Post-doctoral Fellowship in Asian Studies (Hamilton College)

20 September 2010
Post-doctoral Fellowship in Asian Studies (Hamilton College)
Deadline: 1 November 2010

Trans-regional or transnational South, Southeast, or East Asia

The Asian Studies Program of Hamilton College invites applications for a two-year teaching post-doctoral fellowship for a scholar working on trans-regional or transnational South, Southeast, and/or East Asia to begin July 1, 2011. We are especially interested in interdisciplinary teaching and research on such topics as colonialism and empire, diaspora and globalization, or environmental history. The applicant's facility with an Asian language is assumed and completion of the dissertation by the time of appointment is expected, but ABDs nearing completion will be considered.

Applicants must possess a demonstrated commitment to excellence in research and teaching. The successful candidate will teach three courses during the academic year and be housed in a department of his or her discipline. The annual stipend is $50,000 for the candidate with degree in hand and a $5,000 fund to support scholarship. Send a letter of application, c.v., dissertation abstract (Dissertation Abstracts Online version), graduate transcripts, at least three letters of recommendation, and course syllabi or proposals as email attachments to (asianpd1@hamilton.edu). Address letters and inquiries to Prof. Thomas Wilson, Trans-regional/transnational Asia Search Committee Chair, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Road, Clinton, NY, 13323.

The deadline for applications is November 1, 2010.

Hamilton College (www.hamilton.edu) is a residential liberal arts college located in the Mohawk Valley of upstate New York; for applicants with dual-career considerations, Hamilton participates in the regional Higher Education Recruitment Consortium, which posts additional area employment opportunities at http://www.upstatenyherc.org. Hamilton College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity in all areas of the campus community. Hamilton provides domestic partner benefits. Candidates from underrepresented groups in higher education are especially encouraged to apply.

More information here.
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