Title: Assistant Professor (Second Language Corpus Linguistics)
Hiring Unit: College of Arts, Languages & Letters/Department of Second Language Studies
Location: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Date Posted: 09/19/2025
Closing Date: Continuous - application review begins November 3, 2025
Salary Information: commensurate with qualifications and experience
Monthly Type: 9 Month
Tenure Track: Tenure
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent
Assistant Professor, with specialization in second language corpus linguistics to begin Fall 2026. The Department of Second Language Studies offers a BA, an MA and a PhD in Second Language Studies as well as an Advanced Graduate Certificate. The University of Hawai‘i is a Carnegie very high research activity university with a strong orientation to the Asia-Pacific region. The University supports interdisciplinary initiatives within and across departments and colleges, and places high value on extramural funding. It also values research that addresses locally-relevant issues and local populations in Hawai‘i.
Our campus welcomes all students but given our responsibilities to the community in which we operate, as part of our strategic mission, we strive to become a Native Hawaiian Place of Learning, a place that is committed to integrating Native Hawaiian language, culture and/or values into its academic and campus environment.
Duties and Responsibilities
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Develop and teach courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including in the areas of corpus linguistics and second language research methods, based on the needs of the department;
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Advise undergraduate and graduate students;
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Serve on graduate committees;
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Maintain an active agenda of scholarly research and publication;
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Pursue opportunities for external funding;
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Participate in Second Language Studies program-building and other service work for the department, college, university, and broader communities;
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Work collaboratively and collegially with diverse groups of students and faculty;
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Other duties as assigned by the Chair.
Minimum Qualifications
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PhD or equivalent degree in second language studies, applied linguistics, or a closely related field from a college or university of recognized standing; ABDs will be considered, but all requirements for doctoral degree must be completed by August 2026.
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Demonstrated ability to carry out research in the applicant's major area of specialization, as evidenced by publications or other scholarly contributions;
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Demonstrated expertise in quantitative and linguistic analysis of corpus data;
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Functional skill in at least one programming language used to query and analyze corpora (e.g., Python, R);
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Demonstrated success in teaching;
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Ability to develop and teach courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels;
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Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collegially with diverse populations of students, faculty, staff and administrators.
Desirable Qualifications
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Experience conducting research using language learner corpora.
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Knowledge of corpus compilation.
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Ability to work with tagged and untagged corpora.
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Expertise in one or more other areas that will broaden or enhance the strengths of our second language studies community, including but not limited to: natural language processing (NLP), quantitative research methods, research on languages other than English (of particular interest are East Asian languages and/or endangered languages).
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Demonstrated excellence in teaching, training, and supervision of graduate and undergraduate students.
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Record of and/or demonstrated commitment to securing external funding.
To Apply:
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Cover letter indicating how you satisfy the minimum and desirable qualifications;
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Curriculum vitae;
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Statement of teaching philosophy;
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Research statement;
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Names and contact information of three academic references;
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Between 1 and 3 publications that exemplify scholarly work relevant to the position;
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Transcripts for highest degree (unofficial copies acceptable; official transcripts required upon hire).
Additional materials (e.g. proposed course syllabi, teaching samples) may be requested at a later date.
Inquiries:
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