Institution: Rutgers University–Camden
Location:   New Jersey, United States
Position:   Assistant Professor, East Asian history

The History Department at Rutgers-Camden seeks a full-time tenure-track faculty member beginning September 2012 at the rank of Assistant Professor with research interest in East Asian history. Applicants must have the requisite language skills and the Ph. D. degree in hand at time of appointment. The successful applicant will teach a 2/2 load, including a survey of Asian History. Rutgers-Camden is located in the Greater Philadelphia region and offers easy access to rich scholarly resources.

Please send a letter of application, C.V., graduate transcripts, three signed letters of recommendation, and an article or chapter length writing sample either to: History Search Committee Chair Lorrin Thomas, History Department, Rutgers University, 429 Cooper Street, Camden, NJ 08102 or to both lthomas2@camden.rutgers.edu and pellot@camden.rutgers.edu. If the writing sample is part of a larger piece, please send also an abstract and a table of contents or statement of how the writing sample fits into the larger work.

Please submit all materials by Dec. 9. Consideration of all applicants will begin immediately after. We will acknowledge all applications. Interviews will be conducted at the AHA meeting in Chicago.

Rutgers is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. The University and its departments seek to attract an active, culturally diverse faculty and staff of the highest caliber. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Contact: Lorrin Thomas, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of History
Rutgers University
429 Cooper Street
Camden, NJ 08102
lthomas2@camden.rutgers.edu