The Division of Languages invites applications for a full-time,
tenure-line position at the rank of assistant professor in Chinese
language and literature, to begin in fall 2009. The position requires a
vigorous and active commitment to scholarship as well as a lively
interest in undergraduate teaching at a small liberal arts college with
an intellectually curious, sophisticated student body. Candidates
should have completed the Ph.D. and have primary training in Chinese
literature. Ability to teach Chinese language at all levels and Chinese
literature and culture both in the original and in translation is
expected. A record of successful teaching at an American college or
university is highly desirable. Native or near-native fluency in
Mandarin Chinese required. Bard is a private liberal arts college with
approximately 1,800 students, located 90 miles north of New York City
on the Hudson River.
The deadline for application: November 15, 2008. Applicants should send
a letter of interest describing their teaching and research interest, a
curriculum vitae, a brief writing sample, and three letters of
reference to Chinese Search -9308, Human Resources, hr@bard.edu
(word attachments, please), or Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
12504. Bard is an Equal Opportunity employer and encourages
applications from women and members of minority groups. AA/EOE
