Through the generous support of the ASIANetwork-Luce Foundation Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow Program, Hobart and William Smith Colleges seek to fill a one-year postdoctoral teaching fellow for the 2010-2011 academic year in the field of East Asian social science.
The successful candidate will have a degree in a social science discipline (Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, or Sociology) or an interdisciplinary degree with a particular emphasis on social science. The successful candidate will specialize in East Asia or in a comparative field with a strong emphasis on East Asia. Preference will be given to candidates who are prepared to teach broadly about all aspects of East Asian society and culture. Ethnographic or other in-depth field experience is also desirable. The candidate should have language proficiency for the region or country of his/her expertise.
At HWS, the Fellow will be able to choose from an unusually rich array of curricular options, ranging from formal co-teaching of both interdisciplinary and departmental courses to other more limited forms of collaboration in putting together the equivalent of a 2 ½ course teaching load for the year. The successful candidate will have significant mentorship and professional opportunities, especially as regards teaching in a liberal arts college. He/she will attend departmental and college faculty meetings, keep office hours, mentor students, and continue to pursue research and/or other scholarly projects. Compensation will be $35,000 and housing will be provided at no cost. ASIANetwork will provide a travel allowance to attend the ASIANetwork annual conference.
Fellows should have earned a doctorate or terminal degree from a North American university within the prior 3 years. Applicants who are ABD may be considered, provided that they have a scheduled completion date prior to the beginning of the fellowship year verified by their graduate advisor.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Review of applications will begin February 15, 2010. Letters of application (please include e-mail address) describing one’s teaching and scholarly interests, a c.v., and contact information for three references should be sent to:
Search Committee
ASIANetwork-Luce Foundation Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow Program
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Geneva, NY 14456
EOE
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Founded as Hobart College for men and William Smith College for women, Hobart and William Smith Colleges today are a highly selective residential liberal arts institution with a single administration, faculty and curriculum but separate dean’s offices, student governments, athletic programs and traditions. The Colleges are located in a small diverse city in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. With an enrollment of approximately 2,000, the Colleges offer 62 different majors and minors from which students choose two areas of concentration, one of which must be an interdisciplinary program. Creative and extensive programs of international study and public service are also at the core of the Colleges’ mission.
