Assistant Professor, Ancient/Early China
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Pennsylvania, United States |
Position: | Assistant Professor |
Ancient/Early China. The University of Pittsburgh seeks applicants for a tenure-stream Assistant Professor beginning fall 2011, pending budgetary approval. Ph.D. should be completed by August 1, 2011. Candidates for this position may specialize in any period of Chinese History before ca. 1000 A.D. Individuals with specializations in early Chinese thought, state formation, regional cultures, social/economic history or the historiography of modern archaeology in China are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will be expected to teach comparative surveys of the ancient world, graduate seminars, and specialized undergraduate courses, and to contribute to the World History Center and an interdisciplinary graduate program in East Asian art history and archaeology. We encourage applicants to demonstrate how their research and teaching will contribute to one or more of our thematic fields: Atlantic History; Empires in World History; Gender, Ethnicity, Race, Religion; and Texts and Contexts (see our website, http://www.history.pitt.edu/graduate/index.php). The appointee will join a department committed to excellence in teaching as well as research in a university with great strength in international and area studies. Send a letter of application, summary of the dissertation, CV, transcript of graduate courses, and three letters of recommendation to Professor Evelyn Rawski, Chair, Early China Search Committee, Department of History, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. Applications must be postmarked by November 1, 2010. The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity employer. Women and members of under-represented minority groups are especially encouraged to apply.
Contact: |
Professor Evelyn Rawski, Chair
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Website: | http://www.history.pitt.edu |
Primary Category: | Asian History / Studies |
Secondary Categories: | Ancient History |
Posting Date: | 07/09/2010 |
Closing Date | 11/01/2010 |