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The History Department and the interdisciplinary doctoral program ASPECT (Alliance for Social, Political, Ethical, and Cultural Thought) at Virginia Tech seek an innovative, theoretically engaged cultural or intellectual historian with research and teaching interests that focus on pre-twentieth-century Continental Europe or Asia and emphasize issues of race, gender, or ethnicity. Applicants whose research engages global/transnational perspectives, who are committed to using new media and emerging technologies in teaching and research, and who will contribute to one of the department's emerging areas of inquiry (Identity, Politics, and Power; Science, Technology, and the Environment; Knowledge Production and Transmission) are especially encouraged to apply. This position is part of a cluster hire in ASPECT, although the tenure home will be in the History Department.
The successful candidate for this tenure-track appointment will contribute to the undergraduate and graduate educational missions of the department by teaching a variety of introductory survey courses, upper division courses, and graduate courses, including ASPECT courses. The ability to successfully mentor doctoral students in this program and a commitment to interdisciplinary teaching and research are a must. The potential for excellence in teaching and research is also required, as is the commitment to work effectively with a diverse campus population in support of Virginia Tech's "Principles of Community."
Located in the mountains of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is the largest state-supported
university in Virginia. Blacksburg was voted by Outside Magazine as one of
the ten best places to live in the United States. The Carnegie Foundation
classifies Virginia Tech as a university with "very high research activity." The
normal teaching load in the History Department is two courses per semester.
Virginia Tech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and encourages
applications from women, people of color, veterans, and people with disabilities.
Candidates must apply on-line at listings.jobs.vt.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=194241 and
upload a letter of application, CV, a short (1-2 pp.) research précis that
stresses the applicant's theoretical contributions, a short (1-2 pp.) statement
of teaching philosophy that stresses the applicant's ability to teach and
mentor doctoral students in an interdisciplinary social theory/humanities
program, and an article-length writing sample.
Please have three letters of recommendation sent to:
History/ASPECT Search Committee
Virginia Tech
Department of History (0117)
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Screening of applications begins on October 31, 2011.
Working under the supervision of the Middle Eastern Librarian (for Georgian, Armenian and South Asian Languages) and in collaboration with the other members of the unit, the core work of the Middle Eastern Library Assistant-South Asia comprises assistance with the ordering, receipt and cataloging of materials the Division collects particularly from—and in the languages of—South Asia and the resolution of associated problems. Please note that this is an eight month term appointment starting from the hire date.
High School Diploma or equivalent education required
At least one year of work experience in a library or related work experience required, preferably in an academic library technical services environment
Requires proficiency in the Urdu language, specifically reading knowledge; preferred strong oral communication skills
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Benefits and Salary: Harvard University’s comprehensive benefit package includes medical, dental, disability insurance, ample paid time off, University-paid retirement plans, and much more. Salary is commensurate with the experience and qualifications for a grade 52 position. For detailed information, please visit: http://www.employment.harvard.edu/benefits/
Harvard University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
The Yale University Department of History intends to make a tenure-track assistant professor appointment in South Asian history, to begin July 1, 2012. Applications are invited from historians specializing in any period of South Asian history who have strong potential for achievement in scholarship, undergraduate and graduate teaching, and intellectual leadership. Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Yale values diversity among its students, faculty, and staff and strongly welcomes applications from women and underrepresented minorities. Ph.D. preferred. Applications will be reviewed beginning September 1, 2011, and continuing until the position is filled. Send application letter, c.v., statement of research and teaching interests, a short (chapter or article length) writing sample, and three letters of reference to South Asian History Search, c/o Caryn Carson, Department of History, Yale University, P.O. Box 208324, New Haven, CT 06520. Email: caryn.carson@yale.edu
The University of Wisconsin - Madison invites applications for the position of lecturer in the Urdu language, to begin fall 2011. Teach three courses per semester to graduate and undergraduate students at the 75% level. The position requires responsibility for teaching preparation, preparation of syllabi, adapting teaching material, holding office hours, student performance evaluation, full and regular participation in department pedagogical activities, regular meeting and collaboration with department pedagogy specialist. Instructors are expected to stay abreast of current foreign language teaching and testing theories and methods.
Application must be received by: MAY 20, 2011.
The School wishes to appoint a scholar with an outstanding publication record and with active research plans, who will contribute to the Department's ability to retain top research recognition in the Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) in the UK. You will have expertise in literature, cultural studies, popular culture or media, and teaching and/or research expertise in Pakistan will be especially welcome. You will ideally hold a PhD in a relevant discipline (literature, media, popular culture), will be fluent in at least one of the languages of Pakistan and will be able to teach and supervise research using materials in that language.
Language school seeks Urdu language instructors. Positions are located
in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 3 years of experience teaching
Urdu to adults (1 year of teaching a related subject may be substituted); a
B.A. in Urdu, linguistics or second language study, or in the history, culture
or literature of the area in which Urdu is spoken; familiarity with educational
technology; and U.S. citizenship.
Advanced degrees and publications are a plus. An active security clearance
or ability to get a security clearance is also a big plus.
Compensation is very competitive, based on credentials, and may include
a relocation stipend. This is a long-term position with full benefits. If interested,
please send your resume to the following address:lrhodes@academiaschool.com.
Hampshire College, an independent, innovative liberal arts institution and member of the Five College Consortium, is accepting applications for an assistant professor position in South Asian Studies, beginning Fall 2011. The position is located in the School of Critical Social Inquiry (formerly School of Social Science). Discipline open. Academic background in history and politics preferred, with a focus on modern South Asia required. Applicants with interests in political, economic, and cultural transformations in the region including questions of religion, secularism, and nationalism; development; and postcolonial theory are encouraged to apply. Hampshire College is an institution where teaching is emphasized, along with intensive individual instruction and collaborative interdisciplinary work. Teaching load is two courses per semester. Faculty are expected to maintain an active scholarly life and contribute to the college community. Hampshire College is committed to building a culturally diverse intellectual community and strongly encourages applications from women and minority candidates.
Ph.D. by time of appointment strongly preferred. Review of applications will begin February 21, 2011. Applicants should submit a statement of educational philosophy, teaching and research interests, curriculum vita, sample of written work, and three letters of recommendation to soasianstudies@hampshire.edu.
The Department of African, Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Literatures at Rutgers University (New Brunswick), invites applications for a tenure-track position at the level of assistant professor in the field of South Asian literatures beginning Fall 2011.
Native or near-native proficiency in at least one South Asian language and a Ph.D. in hand prior to the beginning of employment are required. The ideal candidate will have a record of publications in the field; research and/or teaching experience in the literatures of Muslim South Asia will be an added advantage. The position will involve designing and teaching courses on South Asian literatures, conducting research in the area, and participating in a team-taught course on the literatures of Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. The completed application, including a CV, three letters of recommendation, and a writing sample, should be mailed to:
Dr. Alamin Mazrui
Rutgers University
Department of African, Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Literatures
54 Joyce Kilmer Avenue
Lucy Stone Hall B 309
Piscataway NJ 08854
Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2010. Rutgers is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.
The Department of Government invites applications from distinguished senior scholars for appointment to the Charles N. Wilson Chair in Pakistani Studies. This is the first privately endowed chair of its kind at a US public university and honors the late Congressman from Texas. The successful candidate will hold a tenured position in the Department of Government and is expected to carry out research directed at understanding the geo-political importance of Pakistan, provide intellectual leadership on campus promoting the study of Pakistan’s culture, history, and literature, teach effectively at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and perform service for the department, the College of Liberal Arts, and the University. Applicants must have a PhD in hand at the time of appointment. Candidates must demonstrate a record of excellence and agenda for research contributions to the field of Pakistani Studies and teaching at the college level. Position funding is pending budgetary approval.
Interested parties should send a letter of application and vitae to: Professor Gary Freeman, Chair, Department of Government, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station A1800, Austin, TX 78712-0119. The priority deadline is October 1, however applications will be accepted until the position has been filled. A background check will be conducted for successful applicants. AA/EEO employer.
The University of Michigan welcomes applications for a permanent faculty (tenure-track or tenured) position in modern Central Asian studies, to begin September 2011. Rank is open; this is a university year appointment. The search emphasizes disciplinary expertise in the social sciences, but will consider candidates in any field other than History (although candidates using historical approaches to research are welcome to apply). The university seeks scholars with a deep contextual knowledge of the largely Islamic societies, cultures, and states of Central Eurasia. Candidates should have knowledge of relevant areas in the former Soviet Union, northwestern China (Xinjiang), Afghanistan, or nearby regions. The successful candidate will be expected to teach broadly about Central Asia at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Applicants should submit a letter of interest with CV, statement of current and future research plans, statement of teaching philosophy and experience, evidence of teaching excellence and short description of proposed courses, brief writing sample, and three letters of reference to: Central Asia Search Committee, International Institute, 1080 S. University Ave., Suite 2660; University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106. Applications submitted by 1 October 2010 will be assured full consideration. This position is pending approval of funding. Women and minority candidates are encouraged to apply. The University of Michigan is supportive of the needs of dual career couples and is an equal-opportunity/affirmative action employer.
The Administrative and Publications Assistant of the CSAS has chief responsibility for all aspects of program logistics and office and administrative management, of an organized research unit, the Center for South Asia Studies, as well as for processing book orders, maintaining inventory, and tracking sales of the CSAS publications.
The Administrative and Publications Assistant of the CSAS works with faculty and students affiliated with the CSAS, other departments, student organizations, and ORUs on the Berkeley campus, and community members and current and potential donors to the CSAS. This position is essential to ensuring that our programs are properly implemented and managed, the Center is run well on a day to day basis, and our publications (our key source of revenue) are managed, tracked, and sold.
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The Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for appointment as a full-time lecturer in Urdu. The appointment will begin on 7/1/2010. The appointee will be required to teach Urdu at all levels. An M.A. or Ph.D. degree in an appropriate field is required. The salary will be commensurate with teaching experience. A cover letter with names and addresses of three referees, a C.V., samples of any relevant teaching materials authored by the applicant, and evaluations of past teaching should be directed to:
Chair of the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies
7233 Dwinelle Hall
Box 2540
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-2540
Applications must be postmarked by 03/08/10.
The University of California is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.
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A full announcement can be found here. All applications are accepted online at our website. Applicants should reference Job #7599BR.
The RAND Corporation would like to advertise openings for an International Policy or Intelligence Analyst at one of our three locations either in Santa Monica, CA; Washington, DC; or Pittsburgh, PA. The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit research organization providing objective analysis and effective solutions that address the challenges facing the public and private sectors around the world. RAND has eight offices on three continents and RAND research teams work with government, corporate, and foundation clients domestically and internationally to advance informed decision making across a broad spectrum of policy areas.
A full announcement can be found here. All applications for positions at RAND are accepted only online at our website. Applicants should reference Job ID #2295.
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 by email to: dbosking@mail.utexas.edu
Job ID: (0) 08032400001
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.
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The School of Humanities and Social Sciences invites applications for the position of Head of Department of Social Sciences. For more information on this position please click here. To visit the LUMS website please click here.
Interested applicants should submit a curriculum vitae and cover letters to:
Convener, Faculty Search Committee
Department of Social Sciences
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Lahore University of Management Sciences
D.H.A., Lahore Cantt. 54792
Lahore , Pakistan
Tel: +92 42 572 2670 (Ext: 2304) Fax: +92 42 572 2591
E-mail: hodsearch@lums.edu.pk
The deadline for applications is January 15, 2007
The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan invites applications for the position of Lecturer in Urdu and Hindi beginning September 1, 2007. The position is a renewable one-year appointment, and is subject to final budgetary approval.
Applicants should have a Master's degree in a relevant field such as the following: Urdu and/or Hindi language, literature, and linguistics; Urdu and/or Hindi Studies; second-language acquisition, TESL, education, communications, etc. Native or near-native proficiency in Urdu, Hindi and English is required; at least one year of experience teaching Urdu and/or Hindi at the college/university level is preferred. Duties will include 12 weekly hours of instruction in all levels of Urdu and Hindi language and active participation in teamwork and program affairs.
The application dossier should include an application letter explaining your qualifications and teaching philosophy, a current CV, and three letters of recommendation. In addition, evidence of teaching excellence, a teaching demo videotape/DVD, and/or samples of self-developed teaching materials would be desirable.
You may mail your application materials to:
Urdu-Hindi Lecturer Search Committee
Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
University of Michigan
Suite 6111 Thayer Building, 202 South Thayer
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608
Your application packet may also be sent electronically to: kjmunson@umich.edu
Review of applications will begin on May 30 and will continue until the position is filled.
The University of Michigan is a non-discriminatory/affirmative action employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Terms and conditions for this position are subject to the provisions of a Collective Bargaining Agreement between the University of Michigan and the Lecturers' Employee Organization.
FAFEN is a coalition of thirty leading Pakistani civil society organizations established in 2006 to observe the election process, educate voters, and advocate for electoral and democratic reform. The FAFEN Executive Council is leading a nationwide election monitoring and advocacy campaign for the 2007/08 general elections, and seeks highly qualified professional staff to coordinate these efforts. For more information please click here.
The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at NC State University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship in Hindi/Urdu, beginning August 16, 2008. For a full announcement, please click here.
The History Department of the University of California, Santa Cruz invites applicants at the Advanced Assistant to Full Professor rank for the Sarabjit Singh Aurora Endowed Chair in Sikh and Punjabi Studies. The department welcomes applications from scholars who approach Sikh/Punjabi Studies and South Asian history from a range of perspectives, including the study of the British Empire and the Asian diaspora (to destinations that might include the U.S.) For a full announcement, please click here.
Yale University, Department of Anthropology anticipates making a tenure-track appointment in South Asian anthropology at the starting assistant professor level, beginning on July 1, 2009. We seek applicants with demonstrated commitment to field research whose interests will complement existing Department strengths. This appointment is sponsored by the Council on South Asian Studies of the MacMillan Center, and the successful candidate will be expected to maintain teaching offerings and research interests that contribute to the Council's programs. Applicants should include a curriculum vitae and statement of research and teaching interests. Please do not send letters of references of copies of publications at this stage. Review of applications will begin on September 15, 2008.
Please send applications to:
The Chair, South Asia Search Committee
Department of Anthropology
Yale University
P.O. Box 208277
New Haven, CT 06520-8277
The Department of Anthropology at Macalester College invites applications for a tenure track position in cultural anthropology at the Assistant Professor level to begin Fall, 2009. Applicants should have the Ph.D. in hand by time of appointment, substantial fieldwork experience and show promise of sound scholarship. The department seeks a candidate broadly trained in the four fields; specialization open, but the department is particularly interested in issues of health, urban anthropology and the environment. The ability to teach courses in theory and/or ethnographic methods as well as an introductory four fields course would be an advantage. Preference will be given to applicants whose geographic specialization does not duplicate those of current members of the faculty. Applications must be received by October 21st to receive full consideration. Please send letter of application outlining research and teaching interests, a vita, names of three referees and a sample syllabus to Chair, Department of Anthropology, Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN 55105. For more information please click here.
Applications are invited for a tenure-stream position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Gender and Equity with special reference to Asia, Department of Humanities, University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC), to begin July 1, 2009. This is an open-field position in the Global Asia Studies program and Women's Studies. Special consideration will be given to applicants who are proficient in one or more Asian language and culture area, and who demonstrate a breadth of inter-disciplinary scholarship and commitment to the humanities. For more information please click here.
The Department of Geography at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill invites applications from outstanding scholars for a tenure-track faculty position at the assistant professor level in any aspect of the contemporary geography of South Asia. For more information please click here.