Position in Modern Chinese Language and Culture
Swarthmore College is inviting applications to fill a full time, three-year position as Visiting Assistant Professor of Chinese, effective Fall 2015 with possibility for renewal. Qualifications: Ph.D. in some area of modern Chinese language or cultural studies; experience teaching modern standard Mandarin Chinese at a North American college or university; familiarity with a broad range of instructional materials and media, including computer-aided multi-media resources; native or near-native proficiency in both Chinese and English. Salary and benefits highly competitive. Review of applications will begin 5 December, and continue until the position is filled. Candidates should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation. Please send all application materials to Chinese Search by December 1, 2014 via Academic Jobs Online at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/5011. If unable to submit online, materials may be mailed to Chinese Search at Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, Swarthmore College, 500 College Ave., Swarthmore, PA 19081-1397. Selected applicants may be interviewed at the MLA Annual Convention in Vancouver, 8-11 January 2015, but non-availability for an interview at that time will not prejudice one’s application. Swarthmore College is a highly selective liberal arts college, located in the suburbs of Philadelphia, whose mission combines academic rigor with social responsibility. Swarthmore has a strong institutional commitment to inclusive excellence through diversity in its educational program and employment practices. The College actively seeks and welcomes applications from candidates with exceptional qualifications, particularly those with demonstrable commitments to a more inclusive society and world.
Haili Kong <hkong1@swarthmore.edu>