Mount Holyoke College, History
Assistant Professor, Modern History of China
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Massachusetts, United States |
Position: | Assistant Professor |
The History Department at Mount Holyoke College invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position in the modern history of China (1600-2000) at the Assistant Professor level, beginning fall 2016. The successful candidate will bring strong research and teaching skills in Chinese history and its East Asian context, including Korea and Japan. The teaching load is currently 2-2. Applicants are expected to have a Ph.D. in hand or expected by July 2016.
Mount Holyoke is an undergraduate liberal arts college for women with 2,200 students and 220 faculty. Over half the faculty are women; one-fourth are persons of color. Mount Holyoke College is located about 80 miles west of Boston in the Connecticut River valley, and is a member of the Five College Consortium consisting of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts.
Mount Holyoke is committed to enriching the educational experience it offers through the diversity of its faculty, administration, and staff members. Mount Holyoke College seeks to recruit and support a broadly diverse faculty who will contribute to the college's academic excellence, diversity of viewpoints and experiences, and relevance in a global society. In furtherance of academic excellence, the College encourages applications from individuals from underrepresented groups in the professoriate, including African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, other Pacific Islanders, first generation college students, individuals who have followed non-traditional pathways to college due to exceptional talent and motivation in the face of adversity, such as societal, economic or academic disadvantages, and individuals with a demonstrated commitment to applying and including diverse backgrounds and perspectives to learning, scholarship, service, and leadership in the academy.
The successful candidate will demonstrate competence in working with students who are broadly diverse with regard to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, and religion.
Applications must be made online at https://jobs.mtholyoke.edu by October 1, 2015. Interested applicants should upload a cover letter, CV, and two syllabuses—a survey of modern East Asian history (1600-2000) and an upper level seminar of your choice. Applicants should also arrange to have three letters of reference submitted on their behalf. Electronic prompts to referees will be generated automatically after a complete application has been submitted.
Contact: |
Kavita S Datla |
Website: | https://jobs.mtholyoke.edu/index.cgi?&JA_m=JASDET&JA_s=238 |
Primary Category: | Asian History / Studies |
Secondary Categories: | East Asian History / Studies |
Posting Date: | 08/04/2015 |
Closing Date | 11/02/2015 |