Topical areas of e xpertise include but are not limited to language and gender, sociolinguistics of the Americas, and popular culture and media studies. Geographic area should complement the strengths of the department. Teaching responsibilities include theory and methods in linguistic anthropology at the undergraduate and graduate level. Our program values a commitment to and success in classroom teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. We are interested in candidates who will encourage active collaboration and interaction with the other subdisciplines of anthropology and other fields, and who have plans for dev eloping funded research opportunities for students.
Position is contingent upon funding.
The University of Massachusetts is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. The Department welcomes applications from members of social groups and catego ries under represented in the academy. Send a letter describing interests and qualifications, a Curriculum vitae , and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three referees to Search Committee, Department of Anthropology, University of Massa chusetts, Amherst MA 01003-4805. The Search Committee will begin its review of applications on December 1, 1997. A syllabus for each course you wish to be considered for.