Japanese Literature/Culture Position at Bard College

[Richard Suchenski]

Dear everyone,

The position below, which was just recently listed and begins next fall, 
may be of interest to some of the people on this list.

Richard Suchenski
Assistant Professor of Film and Electronic Arts
Bard College

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Position Description:

The Division of Languages & Literature at Bard College invites 
applications for a full-time tenure-line position in Japanese at the 
rank of assistant professor beginning in the fall of 2012. The 
successful applicant should hold a Ph.D. or be at the ABD stage of a 
Ph.D. program. Native or near-native proficiency in Japanese and English 
is required, with previous language-teaching experience strongly 
preferred. The area of specialization is open, but the candidate should 
have expertise in Japanese literature, cultural studies and/or related 
fields, and the ability to teach in Bard?s First-Year Seminar program 
and to contribute to the college?s offerings in World Literature and 
Asian Humanities. Additionally, he or she is expected to help oversee 
our summer study-abroad program while also maintaining a vigorous 
commitment to scholarship.

Please send letter of application, C.V., three letters of 
recommendation, an article-length scholarly writing sample, teaching 
portfolio by email only tohr11061 at bard.edu. Deadline for submission: 
December 10, 2011.

Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome 
applications from those who contribute to our diversity. AA/EOE