Institution: Towson University, Maryland, United States
Position:   Assistant Professor- Modern Japanese History

The Department of History at Towson University invites applications for a full time, tenure-track assistant professorship in modern Japanese history.  ABDs may apply, but Ph.D. (preferably in History) is required when position commences in August 2012.  Teaching load is 3/3 during the first three years, based on balance of assignments thereafter.  Candidates should be able to teach the two-part Asian survey and upper level undergraduate courses in modern Japanese history.  Applicants must possess a strong commitment to excellence in teaching and show potential for scholarly productivity.

Founded in 1866, today Towson university is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top public universities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.  Towson is nationally recognized for its programs in the liberal arts and sciences, business, education, communications, health sciences, and the fine and performing arts.  The University places a strong emphasis on service learning and civic engagement through such activities as internships, practica, clinical placements, course assignments and student events.  As the Baltimore area’s largest university and Maryland’s Metropolitan University, Towson articulates its research and scholarship mission through partnerships that link the University to the economic, educational and cultural life of the sate of Maryland and the mid-Atlantic region.  Towson enrolls more than 21,000 undergraduate and graduate students in 63 undergraduate majors, 38 masters programs and four doctoral programs.

Contact: Electronic applications only.  Send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, course syllabi, graduate school transcripts, and a writing sample (article or dissertation chapter) to Japanhistory2011@towson.edu.  Please direct any inquiries to the same email address.  The application review process will begin in September and will continue until the position is filled.

Upon submitting your Curriculum Vitae to indicate you are an applicant for this position, please be sure to visit http://www.towson.edu/odeo/applicantdata.asp to complete a voluntary on-line applicant data form.  The information you provide will inform the university’s affirmative action plan and is for statistical purposes only and shall not be used to illegally discriminate for or against anyone.

Website: www.towson.edu/history