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Dear list members,<br>
I'm sending out two position announcements, of which this is the first.
Please don't be deterred by the early deadline. Please direct any
inquiries about the position or submission procedures to <span
lang="de-DE"><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:dekanat-oaw@rub.de"><dekanat-oaw@rub.de></a>.<br>
With best regards, Marion Eggert<br>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="en-GB">The Faculty of East
Asian Studies </span><span lang="de-DE">at Ruhr University Bochum,
Germany, </span><span lang="en-GB">is seeking to appoint a</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" lang="en-GB"><b>Professor of East Asian
Politics <span lang="de-DE">(full professorship, tenured, W3</span>
salary bracket)</b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" lang="en-GB">to start at the earliest
possible date.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="en-GB">The successful
applicant will represent the subject area of East Asian Politics in
its entire scope, including the history of political ideas, in
research and teaching.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" lang="en-GB">Candidates should have
proven competency in at least two of the three core regions: China,
Japan and Korea. An excellent command of at least one of the three
East Asian languages is essential.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" lang="en-GB">The post holder will be
expected to convey cross-regional and cross-cultural perspectives in
his or her teaching.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" lang="en-GB">We expect the successful
applicant to teach core and electives courses in both the B.A.
programme “East Asian Economy and Politics” and the M.A.
Programme “East Asian Politics”. The study programmes are offered
in cooperation with the Faculties of Economics and Social Sciences.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="en-GB">The successful
candidate will be expected to contribute actively to
interdisciplinary research and teaching projects in the Faculty.
Further to this, he or she should be committed to expanding the
Faculty’s international network with partners in East Asia and
other parts of the world.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" lang="en-GB">Qualifications for
appointment include a positively evaluated junior professorship,
post-doctoral qualification equivalent to the German Habilitation or
equivalent academic achievement as well as strong teaching skills and
a willingness to participate in the university’s academic
self-administration.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" lang="en-GB">Further requirements
include:</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" lang="en-GB">the willingness and
proven ability to attract outside research funding</p>
</li>
<li>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" lang="en-GB">the ability to work
across disciplines and cooperate on joint research initiatives</p>
</li>
<li>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" lang="en-GB">university teaching
competencies and a strong commitment to teaching</p>
</li>
</ul>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="en-GB">Ruhr-University
Bochum is one of Germany’s leading research universities, </span><span
lang="de-DE">drawing</span><span lang="en-GB">
its strengths from both the diversity and the proximity of </span><span
lang="de-DE">a
great variety of</span><span lang="en-GB"> disciplines on a single
campus. This highly dynamic setting enables students and researchers
to work across traditional boundaries of academic subjects and
faculties. The </span><span lang="de-DE">Faculty of East Asian
Studies at </span><span lang="en-GB">RUB </span><span lang="de-DE">is
one of the largest institutions of its kind in Germany, offering a
well-sorted library and a vibrant research environment</span><span
lang="en-GB">.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="en-GB">Ruhr-University aims
to be an Equal Opportunities employer and it is our policy to recruit
staff solely on merit, irrespective of ethnic origin, religious
belief, sexual orientation, disability, gender or age.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="en-GB">Applications with
the usual supporting documents should be submitted by 2010-7-15 to
the Dean of the Faculty of East Asian Studies, Ruhr University
Bochum, Universitätsstr. 150, GB 1/141, D-44780 Bochum. Please send
only copies of documents and certificates and do not send
publications until you are requested to do so. </span><span
lang="de-DE">Please
direct inquiries to <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:dekanat-oaw@rub.de"><dekanat-oaw@rub.de></a>.</span></p>
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