Puget Sound position

Suzanne Wilson Barnett Chair in Contemporary China Studies
Appointment:  Full-time, tenure-line position; begins Fall 2019.

Responsibilities:

As part of enhancing its Asian Studies Program and reputation as a center of excellence in contemporary China studies, the University of Puget Sound invites applications for a social scientist of contemporary China with expertise in one or more of the following areas related to Chinese society: (1) international economy and trade; (2) regional and border relations; (3) environmental studies; and (4) social and technological change.

The university seeks an outstanding teacher-scholar with a deep interest in and commitment to interdisciplinary study and the liberal arts who is a specialist in the study of contemporary China. This tenure-line appointment is a new endowed position that will be made at the assistant or associate professor level in the Asian Studies Program and in the appropriate academic department, such as Anthropology, Business and Leadership, Economics, International Political Economy, and Sociology.

The faculty member will be expected to contribute to the curriculum of their designated department and to the university’s Core curriculum. The faculty member will also be expected to teach the Asian Studies capstone course (ASIA 344) and to contribute social scientific electives for the Asian Studies minor. Ability and willingness to participate in experiential educational opportunities, including organizing and leading short-term field school experiences abroad for Puget Sound students, is preferred. The holder of the Barnett Chair will have one course release per year. Other duties include advising students, continuation of professional development in the faculty member’s area of expertise, and participating in serving Puget Sound’s institutional mission.

Qualifications:

A PhD degree in a social science discipline and a commitment to liberal arts education are required. Chinese language proficiency sufficient to conduct research in Mandarin is required.

Compensation and Benefits:

Rank: Assistant or Associate Professor
Salary is commensurate with education and experience.
Puget Sound offers a generous benefits package. For more information, visit: http://www.pugetsound.edu/about/offices–services/human-resources/overview-of-university-benefit/.

About Puget Sound: The University of Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington, a vibrant, diverse mid-sized urban port city.  Within, and near, Tacoma there is ready access to urban, rural, and natural areas as well as opportunities to participate in a wide variety of cultural activities.

Puget Sound is a member of the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC), Greater Washington State https://www.hercjobs.org/greater_washington_state/.

Puget Sound also has a well-established Shared Faculty Appointments Policy.  For more information, visit: https://www.pugetsound.edu/gateways/faculty-staff/faculty-policies/shared-faculty-appointments/.

Application Deadline: Search and selection procedures will be closed when a sufficient number of qualified candidates have been identified. Interested individuals are encouraged to submit application materials no later than October 1, 2018 to ensure full consideration.

Diversity Statement:

  • We acknowledge the richness of commonalities and differences we share as a university community; the intrinsic worth of all who work and study here; that education is enhanced by investigation of and reflection upon multiple perspectives.
  • We aspire to create respect for and appreciation of all persons as a key characteristic of our campus community; to increase the diversity of all parts of our University community through commitment to diversity in our recruitment and retention efforts; to foster a spirit of openness to active engagement among all members of our campus community.
  • We act to achieve an environment that welcomes and supports diversity; to ensure full educational opportunity for all who teach and learn here; to prepare effectively citizen-leaders for a pluralistic world.

Puget Sound is committed to an environment that welcomes and supports diversity. We seek diversity of identity, thought, perspective, and background in our students, faculty, and staff. To learn more please visit: http://www.pugetsound.edu/about/diversity-at-puget-sound/

Required Documents:  Applications submitted without the documents listed below will not be considered:

  • Curriculum vitae
  • Letter of interest
  • Teaching Statement
  • Research Statement
  • Teaching Evaluations
  • Diversity Statement (see details below)
  • Three (3) Letters of Reference. You will be asked to specify the email addresses of reference providers at the time of application and the system will email these providers on the next business day.

Note: In the online application system, please submit curriculum vitae when prompted to submit resume. Additional documents can be attached within the application.

Candidate’s Diversity Statement.  As a program and university, we are strongly committed to creating an inclusive and effective teaching, learning, and working environment for all. In the candidate’s diversity statement, applicants should comment on their ability to contribute meaningfully to our on-going commitment to be informed and competent with regard to issues of diversity, equity, and individual differences. We encourage applicants to reference the University of Puget Sound’s current Diversity Strategic Plan (DSP) at http://www.pugetsound.edu/about/diversity-at-puget-sound/diversity-strategic-plan/ prior to writing this statement. While not an exhaustive list, the following are some ways candidates can express their qualification:

  • Your lived experiences and/or identities that speak to the department and university’s commitment to inclusion and diversity;
  • Demonstration of your awareness of inequities for underrepresented student populations in education, research experience, and other opportunities;
  • Brief insights on why diversity is important at institutions like the University of Puget Sound;
  • Infusion of diversity and diversity-related issues into your research, pedagogy, and/or service;
  • Previous and/or current activities involving mentoring underrepresented student populations;
  • Creative ideas or strategies you could enact as a member of the University of Puget Sound campus community to support the university’s DSP;
  • Brief insights on how cultural competency increases one’s effectiveness as an educator and department/university colleague.

All offers of employment are contingent on successful completion of a background inquiry.

The University of Puget Sound is an equal opportunity employer.

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