Lehigh position

Visiting Assistant Professor of Chinese

The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Lehigh University invites applications for a one-year position at the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor for the academic year 2023-2024. We seek candidates to teach 12 credits each semester in modern Chinese language across all levels, including an upper-level course in the candidate’s field of specialization.

Qualifications

Candidates who are ABD will be considered, though a PhD in Chinese Studies or a related field should be in hand by the beginning of the fall semester. Applicants must have native or near-native fluency in Chinese and English. Those with college teaching experience are preferred.

Application instructions

Candidates should submit a cover letter, CV, a statement of teaching philosophy, and a graduate transcript to Thomas Chen at thc316@lehigh.edu. For full consideration, applications should be received by March 31, 2023. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.

Lehigh University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital or familial status, national or ethnic origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. We are committed to increasing the diversity of the campus community. Lehigh University is committed to a culturally and intellectually diverse academic community and is especially interested in candidates who can contribute, through their research, teaching and/or service, to this mission. Lehigh University is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation award for promoting the careers of women in academic sciences and engineering (http://www.lehigh.edu/luadvance/) and is among institutions of higher education recognized for excellence in diversity with the INSIGHT into Diversity HEED Award. Additional information about Lehigh’s commitment to diversity and inclusion is available at https://diversityandinclusion.lehigh.edu/.

Posted by: Thomas Chen <thc316@lehigh.edu>

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