mˈæk wˈɪni wʌz hˈaɪɚd fɔːɹ hɪz fˈɜːst fˈʊltˈaɪm ˌækədˈɛmɪk pəzˈɪʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ æz ɐ tˈɛnjɚtɹˈæk pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ʌv saɪkˈɑːlədʒi æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv dˈɛnvɚ.
MacWhinney was hired for his first full-time academic position in 1974 as a tenure-track professor of psychology at the University of Denver.