Lecturer - Phonetics - Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley,

LINK: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03347

POSITION OVERVIEW

Position title:Lecturer

Salary range: To be commensurate with experience; the minimum full-time annual rate is $62,455.

Percent time: 100%

Anticipated start: July 2022

Position duration: Fall 2022 and Spring 2023

APPLICATION WINDOW

Open date: February 23rd, 2022

Next review date: Thursday, Mar 10, 2022 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Friday, Jul 1, 2022 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Department of Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, is seeking a lecturer in Phonetics.

Duties include teaching six courses (three per semester), including Ling 110 “Phonetics” (for undergraduate students), Ling 113 “Experimental Phonetics” (for undergraduate students), Ling 10 “Sounds of English” (a lower-division undergraduate course), a graduate linguistics course, and two others to be determined.

Additional duties include holding regular office hours, calculating grades, advising students, preparing course materials and exams, managing graduate student instructors, and attending appropriate meetings/orientations, etc.

UC Lecturers are academic appointees in an organized bargaining unit and are exclusively represented by American Federation of Teachers - Unit 18.

For those who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents, a legal permit that allows work in the United States (such as a U.S. visa that allows employment) is required by the start date of the position. The department is unable to provide a visa/work permit for this position.

The Department of Linguistics and the University of California, Berkeley, recognize and value contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion, http://diversity.berkeley.edu/.

We welcome applications from those who have had non-traditional career paths, have achieved excellence in careers outside academia, or have taken time off for personal reasons. UC Berkeley has a number of policies and programs to support employees as they balance work and family.

QUALIFICATIONS

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

Advanced degree or enrolled in an advanced degree program at time of application.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

Advanced degree by start date.

Preferred qualifications

PhD (or equivalent international degree) in Linguistics and demonstrated excellence in teaching courses at the college level.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Document requirements

  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Cover Letter

  • Statement of Teaching

  • Statement on Contributions to Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Statement on your contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including information about your understanding of these topics, your record of activities to date, and your specific plans and goals for advancing equity and inclusion if hired at Berkeley (for additional information go to https://ofew.berkeley.edu/recruitment/contributions-diversity).

Reference requirements

  • 2 required (contact information only)

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03347

Help contact: lingmgr@berkeley.edu

CAMPUS INFORMATION

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are core values at UC Berkeley. Our excellence can only be fully realized by faculty, students, and academic and non-academic staff who share our commitment to these values. Successful candidates for our academic positions will demonstrate evidence of a commitment to advancing equity, inclusion, and belonging.

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality (http://apo.berkeley.edu/ucb-confidentiality-policy) prior to submitting their letter.

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Policy https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/5000695/SARS-CoV-2_Covid-19. All Covered Individuals under the policy must provide proof of Full Vaccination or, if applicable, submit a request for Exception (based on Medical Exemption, Disability, and/or Religious Objection) or Deferral (based on pregnancy) no later than the applicable deadline. For new University of California employees, the applicable deadline is eight weeks after their first date of employment. (Capitalized terms in this paragraph are defined in the policy.)

JOB LOCATION

Berkeley, CA

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