Institution: University of California – Los Angeles, History
Location:   California, United States
Position:   Assistant Professor, Associate Professor

Tenure-Track Professor, Early Modern/Modern Japanese history, Tenure-Track Professor

Tracking Number:  1130-1213-02

The UCLA History Department seeks a historian of early modern or modern Japan to the mid-twentieth century.  This position will be searched with rank open and a preference for applicants at the assistant and associate professor levels.  Applicants are invited to locate their subjects within broader geographical and/or historiographical contexts, to speak both to historians of other countries and Japan specialists in other disciplines.

Candidates are encouraged to apply online and upload their information for this position athttp://recruitment.sscnet.ucla.edu/history/japan/.   Information should include a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a short writing sample, sample syllabi, and three letters of recommendation. This position is subject to final administrative approval.

The deadline for receiving applications is November 30, 2012. Applications will be reviewed immediately thereafter, and the search will continue until the position is filled.

UCLA is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer with a strong institutional commitment to achieving diversity among its faculty, students and staff.   Individuals with a history of and commitment to mentoring students from underrepresented minorities are encouraged to apply.

Contact: Culley Johnson
Assistant to the Chair
UCLA Department of History
310-206-9043
culley@history.ucla.edu
Website: http://www.history.ucla.edu/