Full-time tenure stream position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Asian Modernities -- Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto

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• Asian Modernities, University of Toronto

-- The Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Asian Modernities, starting July 1, 2009. This position is a 49% appointment in the Asian Institute and a 51% appointment in either the Departments of East Asian Studies or Sociology. The Asian Institute is a research and teaching centre located in the Munk Centre for International Studies, specializing in all geographical areas of Asia, including, among others, Southeast and Northeast Asia (see http://webapp.mcis.utoronto.ca/ai/). The position will involve teaching responsibilities in the undergraduate and Master's degree programs in Asia Pacific Studies. These programs emphasize a comparative, interdisciplinary, and transnational approach to contemporary issues in both Southeast and East Asia. Further information about the Department of East Asian Studies and the Department of Sociology can be found at the following urls: http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/eas/ and http://know.soc.utoronto.ca/index.php.

-- The ideal candidate would advance interdisciplinary, interregional and comparative scholarship on Asian modernities. Research and teaching interests should engage emerging and novel ways of understanding modernity, its various forms, and its consequences in Asia. Topics can be far-ranging and could include such issues as the city, gender and sexuality, emerging configurations of labour, land and capital, or media, science and technology. Scholars whose work focuses on Southeast and/or Northeast Asia are encouraged to apply. Only applicants with Ph.D. in hand by July 1, 2009, excellence in research and teaching, and demonstrated proficiency in at least one Asian language will be considered. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

-- The closing date for applications is October 15, 2008. Please apply with a full C.V., a chapter/article length writing sample and teaching dossier to the administrator of the search: Eileen Lam, Institute Manager and Project Officer, Asian Institute at the University of Toronto, Munk Centre for International Studies, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, Canada M5S 3K7. Please arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to the address above, under separate cover, and to arrive by the closing date. The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. The University of Toronto offers the opportunity to teach, conduct research and live in one of the most diverse cities in the world. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.