We have a fairly expansive and interdisciplinary definition of both computational linguistics and linguistics, and so we specifically wanted to say to encourage your students/postdocs/etc to apply even if they aren’t necessarily thinking about linguistics departments—-or if they are thinking about linguistics departments but don’t see themselves as an obvious fit for a comp ling job.
See the ad at https://apply.interfolio.com/175156 and below, and feel free to forward to anyone you think would be a good fit!
Description
The Department of Linguistics at The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a position in computational linguistics to begin Fall of academic year 2026-27, at either the rank of tenure-track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor with tenure. We seek candidates whose work develops computational methods in any area of linguistics and specifically connects linguistics to artificial intelligence, with particular interest in candidates who can interface with any of our current major areas of research in syntax, semantics, pragmatics, sounds, psycholinguistics, cognitive science, language documentation, historical linguistics, sign language linguistics, or sociolinguistics. Duties will include research, service, and teaching linguistics courses at all levels (lower- and upper-division undergraduate, and graduate), and training the next generation of researchers working in AI, natural language processing and machine learning, and computational methods for language.
Qualifications
Applicants must have completed all the requirements for the PhD by time of appointment, or they must expect to obtain the PhD within a year of joining the faculty as Instructor. Degree must be in linguistics, computer science, cognitive science, or a related field.
Application Instructions
Applicants should upload a letter of application, a CV, a statement describing their research program, a statement of teaching interests (including a list of courses that the applicant would be prepared to teach), evidence of past teaching performance or teaching potential, three letters of recommendation, and three writing samples. The search committee will begin reviewing applications on November 15, 2025, and continue until the position is filled. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications. Position funding is subject to budget availability.
For further information, please contact: Prof. Kyle Mahowald, Search Committee Chair Email: kyle@utexas.edu <mailto:kyle@utexas.edu>