Hello everyone:
As you may know, we are seeking to hire an Assistant Professor
of Linguistics with a specialization in morphology, to be based
in the Department of Romance Studies. I am writing to report on
the progress of the search.
There will be two candidates coming to visit during the next two
weeks. Because of scheduling constraints on the part of the
candidates, we have been forced to move very quickly in
arranging these visits. Although many details are still being
worked out, I wanted to share with you without delay the
information that is known at this point, so that you can, we hope,
make arrangements to attend their presentations.
Wednesday, January 20
1 - 1:50 PM presentation (location TBA); tentative title:
"Word structures that look the same
but behave differently: Evidence from
French adjectives"
2 - 2:30 informal conversation with the candidate
Monday, January 25
1 - 1:50 PM presentation (location TBA); tentative title:
"Building the French Lexicon:
From phonology to morphology"
2 - 2:30 informal conversation with the candidate
These talks will be intended for a relatively general audience,
and all students and faculty who may be interested are very welcome
to attend. Please share this information with your colleagues and
students at BU.
The search committee would appreciate any comments you may
have -- as soon as possible after each candidate's visit. Please send
When there is more information available, I will send out
an update. I apologize if the time of the presentation proves
inconvenient for some of you. As you can imagine, the scheduling
is very complicated and these were our best options, all things
considered. We are trying to arrange for a videorecording of the
presentation, so anyone who cannot attend but would be interested
in viewing either of the talks should contact me, and we'll try to provide
access for you.
Thanks very much.
best wishes,
Carol