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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Department of History

Three Year Visiting Position in Chinese History

Institution Type:	College / University
Location:	Wisconsin, United States
Position:	Visiting Assistant Professor

The History Department of the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee is seeking to make a three-year appointment at the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor with primary field in Chinese history. Time period and research approach are open. Applicants must demonstrate potential for excellence in research and teaching. The teaching load will be 2:2, with compensation and responsibilities comparable to those of our tenure-track faculty. Teaching responsibilities will include lower-level survey courses in East Asian history as well as upper-level courses in Chinese history. The successful candidate may have the opportunity to teach other courses in their area of thematic interest. Ability to teach courses in world history, other Asian regions, or transnational histories is also welcome. Candidates are encouraged to articulate their potential contribution to the department with reference to its existing strengths.

How to Apply

Application must include (a) a letter of application describing research and teaching interests and expertise; (b) curriculum vitae; (c) writing sample (chapter or article-length); (d) the names and contact details of three referees. Letters of recommendation will be required only for semifinalists. Please address any questions to David DiValerio (divaleri@uwm.edu).

This is a continuous recruitment, but for full consideration, submit application materials by February 15, 2022.

For this position, applicants are required to apply online at https://jobs.uwm.edu/postings/33369. UWM will not consider paper, emailed or faxed applications. Additionally, applicants must complete all required fields and attach any required documents. Please disregard the mention of “references” in the list of required documents on the submission form and submit instead the list of referees mentioned above. The process is complete when the message “Your application has been submitted” is displayed and you receive a confirmation number.

About the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) is the urban, community-engaged, doctoral research (R1) university of the University of Wisconsin System. Since 2014, UW-Milwaukee has been designated as a Title VI International National Resource Center (NRC) by the U.S. Department of Education, and the university has been awarded Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) funding for the 2018-2022 cycle to support the teaching of East Asian and other languages. The campus provides a diverse vibrant intellectual environment as an access university. The main campus is located near Lake Michigan in an area of Milwaukee notable for adjacent urban greenspace while the university also has research and teaching facilities downtown and in the neighboring cities of Waukesha and West Bend. The current enrollment at UWM is over 24,000 students, about 20% of whom are in graduate programs.

Contact:	David DiValerio (divaleri@uwm.edu)
Website:	https://jobs.uwm.edu/postings/33369
Primary Category:	Chinese History / Studies
Secondary Categories:	Asian History / Studies East Asian History / Studies World History / Studies
Posting Date:	01/11/2022
Closing Date	04/10/2022