Jobs
If
you are interested in advertising any academic positions relating
to Pakistan Studies, Please send the complete information or link
to aips@pakistan-aips.org
- Liberal Arts-South Asia Institute-Urdu/Non-Tenure
Track/Lecturer
The University of Texas at Austin invites
applications for a full-time, academic year-long appointment as
a lecturer in Urdu, to begin September 1, 2008 with possibility
of annual renewal. This position is funded by a Flagship Language
Program grant and is subject to grant renewal. To be considered,
candidates should have a Master's degree or higher in Urdu Language,
Literature, or Culture with experience in the Urdu and Hindi writing
systems. The successful candidate will have demonstrated teaching
excellence at the university level and be expected to teach three
courses per semester as well as participate in the coordination
of curricular and extracurricular aspects of the program. Experience
in coordinating multiple sections of Urdu classes is desired.
Applicants
should include a letter of interest, 3 letters of reference, evidence
of teaching excellence, and CV. Please send all materials to: Darlene
Bosking, Program Coordinator, Hindi Urdu Flagship, The University
of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station G9300, Austin, TX 78712
or
dbosking@mail.utexas.edu Job
ID: (0) 08032400001
College URL:
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/ Department/Unit
URL:
http://www.hindiurduflagship.org/
- Liberal Arts College in Karachi "POSITION
VACANT"
Opening of a New Liberal Arts college in
Karachi- looking for qualified teachers in interdisciplinary courses,
such as Muslim Civilizations, philosophy, etc. Looking for cutting
edge pedagogy for a 2010 start.
Please contact Pat Omidian (
pomidian@scu.edu)
Lahore University of Management Sciences
(LUMS) invites nominations and applications for the position of
Vice Chancellor. The Vice Chancellor will assume a leadership role,
evolving and executing an exciting vision with the deans while
nurturing and consolidating the values and systems of a world-class
university. As the Chief Executive Officer of the University, he
or she will report directly to the Board of Trustees of LUMS and
be responsible for the University's
academic and administrative affairs and external relations.
The position offers a unique opportunity for personal and institutional impact.
The successful candidate would have an outstanding record of managing
academic or research organizations, a broad awareness of conditions
shaping scholarship and higher education, excellent interpersonal
skills, and strong networking ability locally and internationally.
The appointment is for an initial three-year term beginning September 01, 2008
or on a mutually agreed date. Nominations and applications, including
the qualifications and accomplishments of the individual, should
be submitted electronically to the following address.
chairvcsc@lums.edu.pk
All submissions will be reviewed on an on going basis, starting October 15, 2007 and will be accepted until the position is filled.
Chair, VC Search Committee
Lahore University of Management Sciences
DHA, Lahore Cantt. 54792, Pakistan
Tele: +92 42 572-2670-9, Fax: +92 42 572-2592
www.lums.edu.pk
- HEC FOREIGN FACULTY HIRING
http://www.hec.gov.pk/new/HRD/foreign_experts.htm
In order to ensure that academic standards in Pakistan meet international norms of quality, the HEC seeks the services of foreign experts in various disciplines from universities in leading industrialized countries to provide consultation in a variety of critical areas. The HEC has mandated consultation from foreign experts when awarding PhD degrees; ensuring that each thesis is refereed and approved by at least two experts from technologically advanced countries before a doctoral degree is awarded. Faculty appointments under the recently instituted Model Tenure Track Scheme are also subject to international review. Under this system, permanent faculty positions in universities are provided subject to the demonstration of excellence in an initial probationary period as determined by a body of subject-specific international experts. For details please click on the above link.
- University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Seeks South Asian Anthropologist
UNC-CH wants to hire someone for a year. As per Sandria Freitag of UNC-CH:
"I am writing to ask for suggestions of senior, distinguished anthropologists of South
Asia, based overseas (to make the most of the opportunity). Please send the name,
contact information, and what you think would be the contributions of the person(s) you
would suggest. We only have until January 15th to make this proposal, which has to
include doing some canvassing about a list of appropriate candidates, contacting them to
see who would be interested, consulting with the Anthro Dept, and putting together the
proposal."
For details contact Sandria Freitag Or Julie Flowerda (
flowerda@email.unc.edu)
at UNC-CH
All submissions will be reviewed on an on going basis, starting October 15,
2007 and will be accepted until the position is filled.
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