Employment Listings
Positions Open for Application
Tenure-track Positions
Assistant Professor, Computational Linguistics:
SFU Linguistics is currently inviting applications for a tenure-track faculty position in computational linguistics at the rank of Assistant Professor. The academic appointment will be a full-time position in the Department of Linguistics, and will be affiliated with the Social Data Analytics Program (SDA). The anticipated start date for this position is on or after July 15, 2025. For details about the position and the application process, please scroll to the Linguistics section of this page.
Assistant Professor, Indigenous Language(s) of Northwestern North America:
SFU Linguistics and the Indigenous Languages Program (INLP) invite applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor to start as early as July 15, 2025. The academic appointment will be a full-time position in the Department of Linguistics, and will be affiliated with the INLP. For details about the position and the application process, please scroll to the Linguistics section of this page.
Sessional Instructor Positions
Currently, there are no openings for Sessional Instructor positions. For information on future openings, please refer to the section below titled Timeline for Sessional Instructor postings.
Teaching Assistant Positions
SFU Linguistics is not currently seeking to fill TA positions. Refer to the information below for a rough timeline of future postings.
Timeline for Sessional Instructor postings
Fall Term beginning September: Postings available late April/early May
Spring Term beginning January: Postings available late August/early Sept
Summer Term beginning May: Postings available late December/early January
Refer to the Sessional Instructor Hiring Priority Policy for additional information. Please note that Sessional Instructor positions are subject to budgetary approval and contingent on enrollment.
Timeline for Teaching Assistant postings
Fall Term beginning September: Postings available early July
Spring Term beginning January: Postings available early November
Summer Term beginning May: Postings available early March
In hiring Teaching Assistants, departments give priority to applicants in the following order:
(i) Graduate students registered in the department
(ii) Graduate students registered in other departments
(iii) Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (UTA) or External Teaching Assistants (ETA)
Refer to the Linguistics Department Teaching Assistant Priority Policy for further information.
Please direct any suggestions/corrections to the Chair's Secretary.