WASHINGTON
UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures – Assistant
Professor
The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at
Washington University in St. Louis invites applications for a tenure-track
faculty appointment in Korean Cultural Studies at the rank of Assistant
Professor to begin in the fall semester of 2020. A Ph.D. in Korean literature
or a related field at the time of appointment and native or near-native fluency
in both Korean and English are required.
Candidates with expertise in performance studies, broadly defined, are
particularly encouraged to apply, but the candidate should be willing to
contribute to any of the following programs: East Asian Studies, Film and Media
Studies, Performing Arts, Comparative Literature, Women and Gender and
Sexuality Studies, Religious Studies, and the university’s growing interest in
digital humanities, medical humanities, and Asian-American Studies. Candidates
must demonstrate commitment to teaching and research in Korean language and
literature or culture. Duties will include teaching assigned courses at the
graduate and undergraduate level (normally two per semester), maintaining an
active research and publishing program, and advising students. Duties will
include, in addition to those stated above, departmental and university
service. Diversity and Inclusion are
core values at Washington University, and the strong candidate will demonstrate
the ability to create inclusive classrooms and environments in which a diverse
array of students can learn and thrive.
Applications must include a cover letter, current CV, at least two syllabi for
proposed undergraduate courses, a research statement for the year of
appointment (up to 1,500 words), and a writing sample (no longer than 30
pages). These materials and three letters of reference should be uploaded to
Interfolio apply.interfolio.com/67177 . Questions about the position may be
addressed to Jamie Newhard, search committee chair, at ealc@wustl.edu.
Applications received by November 8, 2019 will receive
full consideration. Consideration after that date will be at the discretion of
the search committee.
Washington University in St. Louis is committed to the principles and practices
of equal employment opportunity and especially encourages applications by those
underrepresented in their academic fields. It is the University’s policy to
recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles without regard to
race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or
expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or genetic
information.
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