<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#000000" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica">Stefania Burk <<a href="mailto:sburk@interchange.ubc.ca">sburk@interchange.ubc.ca</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#000000" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica">February 2, 2010 10:16:34 AM PST (CA)</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#000000" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica"><a href="mailto:kinejapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu">kinejapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</a></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="4" color="#000000" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 14.0px Helvetica"><b>Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship at UBC</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Could you please post the following advertisement to the KineJapan list.<div><br></div><div>Many thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>Stefania Burk</div><div>Assistant Professor of Japanese</div><div>Asian Studies</div><div>University of British Columbia</div><div><br></div><div>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div><br></div><div><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">POSTDOCTORAL TEACHING FELLOW<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">DEPARTMENT OF </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:KO">ASIAN STUDIES<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">The Faculty of Arts at the University of British Columbia invites applications for up to 15 Postdoctoral Teaching Fellows, to begin 1 July 2010. These positions enable innovative and collaborative teaching between Fellows and outstanding UBC professors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The program will help to launch the careers of new scholars showing early promise as excellent university teachers and researchers. Each Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow will have opportunities to interact with UBC colleagues on teaching and research, as well as to be part of a cohort of early-career scholars sharing methods and exchanging ideas for excellent teaching.<br style="mso-special-character:line-break"> <br style="mso-special-character:line-break"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">One of the new Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow positions has been allocated to the UBC </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">Department of </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;mso-fareast-language:KO">Asian Studies</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">, which has strengths in a number of areas, including </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:KO">Japanese literature</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri"> (see </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:KO"><a href="http://www.asia.ubc.ca">www.asia.ubc.ca</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">). Applications from outstanding applicants in Japanese modern literature, film studies, </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;mso-fareast-language:KO">and/</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">or popular culture are welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"><br> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Postdoctoral Teaching Fellows will be appointed for one year, beginning July 1, 2010, with the possibility of renewal for an additional year subject to approval from the Department and budgetary availability. Applicants will normally be within 3 years of being awarded the PhD. Successful candidates will teach three single-semester undergraduate courses or sections per year under the supervision of an experienced professor. All positions are subject to final budgetary approval. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Applicants should submit a letter of application, a statement of teaching philosophy and interests, evidence of teaching potential, a sample of written work, and a C.V. to:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-language:KO">Dr. Ross King, Head<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-language:KO">Department of Asian Studies, UBC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-language:KO">Asian Centre, 1871 West Mall<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-language:KO">Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">FAX</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:KO">: 604-822-8937<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-language:KO">Email: <a href="mailto:jrpking@interchange.ubc.ca">jrpking@interchange.ubc.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">Applicants should also have three confidential letters of reference sent to the address noted above.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Complete applications received by </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri; mso-fareast-language:KO">March 21</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Calibri"> will be given priority; however, the position will remain open until filled.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri">The University of British Columbia hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. All quality persons are encouraged to apply.<o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; "></span></o:p></span></p></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>