Institution: University of Iowa, Department of Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures
Location:   Iowa, United States
Position:   Assistant Professor, Japanese Literature; Tenure Track Faculty

The Department of Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures in the Division of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Iowa invites applications for a tenure- track Assistant Professor position in modern and contemporary Japanese literature and culture. Appointment requires the Ph.D. in Japanese literature or related areas by August 2012. Applicants should show evidence of an active research agenda and successful teaching experience, with ability to contribute to general undergraduate courses, majors courses, and graduate seminars. In addition to literature, one or more desirable areas of special expertise may include film/media, popular culture, literary translation, gender, or transnational dimensions of
Japanese culture.
The Department, the Division, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are strongly committed to gender and ethnic diversity; the strategic plans of the University, the College, the Division, and the Department reflect this commitment. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. The University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Contact: Interested candidates must include letter of interest, curriculum vitae, one article-length scholarly essay, and the introduction to, or one chapter from, the dissertation to the Search Committee via online application at http://jobs.uiowa.edu and arrange to have three letters of recommendation submitted online to the same link. Refer to requisition number 60070. Paper applications will not be accepted.  Please send questions to dwllc-searches@uiowa.edu

Website: http://clas.uiowa.edu/dwllc/asll