university durham chair japanese may know generative linguistics department university durham davenport j emonds sj hannahs bd schwartz tallerman young scholten elt specialists japanese programme also expanding however present lecturer japanese w mcclure formal semantics cornell phd longtime organiser tas japanese mcclure presently basis enlarging japanese east asian department focused chinese new japanese professorship open curious characteristic university durham searches staff members set last literally days rather weeks loyal member linguistics department comment strange fact life nonetheless administration honestly determined hire best candidates course means everything done dammed little time thus absolutely top candidate searched within two weeks closing date 2 dec preferred area history literature politics social studies within japanese studies however good solid sociolinguist even one generative component might compare well whatever candidates brief search unearths brevity search favour candidate quite core area sought fact key message lots publications main thing moreover durham also bit short top women staff sociolinguistic woman professor japanese might sit quite well candidate might nice sideways move get around glass ceiling one country quick move heck food nt great damp good showers etc look list linguists consider linguistic events conferences research grants etc recently involved durham people friendly post begins 1 oct 1995 soon possible thereafter send cv detailed possible full career history publications grants awarded covering letter mr jack boyd director personnel university durham old shire hall durham dh1 3hp uk include names addresses tel fax numbers 3 referees indicate dates jan feb could present durham interview uk residents need send 5 copies others one also special form 1 page mr boyd send linguist email address fax send us small note