest deaf community per capita in the U.S. Rochester ranks 3rd= best metropolitan regions for Raising a Family" by Forbes Magazine; 6th am= ong 379 metropolitan areas as "Best Places to Live in America" by Places Ra= ted Almanac; 1st in Expansion Management Magazine's ranking of metropolitan= areas having the best "Quality of Life in the Nation"; and is among Essenc= e Magazine's "Top 10 Cities for Black Families." REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: - Ph.D. in Linguistics (or an allied field) in hand prior to appointment da= te - Advanced graduate coursework in language science and technical methods - Evidence of outstanding teaching - Experience teaching or mentoring diverse or multi-disciplinary students - Evidence of publication and a coherent plan for research and grant seekin= g activities - Ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the college's continuing comm= itment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual differences. HOW TO APPLY: Apply online at http://careers.rit.edu/faculty. Search: 797BR. Please submi= t your cover letter; CV; copy of transcripts of graduate coursework; a rese= arch statement; a teaching statement; writing sample/portfolio; Contributio= n to Diversity Statement; and the names, addresses and phone numbers for th= ree references. CONTACT: Please direct questions to Dr. Cecilia Ovesdotter Alm at: coagla@xxxxxxxx or= (585) 475-7327. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Review of applications will begin on: November 25, 2013. RIT does not discriminate. RIT promotes and values diversity, pluralism and= inclusion in the work place. RIT provides equal opportunity to all qualifi= ed individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed= , age, marital status, sex, gender, religion, sexual orientations, gender i= dentity, gender expression, national origin, veteran status or disability i= n its hiring, admissions, educational programs and activities. -- Cecilia Ovesdotter Alm, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of English/Area - Language Science College of Liberal Arts Rochester Institute of Technology Bldg. 6, Room 2110 92 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, NY 14623 (585) 475-7327 http://www.rit.edu/cla/english/cecilia-ovesdotter-alm http://tinyurl.com/ceciliaoalm --_000_CE9412E1DA49coaglaritedu_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-ID: <FB2E065B44C44644B118AD62C959C647@xxxxxxxx> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii"= > </head> <body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-lin= e-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-fami= ly: Calibri, sans-serif; "> <div> <div> <div> <div>Position Title:<span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre= "> </span> Instructional Faculty</div> <div>Faculty Rank: Assistant Professor</div> <div>Faculty Type:<span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre">= </span>Tenure Track</div> <div>Department: <span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"><= /span>English</div> <div>PC# 8735<span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </sp= an>Requisition# 797BR</div> <div>Anticipated Start Date: August 13, 2014</div> <div><br> </div> <div>BRIEF JOB DESCRIPTION:<span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-sp= ace:pre"> </span> </div> <div>The Department of English at the Rochester Institute of Technology inv= ites applications for an Assistant Professor of English tenure-track positi= on to begin August 13, 2014 with specialization in computational linguistic= s and/or innovative technical methods in language science, with a focus on one or more areas of application. Pos= sible areas include:</div> <div><br> </div> <div>- Cultural or social analytics</div> <div>- Speech technology</div> <div>- Human-computer communication</div> <div>- Clinical, assistive, and/or access technology</div> <div>- Cognitive modeling of linguistic processes (for example reading)</di= v> <div>- Games and/or social media</div> <div><br> </div> <div>The applicant should demonstrate a fit with our commitment to collabor= ate with colleagues across the university on curricular and research initia= tives in digital humanities and language science.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION:<span class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white= -space:pre"> </span></div> <div>The successful applicant will be a teacher and a researcher with an ag= enda that emphasizes innovative technical methods in linguistics, for insta= nce natural language processing, corpus-based studies, linguistic/multimoda= l sensors, speech technology, and/or other computational approaches. We are seeking a scholar who engages in di= sciplinary and interdisciplinary teamwork and has a coherent plan for grant= seeking activities. The right candidate will contribute to our department'= s profile in the digital humanities, in addition to furthering our interdisciplinary language science curriculu= m in a college of liberal arts at a technical university. Contributions tha= t build students' global education experiences are additionally valued.</di= v> <div><br> </div> <div>Teaching assignments may include Introduction to Language Science, Lan= guage Technology, Introduction to Natural Language Processing, Advanced Top= ics in Computational Linguistics, Language & Brain, self-designed cours= es, and other courses in the linguistics or general education frameworks such as Dialects & Identity, Text &= ; Code, or Evolving English Language. The course teaching load is 3/2.</div= > <div><br> </div> <div>We are seeking an individual who has the ability and interest in contr= ibuting to a community committed to Student Centeredness; Professional Deve= lopment and Scholarship; Integrity and Ethics; Respect, Diversity and Plura= lism; Innovation and Flexibility; and Teamwork and Collaboration. </div> <div><br> </div> <div>THE UNIVERSITY AND ROCHESTER COMMUNITY:</div> <div>RIT is a national leader in professional and career-oriented education= . Talented, ambitious, and creative students of all cultures and background= s from all 50 states and more than 100 countries have chosen to attend RIT.= Founded in 1829, Rochester Institute of Technology is a privately endowed, coeducational university with nine c= olleges and institutes emphasizing career education and experiential learni= ng. With approximately 15,000 undergraduates and 3,000 graduate students, R= IT is one of the largest private universities in the nation. RIT offers a rich array of degree programs in = engineering, science, business, and the arts, and is home to the National T= echnical Institute for the Deaf. RIT has been honored by The Chronicle of H= igher Education as a "Great Colleges to Work For" for four years. RIT is responsive to the needs of = dual career couples by our membership in the Upstate NY HERC.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Rochester, located on Lake Ontario, is the 79th largest city in the Un= ited States and the third largest city in New York State. The Greater Roche= ster region, which is home to nearly one million people, is rich in cultura= l and ethnic diversity, with a population comprised of approximately 16% African and Latin Americans and another 7% = of international origin. It is also home to the largest deaf community per = capita in the U.S. Rochester ranks 3rd best metropolitan regions for = Raising a Family" by Forbes Magazine; 6th among 379 metropolitan areas as "Best Places to Live in America&q= uot; by Places Rated Almanac; 1st in Expansion Management Magazine's rankin= g of metropolitan areas having the best "Quality of Life in the Nation= "; and is among Essence Magazine's "Top 10 Cities for Black Families."</div> <div><br> </div> <div>REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:</div> <div>- Ph.D. in Linguistics (or an allied field) in hand prior to appointme= nt date </div> <div>- Advanced graduate coursework in language science and technical metho= ds </div> <div>- Evidence of outstanding teaching</div> <div>- Experience teaching or mentoring diverse or multi-disciplinary stude= nts </div> <div>- Evidence of publication and a coherent plan for research and grant s= eeking activities</div> <div>- Ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the college's continuing= commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual differences.</= div> <div><br> </div> <div>HOW TO APPLY:</div> <div>Apply online at http://careers.rit.edu/faculty. Search: 797BR. Please = submit your cover letter; CV; copy of transcripts of graduate coursework; a= research statement; a teaching statement; writing sample/portfolio; Contri= bution to Diversity Statement; and the names, addresses and phone numbers for three references.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>CONTACT:</div> <div>Please direct questions to Dr. Cecilia Ovesdotter Alm at: coagla@xxxxxxxx= du or (585) 475-7327.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>APPLICATION DEADLINE:</div> <div>Review of applications will begin on: November 25, 2013.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>RIT does not discriminate. RIT promotes and values diversity, pluralis= m and inclusion in the work place. RIT provides equal opportunity to all qu= alified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, = creed, age, marital status, sex, gender, religion, sexual orientations, gender identity, gender expression,= national origin, veteran status or disability in its hiring, admissions, e= ducational programs and activities.</div> </div> <div><br> </div> <div><font style=3D"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "> <div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; ">-- </div= > </font><font> <div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Tahoma"> <p class=3D"p1" style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(0,= 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-var= iant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: nor= mal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space= : normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "> Cecilia Ovesdotter Alm, Ph.D.<br> Assistant Professor <br> Department of English/Area - Language Science<br> College of Liberal Arts<br> Rochester Institute of Technology<br> Bldg. 6, Room 2110<br> 92 Lomb Memorial Drive<br> Rochester, NY 14623<br> (585) 475-7327<br> <a href=3D"http://www.rit.edu/cla/english/cecilia-ovesdotter-alm" title=3D"= http://www.rit.edu/cla/english/cecilia-ovesdotter-alm Cmd+Click to follow link">http://www.rit.edu/cla/english/cecilia-ovesdo= tter-alm</a><br> <span class=3D"s1"><a href=3D"http://tinyurl.com/ceciliaoalm">http://tinyur= l.com/ceciliaoalm</a></span></p> <div style=3D"font-size: 13px; "><br> </div> </font></div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px; "></p= > </font></div> </div> </div> </body> </html> --_000_CE9412E1DA49coaglaritedu_--