job at Glasgow
Jean Anderson
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE
LECTURESHIP IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Applications are invited for the permanent position of Lecturer in English Language. The
successful applicant will be expected to have a qualification in English or linguistics, to have
completed a Ph.D. and to make a strong contribution to the research of the department. The
Department's research activities are in modern and historical study of the English language and
in medieval literature. There is no restriction on the research field. In addition to increasing
its research reputation, the department is developing its postgraduate programme and the
appointee would be encouraged to teach and supervise candidates in his/her specialism. There
are at present 30 postgraduates in the department, most of whom are preparing research
degrees of M.Phil or Ph.D.
The successful candidate will be expected to play a full part in the undergraduate teaching and
administration of the department.
The post will be available from October 1995 or by mutual agreement.
Collaborative research in the department is exemplified by The Historical Thesaurus of
English, a survey of English lexis from Old English onwards, much of which is computerized.
A new computerized Corpus of Modern English Texts (COMET) is designed to give access to
materials available over the World Wide Web and to build new corpora reflecting staff
interests. There is a close relationship with the Institute for Historical Dialectology,
Edinburgh University, within a Joint Programme for Historical Dialectology, in the production
of linguistic atlases of medieval English and Scots.
The individual research and teaching interests of the staff are as follows:
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Professor and Head of Department:
Graham D Caie, M.A. (Aberdeen), M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster). Medieval English and Scottish
language and literature; interdisciplinary medieval studies; history of English; textual criticism.
Senior Lecturers:
Christian J Kay, M.A. (Edinburgh), A.M. (Mount Holyoke), Dip. Gen. Ling. (Edinburgh).
Contemporary and historical semantics, lexicography and syntax; humanities computing.
Michael K C MacMahon, B.A. (Durham), Ph.D. (Glasgow), Dip.Ling. (Reading): Phonetics
of English; experimental phonetics; modern English syntax; history of phonetic and linguistic
studies.
James M Y Simpson, M.A. (St Andrews), Dip.Phon. (Edinburgh): General linguistics and
phonetics; sociolinguistics; theoretical linguistics.
Jeremy J Smith, B.A. (London), M.Phil. (Oxford), Ph.D. (Glasgow): Medieval English
language and literature; history of English; Older Scots.
Lecturers:
John B. Corbett, M.A. (Glasgow), M.A. (New Brunswick), Ph.D. (Glasgow): Functional
Grammar and Genre Analysis; Theory and Practice of Teaching English as a Second or Other
Language; Scientific and Professional Writing; the Stylistics of Scots.
Catherine Emmott, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Birmingham): Modern English syntax; computational
stylistics; narrative structure; mental processing of text.
Kathryn A. Lowe, B.A. (Nottingham), Ph.D. (Cambridge): Medieval English language and
literature; history of English; paleography and codicology.; Old Icelandic.
I. Elizabeth Reay, M.A., Ph.D. (Glasgow): Semantics; stylistics; medieval English language
and literature.
Research Assistants:
Lesley Haughton, M.A. (Glasgow): Historical Thesaurus.
Cerwyss Ower, M.A. (Glasgow): Historical Thesaurus.
Irene A.W. Wotherspoon, M.A., M. Litt. (Glasgow): Historical Thesaurus.
Honorary Research Fellows:
Dr R.E. Allen, Dr Carole P. Biggam, Dr Margaret Laing, Dr James McGhee,
Professor Angus McIntosh, Professor Raymond Page, Professor Michael L Samuels,
Dr Keith Williamson.
There are currently around 750 undergraduate students enrolled in the Department. A full
complement of Ordinary (pass-degree) classes is taught as well as a range of options at
Honours level.
The Ordinary (first year) class gives an introduction to Grammar, Phonetics, Semantics,
Discourse Analysis, Varieties of English (including Scots) and the History of English. In the
Higher Ordinary (second-year) class, the emphasis is on Old and Middle English language and
literature. The approach to teaching at these levels is very much that of a team, and the
successful applicant would be expected to cover a wide range of subjects in Ordinary tutorials.
About 150 students are enrolled in Junior and Senior Honours (third and fourth year). The
majority take Single Honours English Language and Literature, including from one to eight
language papers, but an increasing number take Joint Honours in English Language and other
subjects, such as French or History. The Department contributes to a new Single Honours
degree in Scottish Language and Literature. Options offered at Honours level are:
Meaning, Form and Style (Stylistics); Discourse, Text and Context; Semantics of Modern
English; Grammars of English; First and Second Language Acquisition, Phonetics and
Phonology I; Phonetics and Phonology II; Sociolinguistics; Old English Literature; Middle
English Literature; Old Icelandic; Germanic Philology; History of the English Language before
c.1400; History of the English Language after c.1400; Medieval Manuscripts in Context;
History of Scots; The Stylistics of Scottish Literature; Literary and Linguistic Computing for
English; Old French Literature; Medieval Latin. The last two papers are taught by the
Departments of French and Classics respectively.
The Department has a strong interest in the use of computers in teaching and research, and
participates in the STELLA project (STELLA = Software for the Teaching of English
language and Literature, and its Assessment), funded by the Computer Board to develop
computer-assisted learning in English studies. An interest in this area would be welcomed.
The Department contributes to an introductory Ordinary Humanities Computing Course.
Taught M.Phil degrees are offered in Medieval English Studies; the Department also
participates in an interdepartmental and interdisciplinary M.Phil in Medieval Studies. A
number of new Diploma and Certificate courses have also been developed.
The Department will be hosting the ESSE (European Society for the Study of English)
Conference in September 1995. It has a Research lecture series during the academic year and
all staff are encouraged and financially helped to attend conferences. There is also a study
leave programme that is based on departmental research priorities.
There are lively student and staff exchange programmes involving some 15 European
countries under the auspices of the EU LINGUA and ERASMUS schemes.
The Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts comprises some 20 departments and a growing number of interdisciplinary
Centres. The Faculty has an active research training programme for postgraduates and this
year it is launching its Graduate School. The Faculty is heavily involved in information
technology for disciplines and is committed to faculty-wide infrastructure support, through its
Technological Resource Unit. The University is connected to the SuperJanet network.
The University
The University of Glasgow was founded in 1451 and is the second oldest in Scotland. It is the
largest university in Scotland and one of the largest in the U.K. with around 15,000 full-time
students, and almost 4,000 full-time members of staff in 106 departments. It has Faculties of
Divinity, Engineering, Arts, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Dentistry, Science, Social
Science, Law and Finance. The Library is one of the largest research libraries in the U.K. and
houses an impressive collection of medieval manuscripts, including those of works by Chaucer
and Gower.
The post is available from 1st October 1995, or such earlier date as may be arranged. The
salary will be on the Lecturer A Scale (£14,756-£19,326), with placement according to age,
qualifications and experience. The successful applicant will be eligible to join the Universities’
Superannuation Scheme and the Universities’ Supplementary Dependants’ Pension Scheme.
Further information regarding these schemes is available from the Superannuation Officer,
who is also prepared to advise on questions relating to the transfer of superannuation benefits.
Applicants are asked to provide a brief note on the state of their health.
The University of Glasgow is an equal opportunities employer.
If, prior to submitting an application, applicants wish to pursue an informal enquiry about the
post, they should contact Professor G.D. Caie, Head of Department, Department of English
Language, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Telephone 0141-339 8855, Ext 5849.
Those who wish to be considered should send to Jim Bennett, Senior Consultant, Austin
Knight UK Limited, 100 Queen Street, Glasgow G1 3DL, not later than 10th February 1995,
eight copies of a statement of their qualifications and experience. Testimonials are not
required, but the names and addresses should be given of three persons to whom reference
may be made.
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Jean Anderson jgan...@human.gla.ac.uk
STELLA Project
Arts Technical Resource Unit
University of Glasgow
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