NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
Arts and Science
Department of East Asian Studies
For further information about this position listed below, please contact us at EAS Employment.
Tenure Track (Open Rank) Position in Japanese Studies
The Department of East Asian Studies at New York University invites applications for an open-rank and open field tenure-track position in Japanese Studies. We encourage all applicants engaged with critical and methodological issues connected to Japan and East Asian Studies, including those working within and across media and film, literature, intellectual history, urban studies, gender/sexuality studies, postcolonial studies, and cultural studies. The rank is open but preference will be given to junior or mid-career candidates. We seek candidates interested in working in a department that encourages transregional and global perspectives. The initial appointment
The successful candidate must be in possession of a relevant doctoral degree, and demonstrate scholarly excellence and a commitment to both graduate and undergraduate teaching.
Applicants should submit a letter, a CV, a writing sample (20-30 pages), sample syllabi for both an undergraduate and a graduate course, three reference letters, as well as a statement detailing their commitment to diversity equity and inclusion, using this link on the department website.
Application deadline: Review of applications will begin on December 6, 2019.
Please note that we do not accept electronic applications sent by email.
The Faculty of Arts and Science at NYU is at the heart of a leading research university that spans the globe. We seek scholars of the highest caliber that embody the diversity of the United States as well as the global society in which we live. We strongly encourage applications from women, racial and ethnic minorities, and other individuals who are under-represented in the profession, across color, creed, race, ethnic and national origin, physical ability, gender, and sexual identity, or any other legally protected basis. NYU affirms the value of differing perspectives on the world as we strive to build the strongest possible university with the widest reach. To learn more about the FAS commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion, please read here. (http://as.nyu.edu/content/nyu-as/as/administrative-resources/office/dean/diversity-initiative.html). EOE/Affirmative Action/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.