ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, SOUTH ASIAN LITERATURE(S)
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The Department of African, Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Literatures at the School of Arts and Sciences on the New Brunswick campus of Rutgers University, invites applications for a tenure-track, open rank position at the level of assistant or associate professor in the field of classical/modern South Asian literatures beginning Fall 2010.
Native or near-native proficiency in one South Asian language is required. The ideal candidate will have a record of publications on classical and/or modern South Asian literatures. The position will involve designing and teaching courses on South Asian literatures in English and/or in translation, as well as coordinating, once in about every four years, a team-taught course on the literatures of Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. Experience in teaching a South Asian language would be an added advantage.
The completed application, including a CV, three letters of recommendation, and a writing sample, should be mailed to:
Dr. Ousseina Alidou
Chair, South Asian Literature Search Committee
Rutgers University
Department of African, Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Literatures
54 Joyce Kilmer Avenue
Lucy Stone Hall B 309
Piscataway NJ 08854
Review of applications will begin on November 30, 2009. Rutgers is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.
