EAST ASIAN HISTORY
TENURE-TRACK POSITION

GRINNELL COLLEGE. Tenure-track position in the Department of History (East Asian History), starting Fall 2010. Some preference will be given to specialists in Chinese history with the ability to teach Japanese history. Assistant Professor preferred; Instructor (ABD) or Associate Professor possible. Grinnell College is a highly selective undergraduate liberal arts college, whose history department is committed to pedagogical and curricular development that reflects emerging scholarship. The College's curriculum is founded on a strong advising system and close student-faculty interaction, with few college-wide requirements beyond the completion of a major. Grinnell College has a twenty-year partnership with Nanjing University that provides considerable teaching and research opportunities to faculty. The teaching schedule of five courses over two semesters will include an introductory course, intermediate-level courses offering both modern and pre-modern coverage, and an advanced seminar on topics of the inst ructor's choice; every few years one course will be Tutorial (a writing/critical thinking course for first-year students, on a special topic chosen by the instructor).

In letters of application, candidates should address how they can contribute to the department's evolution toward global approaches to history and their interest in collaborating with relevant foreign language departments. Candidates' letters should discuss their interest in developing as a teacher and scholar in an undergraduate, liberal-arts college that emphasizes close student-faculty interaction. They also should discuss what they can contribute to efforts to cultivate a wide diversity of people and perspectives, a core value of Grinnell College. To be assured of full consideration, all application materials should be received by November 3, 2009. Send letter of application, c.v., graduate school transcripts (copies are acceptable), and at least three confidential letters of recommendation to Professor Sarah Purcell, Chair, East Asian Search Committee, History Department, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA 50112. [HistorySearch@grinnell.edu], 641-269-4628; fax 641-269-4733

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