[KS] Possible Korean Lit. Job in Central Asia (http://chronicle.com/jobs/0000798220-01)

[Marcie Middlebrooks]

Nazarbayev University invites applications for two full-time positions in
Literature to begin in January or August, 2014. Rank is open. Applicants
should have a research specialization in the literature of Central Eurasia
(e.g. Turkic, Slavic, and Persian) or East Asia (Japanese, Chinese, or
Korean). Responsibilities include teaching, conducting research, and
providing departmental guidance and leadership. The salary and benefits
package is highly competitive by European and North American standards and
includes medical benefits, housing and travel.  The successful candidate
will teach two courses per semester, and the University offers
opportunities for research support. The university encourages research
integrated teaching. SHSS has a faculty-student ratio of approximately 1:8,
and classes are taught in English.

Successful candidates will have a Ph.D. in hand by the starting date in
January or August 2014, preferably from a Western or leading international
university. Send a letter of application, C.V., academic transcripts, a
short writing sample, and three letters of reference to
hiring_shss at nu.edu.kz. Application reviews will begin on October 15th,
2013; positions will remain open until filled.  Please contact Gabriel
McGuire (gmcguire at nu.edu.kz) with informal enquiries about the position,
the university, or living and working in Astana.

Nazarbayev University, a Western-style university created with the support
of leading university partners including University of
Wisconsin-Madison*,*is a research-intensive university in Astana,
Kazakhstan.
* * Astana offers its 700,000 residents the amenities found in any capital
city in the world.  Nazarbayev Universitys goal is to create an elite
institution of higher education for Central Asia and all of Eurasia.
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