[KS] Ad posting

[Sheila Miyoshi Jager]

Dear All:



    I'd like to bring our attention to a Korean Studies position opening at Oberlin College for 2006-7.  Please direct all inquiries to the contact person and  

address below. 



Sheila Miyoshi Jager





Oberlin College invites application for a full-time non-continuing faculty position in Korean Studies, discipline depending on training and scholarly specialty. Appointment to this position will be for a term of one year, with a possibility of renewal for a second year, beginning first semester of academic year 2006-2007 and will carry the rank of Visiting Instructor or Visiting Assistant Professor.

 

Applicants may be specialists of any of the following areas of Korean Studies: sociology, film studies, history, literature, politics, and economics, but should be willing to teach broadly from ancient times to the present and able to develop an appropriate set of courses at the intermediate and advanced levels. The incumbent will teach a total of five courses in Korean Studies, including 1) two introductory courses in Korean society, history, and culture: 2) a thematic approach to the society and cultures of Korea, and 3) two advanced courses introducing research methodologies and theory in the discipline of the incumbent and in Korean and East Asian studies.

 

Among the qualifications required for appointment is the PhD degree in hand or expected by first semester of academic year 2006-2007. Candidates must demonstrate interest and potential excellence in undergraduate teaching. Successful teaching experience at the college level is desirable.

 

 To be assured of consideration, a letter of application, including a curriculum vitae, graduate academic transcripts, and at least three letters of reference, should be sent to Ann Sherif, Director, Program in East Asian Studies, Peters Hall, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio 44074. Application materials should be received by April 3, 2006. Applications received after that date may be considered until the position is filled. Salary will depend on qualifications and experience. Information about Oberlin's History Department may be found at: www.Oberlin.edu/history and the East Asian Studies program at: www.oberlin.edu/eas.

 

Oberlin College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the development of a climate that supports equality of opportunity and respect of differences based on gender, ethnicity, disability, and sexual orientation. Oberlin was the first coeducational institution to grant bachelor's degrees to women and historically has been a leader in the education of African-Americans; the college was also among the first to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. In that spirit, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals who would contribute to the diversity of our faculty.
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