Lecturer in Asian Studies - Australian National University
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Lecturer in Asian Studies
Australian National University
The Faculty of Asian Studies, College of Asia and the Pacific, wishes to appoint an outstanding scholar to lead in the coordination and teaching of its undergraduate and graduate foundational Asian Studies courses. (A214-09AD)
Closing Date: 30 July 2009
The Faculty of Asian Studies is seeking to appoint a lecturer (level B) in the humanities, specializing in the history of people, society, culture or thought in Asia. Applicants should have a PhD, and native or near-native fluency in an Asian or Pacific language. While expertise in Asian history and historiography is preferred, knowledge of other fields, such as anthropology, sociology, linguistics, religions, and creative or performing arts, would also be advantageous. Extensive experience in using primary sources in their original form, for example through fieldwork or textual analysis, is highly desirable. The successful candidate would have a leading role in teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate level and, in particular, the interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate core courses in Asian studies. Applicants will demonstrate the ability and willingness to supervise students at Honours and Postgraduate levels. Applicants will be able to demonstrate a capacity to contribute to research excellence in their field of expertise.
Enquiries: Professor Kent Anderson, Kent.Anderson@anu.edu.au
Additional Information: http://info.anu.edu.au/hr/Salaries_and_Conditions/Salaries; http://jobs.anu.edu.au/Downloads/729_20090604040303.doc
The appointee will be expected to undertake the following roles:
Coordinate and contribute significantly to the teaching of the core, undergraduate and graduate, non-language courses.
1.. Contribute to the supervision of Honours and PhD students in areas relevant to their expertise.
2.. Undertake independent and/or collaborative research with a view to publishing through refereed journals and/or books and to present research at academic seminars and conferences.
3.. Participate in and contribute to research grant applications.
4.. Participate in Faculty, College and University seminars, where appropriate.
5.. Undertake administrative tasks within the Faculty at the direction of the Director.
6. Other duties as consistent with the classification of the position.
A.. Qualifications: A PhD with a specialization in the history of people, society, culture or thought in Asia.
B.. Experience
1. Expertise in Asian history and historiography is preferred but knowledge of other fields, such as anthropology, sociology, linguistics, religions, and creative or performing arts, would also be advantageous.
2.. Extensive experience in using primary sources in their original form, for example through fieldwork, textual or documentary analysis.
3. Proven potential to contribute to research excellence in the candidate's field of expertise.
C.. Attributes
1.. Ability to support teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate level and in particular to lead in the undergraduate and graduate foundational Asian Studies courses (Individual and Society in Asia and the Pacific A and B, and Asia-Pacific Core Studies A and B).
2.. Capacity to participate in the collegial activities of the Faculty.
3.. Fluency, or near fluency, in a language of the Asia-Pacific region such that the candidate is actively using foreign language primary sources in his/her research.
4. A demonstrated understanding of equal opportunity principles and policies and a commitment to their application in a university context.
