Adjunct Instructor: Linguistics
Adjunct Instructor: Linguistics
- 514542
- Denton, Texas, United States
- Adjunct
Title: Adjunct Instructor: Linguistics
Employee Classification: Adjunct Faculty
Campus: University of North Texas
Division: UNT-Provost
SubDivision-Department: UNT-College of Information
Department: UNT-Linguistics-133320
Job Location: Denton
Salary: Compensation is competitive and commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and discipline, in accordance with university guidelines and available funding.
FTE:
Retirement Eligibility: Eligibility based on semesterly assignment, for more information visit https://hr.untsystem.edu/benefits/
About Us - Values Overview
Department Summary
UNT Linguistics introduces its undergraduate students to the core areas and methodologies of Linguistics, including phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics, as well as specialized areas such as computational linguistics, historical linguistics, language documentation, language variation, language and law, politics of language, and more. Our goal is to inspire the next generation of linguists to excel in both academia and diverse professional settings.
UNT has a highly diverse campus with a wide range of languages spoken in addition to English. We welcome candidates who have experience with HSI/MSIs and/or who speak Spanish, Vietnamese, American Sign Language, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin and other variations), Arabic, Tagalog, Farsi, French, or/and Yoruba.
Position Overview
The Department of Linguistics seeks qualified individuals for its Adjunct Instructor of undergraduate courses in Linguistics in introductory and general areas. The posting is for Fall 2026, Spring 2027, and Summer 2027. Potential instruction also needed in sociolinguistics, semantics, phonetics and phonology, language and law, and teaching English as a second language applications.
Minimum Qualifications
Master's degree in Linguistics and prior experience teaching as an assistant or instructor of record.
Preferred Qualifications
Master's degree in Linguistics, experience teaching or assisting in courses such as "Language of Now" and "Semantics and Pragmatics".
Required License/Registration/Certifications
Physical Requirements
Communicating with others to exchange information.
Environmental Hazards
No adverse environmental conditions expected.
Work Schedule
varies based on assignment
Driving University Vehicle
No
Security Sensitive
This is a Security Sensitive Position.
Special Instructions
Applicants must submit a minimum of two professional references as part of their application. If needed, additional references can be added after the application has been submitted.
Benefits
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EEO Statement
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