[KineJapan] Open Rank Position in Japanese Environmental Humanities, UC Irvine

[margherita long]

Dear Colleagues,

UCI's Department of East Asian Studies is pleased to announce an open-rank
search in Japanese Environmental Humanities, including Japanese cinema.
Irvine is a great place to live and work, and our EAS Department is vibrant
and friendly. Please feel free to contact me directly with any questions.

https://chroniclevitae.com/jobs/0000447462-01

Sincerely,

Mimi Long

Margherita Long
Associate Professor
Department of East Studies
470 Humanities Instructional Building
University of California, Irvine 92697-6000

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE, Irvine, CA 92697-6000. The Department of
East Asian Studies invites applications for an open rank position in
Japanese Environmental Humanities, appointment to begin 1 July 2019.
Discipline is open to Japanese cinema, literature, philosophy, history,
theater, anthropology, visual studies, political thought, or any field that
uses Japanese texts to study the relation between nature and society,
science and politics, the material and the ideal. Teaching responsibilities
include lectures and seminars at the undergraduate and graduate level, plus
graduate advising. This hire is supported by a Japan Foundation
Institutional Project Support (IPS) grant and part of a campus initiative
to 1) establish UC Irvine as a major center for Environment and
Sustainability Studies within the field of Japanese Studies and 2) launch a
4+1 MA program in Japanese within the Department of EAS. The successful
candidate will have a compelling research profile and strong leadership
skills. A Ph.D. is required.

The department will begin reviewing applications November 13, 2018.
Applications should be submitted electronically at
https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/apply/JPF04894. Candidates should submit 1) a
cover letter, 2) a statement of research and teaching interests, 3) a
statement on teaching philosophy, 4) a statement addressing past and/or
potential contributions to diversity, equity and inclusion in line with UC
Irvine's commitment to inclusive excellence https://inclusion.uci.edu/, 5)
a current CV, and 6) 3 letters of recommendation. The University of
California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
committed to excellence through diversity. All qualified applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status,
or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.
Please direct questions about the electronic submission procedure to EAS
Department Manager Michelle Hu (mahu at uci.edu) and any other questions about
the search to Committee Chair Margherita Long (margherita.long at uci.edu). To
learn more about the Department, visit www.humanities.uci.edu/eastasian/.
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