Asian American Studies, Assistant/Associate Professor, Purdue University

Purdue University’s College of Liberal Arts invites nominations and applications for a tenure-track or tenured position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level, to begin Fall 2011.

Requirements:
-Candidates should have the Ph.D. in Asian American Studies, Anthropology, History or Sociology and a record of scholarly research on Asian Americans.

Teaching Responsibilities will include:
-Courses in Asian American Studies and the tenure home department, which will be one of the departments of Anthropology, History, or Sociology.
-The teaching load is two courses per semester, with the possibility of a course release for administrative duties.

The successful candidate will be expected to assume, eventually, the directorship of the Asian American Studies Program.

Send letter of application, CV, a writing sample, and three letters of recommendation to:
Chair, Asian American Studies Search,
Office of Interdisciplinary Studies, Room 1289,
Beering Hall, Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN 47907.

Review of applications will start by November 15, 2010, but the position will remain open until filled.

Purdue is a partner in the Asian American Studies Consortium within the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) a collaborative consortium of Big Ten universities plus the University of Chicago and University of Illinois Chicago. Purdue University is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce.