University Arts and Science

Visiting Lecturer in Linguistic Anthropology

The Department of Anthropology at New York University invites applications for a one-year position as a Visiting Lecturer in Linguistic Anthropology. The appointment will begin September 1, 2026, and may be renewed for up to three years, pending administrative and budgetary approval. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate courses in linguistic anthropology during the 2026–2027 academic year and will complement the department’s strengths in research and teaching on language, communication, and power.

• Teach four courses during the academic year, including two graduate‑level seminars and two undergraduate courses in linguistic anthropology.
• Develop and update course materials; supervise undergraduate research projects and honors theses, as appropriate.
• Advise and mentor students from diverse academic and cultural backgrounds.
• Participate in the intellectual life of the department and the broader university during the term of the appointment.

• Graduate seminars:
  Field Methods in Studies of Language and Culture;
  Language Revitalization;
  Multilingualism.
• Undergraduate courses:
  Language and Technology;
  Language, Migration, and Globalization;
  Language, Ethnicity, and Nationalism.

• Hold a PhD in linguistic anthropology, anthropology, or linguistics.
• Demonstrate a sustained scholarly engagement in linguistic anthropology and/or anthropological linguistics.
• Maintain an active research agenda in linguistic anthropology. Research interests may include language and social interaction, language ideologies, multilingualism, language and power, race, gender, inequality, or language in institutional, digital, or transnational contexts.
• Scholarly work may be ethnographic, theoretical, applied, or collaborative and may include peer‑reviewed publications, conference presentations, public‑facing scholarship, digital or archival projects, and contributions to language documentation, revitalization, or related initiatives.
• Integrate research and teaching through course design and student engagement in a visiting appointment.

Materials should be submitted via Interfolio:

Applicants should submit their materials for full consideration by March 2, 2026. The position will remain open until it is filled.

In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the annual salary for this position is $60,000. New York University considers factors such as the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.

Questions regarding the position may be directed to the Chair of the Search Committee, Dr. Sonia Das (sd99), Department of Anthropology, New York University.