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Durham U Job Ad: Intercultural Education

Senior Lecturer, Durham University – School of Education
Closes: 20th November 2016

The School of Education seeks to appoint an outstanding candidate at Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) level. We welcome applications from exceptional scholars with research and teaching interests in the broad field of Education; experience of research and teaching in Intercultural Education would be advantageous.

This post offers an exciting opportunity to make a major contribution to the development of the School of Education’s research and teaching and the successful candidate will contribute to the teaching of our undergraduate and/or postgraduate programmes. The successful candidate must also be able to contribute to research activity in a School that is recognised internationally for its research excellence.

U Nottingham Job Ad: Linguistics & Professional Communication (UK)

Research Fellow in Linguistics and Professional Communication
University of Nottingham, English Department
Closing Date: Friday, 14th October 2016

We are seeking to appoint a Research Fellow in Linguistics and Professional Communication. This is a 2.5 year fixed-term post (1 October 2016 – 31 March 2019) funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), with funding fully guaranteed for the full 2.5 year term. This is an excellent opportunity to join an established research cluster and business unit, Linguistic Profiling for Professionals (LiPP), in the Centre for Research in Applied Linguistics (CRAL), School of English at the University of Nottingham’s UK Campus.

The successful candidate will play a key role in research and business engagement as part of a 10.1 million ERDF grant, Enabling Innovation. This project involves a series of innovative business engagement initiatives with local businesses based in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Candidates must have a PhD in a relevant area prior to taking up the post. Expertise in one or more of the following areas would be a distinct advantage: The sociolinguistics of the workplace, business communication, organisational communication, linguistic pragmatics. The ability to analyse data using corpus linguistics software and/or eye-tracking technology is desirable, though not essential. Previous experience of working in industry or with different stakeholders outside of academia would be an advantage.

The interview process will include a short research presentation and a formal interview.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor Louise Mullany, louise.mullany[at]nottingham.ac.uk

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Guildhall School Job Ad: Int’l Partnership & Project Manager (China)

International Partnership and Project Manager (China)
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Closes: 14th October 2016

Applications are invited for the post of International Partnership and Project Manager (China). The post holder will work initially to the Principal as part of the School’s developing internationalisation strategy. The post holder will have overall responsibility for managing all aspects of the School’s operations in China at both strategic and operational levels, with a specific responsibility to build management systems and capability to support the ongoing delivery of Sino-UK academic and artistic partnerships. The School delivers a number of projects in tandem with other providers in London, Shanghai and Beijing and the post holder will be responsible for liaison with those partners, both in the UK and in China.

The post requires a high level of academic attainment (preferably at least to Master’s level), fluency in English and Mandarin, a good knowledge of the performing arts, extensive project management experience in both the UK and China, a high level of intercultural sensitivity and excellent advocacy and diplomacy skills.

The post is available as soon as possible, for a fixed term of two years.

Closing date for applications is Midday on Friday 14 October 2016. Please note that late applications will not be accepted. To apply online please visit www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/jobs

Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24hr answerphone) quoting reference number GS311. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.

The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

U Hull Job Ad: Lecturer in Chinese/Translation (UK)

Lecturer in Chinese and Translation Studies
University of Hull – Modern Languages – School of Histories, Languages and Cultures
Closes: 14th October 2016

The School of Histories, Languages, and Cultures is seeking to appoint an outstanding lecturer in Chinese and Translation Studies with an excellent research profile in their specialised field. The School has a strong national reputation for teaching excellence: Chinese Studies offered by the School received a top-three ranking in the latest Complete University Guide’s subject table of East and South Asian Studies. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate how they can contribute to and further excellence in teaching and research in both subject areas.

Applicants must have relevant qualifications and expertise in Chinese and in Translation Studies. The new lecturer will be expected to teach courses on both subjects across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Very good understanding of Chinese cultural studies, Translation Studies theory and practice, and intercultural communication are essential to this post.

We are looking for someone who has a strong research record appropriate to this stage of their career, as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications, so that they will be able to make a substantial contribution to the School’s expanding research community. The post-holder will need to demonstrate a track record of or potential for three- and four-star research in terms of the Research Excellence Framework as well as awareness of meaningful research impact. Equally we are expecting willingness to undergo formal training in Higher-Education teaching where such qualifications have not yet been obtained. The post-holder will also be expected to play an active role in the School’s academic administration and to take on other responsibilities as appropriate to this level of appointment.

To discuss this role informally, please contact the Director of Chinese Studies, Dr. Lin Feng.

Candidates should apply using the application form and upload a covering letter and CV.

Further details:

The University of Hull is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity in every aspect of our recruitment processes.

Hull will be UK City of Culture in 2017. The University of Hull was part of the City of Culture team throughout the bidding process and remains a key player in Hull’s cultural heritage. The campus will be the venue for City of Culture events, and its alumni, students and staff will be personally involved.

U Leicester Job Ad: Media & Communication (UK)

Teaching Fellow in Media and Communication
University of Leicester – Media and Communication
Closes: 27th September 2016
Fixed term contract for one year.

Our Department of Media and Communication are looking to recruit a Teaching Fellow to join their Department. Media and Communication research has just celebrated its 50th year at Leicester and the department can boast a high level of Research and Teaching Excellence in their field, ranked 8th in the 2016 Complete University Guide.

We are looking for a teaching fellow to contribute to the following areas:
• Journalism Studies
• Public Relations
• Advertising
• Media and Communication

You will also be responsible for scholarship, teaching, and administration and other activities supporting the work of the Department and developing and enhancing its reputation.

Please click here for further information and details about the position

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Professor Helen Wood hw177[at]le.ac.uk.

CFP iMean5 Conference: Language & Change (UK)

Call for Papers
iMean 5 Conference
University of the West of England, Bristol
6- 8 April 2017 (with pre-conference Workshops on 5 April)
Abstract submission deadline: 5 January 2017.

The fifth iMean conference maintains its traditional focus on meaning in social interaction, with a thematic orientation to Language and Change. We will be considering changes at the linguistic level but also how changes at a societal level affect linguistic usage and our conceptions and analysis of it. Our increasingly interconnected and fast-moving world has led to an upsurge in mobility and to the possibility of greater variation and change in language use. The linguistically diverse nature of contemporary societies has implications for social justice, with potentially differential access to the public sphere. Different contexts of use and new media may also bring new styles and manners of expression. As society changes, so must our conceptual and epistemological models and old questions and concepts require new approaches and angles.

The conference welcomes papers which focus on Language and Change, on norms and/or shifts in language usage and, more generally, on theoretical and methodological developments in research on sociopragmatics. iMean5 aims to  take a critical approach to current conceptions of ‘language and change’, focused around (but not restricted to) the following themes: ·the impact of globalisation, population mobility, the growth of cities and multiethnolects and the interrelation of  language choice, language use and social justice; ·how identities (regional, class, gender, ethnic and so on) are constructed and negotiated in and through language and how these shift from one community to another;·theory/ method aiming to forge new understandings of social class and gender identities in the 21st century and how we incorporate these in linguistic research; ·language change at phonological, syntactic, semantic or discourse levels of analysis;·the impact of new media on linguistic use. Invited plenary speakers (confirmed):
• Gisle Andersen, University of Bergen
• Christine Béal, Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3
• Jenny Cheshire, Queen Mary, University of London
• Michael Haugh, University of Queensland
• Barbara Johnstone, Carnegie Mellon University
• Zuraidah Mohd Don, University of Malaya

In line with the iMean tradition, the conference aims to encourage multidisciplinary thinking and to create new pathways in linguistic research. The conference will, as usual, include two specialist Colloquia, an Atelier AFLS and a summative Round Table at which the keynote speakers are invited to debate the conference theme.
Invited Colloquia
iMean 5 will host two invited colloquia.
1.     Language migration and change
Convened by Jo Angouri
2.     “Just how sorry are you, mate?” Norms and Variations in im/polite language behaviour.
Convened by Kate Beeching and James Murphy

Further details will be announced by the end of October 2016 or soon after.  Atelier AFLS
Participants who would like to present in French or present specifically French data are invited to join the Atelier AFLS which will take place as part of the conference.

Round table: What’s new in Language and Change?

Submission Details:
Panel Proposals: Panel proposals are invited by 1 December 2016. Decisions about panels will be made by 15 December. Panel organisers should oversee abstracts from panel members, with up to 6 papers in a panel (2 X 90 minute slots). Individual panel members should submit abstracts, clearly marked with Panel names, to the main conference email address by 5 January 2017 as below. All abstracts (in panels and the main conference) will be subject to double blind review as always. For information on panel proposals please contact the organisers (J.Angouri[at]warwick.ac.uk and Kate.Beeching[at]uwe.ac.uk).

Individual Papers: Abstracts of no more than 350 words (max and including references, if absolutely necessary) are invited. They should be submitted to https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=imean2017.The deadline for receipt of abstracts is 5 January 2017. Abstracts should not include the name and affiliation of the author(s). If your submission is part of a Panel, or the Atelier AFLS, or you would like to propose your paper as part of one of the Colloquia, please state this clearly at the top of your submission. Further details will be published on the iMean website soon.  In the meantime, don’t hesitate to contact Kate.Beeching[at]uwe.ac.uk or J.Angouri[at]warwick.ac.uk for further information.

CFP Discourse: Multidisciplinary Perspectives – Reflections on Representation, Identity and/or (Non)Belonging

The English Language & Linguistics group at the University of Sussex is organizing a one-day colloquium on ‘Discourse: Multidisciplinary Perspectives’. We invite papers from the full range of disciplines that use discourse analysis, such as media studies, anthropology, history, linguistics, politics, psychology, gender studies, medicine, education and more.  The sub-topic of the colloquium is ‘Reflections on Representation, Identity and/or (Non)Belonging’, which we encourage participants to interpret in the broadest sense. As such, we welcome both illustrative research papers detailing discourse analyses on the topic/s, as well as position papers which help show how representation, identity and (non)belonging are understood from a discourse perspective within your particular discipline. Various perspectives are encouraged and some themes which have emerged from discussions with colleagues across disciplines include:
• representation of public/political figures or groups in the media,
• patients’ self-accounts in medicine/psychology,
• defendants’ self-presentations in criminology/law,
• negotiation of self-identity in the classroom in sociology/education or representation of values in public and/or educational texts
• identity construction in oral/written memories of war veterans and/or historical crucial moments in oral history
and much more.

We hope that the event will lead to greater understanding of how discourse is conceptualised and approached across disciplines and reveal opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration. Depending on interest, we also envisage a selection of papers being published in a special issue of CADAAD Journal (Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis Across Disciplines).

If you are interested in contributing a paper, please send a 300 word abstract to Roberta Piazza (r.piazza[at]sussex.ac.uk) by September 30th 2016.

CFP Rhetoric Society of Europe (UK)

CFP: The Sixth “Rhetoric in Society” Conference of the RSE
University of East Anglia, Norwich
July 3rd-5th 2017

Hosted by:
The Rhetoric Society of Europe (RSE)
The Rhetoric and Politics Group of the UK Political Studies Association
The School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies, University of East Anglia
“Rhetorics of Unity and Division”

Keynote speakers include:
Gerard Hauser (University of Colorado, Boulder)
Quentin Skinner (Queen Mary University London)
Plus more to be confirmed.

CALL FOR PAPERS
Proposals are invited for panels, papers, roundtables and other forms of presentation to be delivered at the Sixth Conference of the Rhetoric Society of Europe. The conference will take place from July 3rd to 5th 2017 at The University of East Anglia in the medieval city of Norwich, in the United Kingdom.

We welcome proposals for:
– papers or panels which speak to the conference theme (explained below)
– papers or panels which address general issues related to the theory, analysis & practice of rhetoric in society
– other kinds of presentation such as roundtables or debates

Conference Theme: Rhetorics of Unity and Division
We particularly welcome proposals which speak to the conference theme of Rhetorics of Unity and Division. As Kenneth Burke showed us, rhetoric has the capacity to generate ‘identification’ between people, forging and affirming community. It also has the capacity to create divisions, distinctions and differences – as a way of creating new communities but also as a way of maintaining hierarchies and exclusions or of promoting and prolonging hostility. This is not only a social or political effect of rhetoric. It goes to the core of what rhetoric is: a practice which involves inventive ‘division’ – persuading people by breaking up issues and phenomena in particular ways, connecting some ideas while constituting others as antithetical.

It is possible to see the present day as marked by a rise in rhetorics of division – between ‘them’ and ‘us’, nations and regions, religions and classes. What forms does such rhetoric take? Does it repeat old and well-known rhetorical strategies or are there new forms of divisive rhetoric? To what extent is such rhetoric merely reflecting deep social divisions and to what extent does it create them? How are changes in the modes and means of communication enabling or disabling such division? Are these best conceived of as private or public, everyday and vernacular or exceptional and elite forms of rhetoric?

It is also possible to see the present as marked by a rise in new kinds of rhetoric of unity. There are many examples of new claims about identity and community (sometimes made against ‘traditional’ identifications) and contemporary means of communication are enabling people to form new rhetorics of unity across once impermeable borders (and with new kinds of intensity). How can we best understand these new kinds of rhetorical identity? What kinds of distinct strategies do we find in contemporary rhetorics of unity? What sorts of division, or unity, can be identified as outcomes of rhetorical strategies and actions?

We welcome proposals for papers or panels that address these themes and issues in any way.

General Papers
We also invite proposals for papers and panels more generally concerned with the theory, practice or analysis of rhetoric. This may include, for example, historical scholarship, theoretical analysis and contemporary cultural or political critique; work grounded in political theory, philosophy, languages and linguistics, argumentation, literary studies, communication studies, composition, media studies, psychology, sociology, history, cultural studies and more. Papers might be comparative, national or international in focus, concerned with particular orators, ideologies or movements; they might draw on queer theory, critical race theory, post colonialism and focus on spoken, written or audio-visual communication.

Alternative Presentations
We welcome proposals for forms of presentation other than panels and papers. This might include: roundtables addressing key rhetorical themes, works or phenomena; debates between contending positions; other, novel and effective ways of communicating research findings, claims and arguments.

How to Submit a Proposal
Please email: RSEconference6[at]gmail.com
In your proposal be sure to provide the following details:
*Your name and institutional affiliation
*What you are proposing (paper, panel, roundtable etc.)
*Title
*Abstract (250 words exclusive of references)
*If you are proposing a panel or roundtable please include details of the overall theme and of the other participants.

Deadline for Submissions: December 16th 2016.
Notification by: January 20th 2017.

Lancaster University job ad (UK)

Senior Lectureship in Intercultural Communication
Linguistics & English Language
Lancaster University, UK
Closing Date: Friday 12 August 2016
Interview Date: Wednesday 24 August 2016
Reference: A1578

We are seeking a scholar who has a strong international reputation. You will have a PhD, extensive teaching experience (especially at postgraduate level), a portfolio of publications that are recognised for their excellence, and a proven track-record in attracting funding for your research. You will join a large group of internationally renowned linguists that includes specialists in: English Language study, Corpus Linguistics, Discourse Studies, Forensic Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Cognitive Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, Literacy Research and Second Language Teaching, Learning and Assessment.

You will pursue research and publications at a level appropriate for a strong submission to the next Research Excellence Framework and will be expected to supervise BA, MA and PhD students. You will lead the development of new modules and programmes in Intercultural Communication, particularly at postgraduate level. You will contribute to administration at a level commensurate with a Senior Lectureship.

This is an indefinite post beginning 1 January 2017.

Informal enquiries can be made to Professor Elena Semino, Head of Department: e.semino[at]lancaster.ac.uk

We welcome applications from people in all diversity groups. Apply online.

Job Ad University College London (Applied Linguistics & TESOL)

Lecturer in Applied Linguistics and TESOL
UCL Centre for Applied Linguistics, UCL Institute of Education
University College London (UCL), UK
Closing Date: 7 Jul 2016

Duties and Responsibilities
Applications are invited for a Lectureship in Applied Linguistics and TESOL. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the Masters programmes in Applied Linguistics and TESOL (including MA in TESOL Pre Service), especially in second language acquisition, bilingualism and multilingualism, corpus linguistics, sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, intercultural communication and/or research methods. The supervision of PhDs, research activities and administrative responsibilities of the Centre the Department, the Institute and UCL generally.

Key Requirements
The postholder will have a PhD in Applied Linguistics, TESOL or a relevant subject. Experience in teaching and supervision in a higher education institution and proven ability to undertake research and produce publications of high quality.

Further Details
The post is available from the 1st September 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter.
If you have any queries about the post, please contact Professor Li Wei li.wei [at] ucl.ac.uk
To apply, please go to UCL jobs website and apply online.
For technical queries, contact Jackie Gadd: j.gadd [at] ucl.ac.uk