Tenure-track Professor in Pre-1600 Japanese Literature and Culture

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Company: Harvard University

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Title
Tenure-track Professor in Pre-1600 Japanese Literature and Culture

School
Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Department/Area
East Asian Languages and Civilizations

Position Description

The Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations seeks to appoint a tenure-track professor in Pre-1600 Japanese Literature and Culture. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2025. The tenure-track professor will be responsible for teaching and advising at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The ability to teach classical Japanese (bungo) is expected, and proficiency in teaching Japanese literary Sinitic (kanbun) is also welcome.

Basic Qualifications

Doctorate or terminal degree in Literature or related discipline required by the time the appointment begins.

Additional Qualifications

Demonstrated strong commitment to teaching and advising is desired.

Special Instructions

Please submit the following materials through the ARIeS portal (https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/13953). Candidates are strongly encouraged to apply by October 1, 2024 to ensure full consideration.

1. Cover letter

2. Curriculum Vitae

3. Teaching/advising statement (describing the candidate’s teaching philosophy and practices as well as their approach to creating a learning environment in which students are encouraged to ask questions and share their ideas)

4. Research statement

5. Service statement describing efforts to strengthen academic communities, e.g., the candidate’s department, institution, and/or professional societies.

6. Names and contact information of 3 referees, who will be asked by a system-generated email to upload a letter of recommendation once the candidate’s application has been submitted. Three letters of recommendation are required, and the application is considered complete only when at least three letters have been received. At least one letter must come from someone who has not served as the candidate’s undergraduate, graduate, or postdoctoral advisor.*

7. Publications or copies of creative works, if applicable. For applicants who have not yet completed their PhD, please provide dissertation chapter(s) and/or writing samples.

Contact Information

Rebecca Mahoney, Director of Administration, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138

Contact Email
chaireal@fas.harvard.edu

Equal Opportunity Employer

Harvard is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, protected veteran status, disability, genetic information, military service, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or other protected status.

Minimum Number of References Required
3

Maximum Number of References Allowed
5

Keywords

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