Chair of Applied Linguistics

Jim Hurford (jim@ling.ed.ac.uk)
Wed, 25 Oct 95 09:47:18 BST

The University of Edinburgh

Chair of Applied Linguistics

Applications are invited for the newly created established Chair of
Applied Linguistics, to which it is intended to make an appointment from
1 October 1996.

The University seeks to appoint a scholar with broad-ranging interests,
sympathies and experience across the spectrum of the discipline who can
offer strong leadership in research and teaching well into the next
century. The successful candidate will have an active and
internationally recognised record of published research as well as
substantial experience of effective teaching and supervision at
postgraduate level. It will be an additional advantage if candidates
have extensive collaborative contacts within and outside the academic
world.

Salary will be within the professorial range.

Please quote reference 590481

Further particulars including details of the application procedure may
be obtained from

The Personnel Office
University of Edinburgh
1 Roxburgh Street
Edinburgh EH8 9TB

Telephone: +44 131 650 2511 (24-hour answering service)
Fax: +44 131 650 6509

Closing date: 1 December 1995.