Institution: University of Cincinnati, History
Location:   Ohio, United States
Position:   Assistant Professor (tenure-track) East Asia

The Department of History at the University of Cincinnati invites application for a historian trained in either the history of East Asia (preferably Japan, but not excluding Korea or pre-20th century China) or Southeast Asia (any period).  The candidate should expect to participate in teaching regional surveys as well as upper-division undergraduate and graduate courses in his/her specialty. The ability to teach comparative, thematically oriented courses is also welcome. In addition to teaching, the successful candidate is expected to engage in scholarly research, and to make service contributions to the missions of the department and the university.

The University of Cincinnati is an urban, public university with an enrollment of over 43,500 students. The History Department is home to 23 full-time faculty and offers BA, MA and PhD degrees. Significant support for faculty research is available through the Charles Phelps Taft Research Center and the University Research Council. The teaching load is 2-2 with the coming transition to semesters in Fall 2012. PhD by 31 July 2012 is required.

Contact:

Applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, and brief writing sample (approximately article length) to the university’s electronic application system at www.jobsatuc.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=79640.  Three letters of recommendation should be sent directly to

Chair, East Asia/SE Asia Search Committee

Department of History, University of Cincinnati

360 McMicken Hall, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0373.

Review of materials will begin November 21, 2011. We expect to conduct interviews at the American Historical Association Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL. Questions may be directed to  hope.earls@uc.edu. The University of Cincinnati is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.