Friday, September 1, 2006

Japanese
Contact:
Miharu Nittono
mn70@columbia.edu

405 or 423 Kent Hall
411 Kent Hall

 

Job Announcements:

Lecturers in Chinese

The Chinese Language Program of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures invites applications for three full-time lecturer positions in modern Chinese, beginning Fall 2007. Language Lecturer is a professional track at Columbia University. These positions are renewable. Requirements for applicants: native competency in modern Chinese with standard pronunciation; specialization in linguistics, applied linguistics, or language pedagogy; demonstrated ability to teach college-level Chinese and to prepare teaching materials independently and collaboratively. Duties will include active participation in team work and program affairs and participation in the department’s summer Chinese language programs in China. The application dossier should include: a letter of application in English; a brief statement by the applicant on language teaching; a self-introduction in Chinese (handwritten in traditional characters); CV and three letters of recommendation (preferably two of which should be from language teaching professionals). A 30-minute video tape demonstrating the applicant’s teaching styles and a sample of research work are strongly recommended.  The committee will begin considering applications November 10, 2006 and conduct preliminary interviews at the annual meeting of Chinese Language Teachers Association. The search will remain open no less than 30 days from the date of posting. Send application packet to Prof. Lening Liu, Chinese Lecturer Search Committee, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, 407 Kent Hall, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027. Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  Women and minority candidates are encouraged to apply.

Assistant Professor Position In Modern East Asian Visual and Popular Culture
The Department of East Asian Studies at Columbia University seeks to fill a beginning junior position in Modern East Asian Visual and Popular Culture, to begin in September 2007. PhD as of the date of employment is required. Candidates with broad-ranging geographic and topical scope within and beyond East Asia are welcomed, but expertise in Chinese-language film is preferred. This search resumes one begun in 2004-2005, but candidates who applied then and remain interested should reapply. Candidates should send applications with three letters of recommendation to Professor Wei Shang, Modern East Asian Visual Culture Search Committee, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, 407 Kent Hall, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027. The committee will begin considering both new and continuing applications on October 27, 2006. The search will remain open no less than 30 days after posting and until position is filled. Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Women and minority candidates are encouraged to apply.

Columbia University
Japanese History Faculty Position (Open Rank)
The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University invites applications for a full-time faculty position, rank open, in Japanese History, open as to period. An excellent record of teaching and scholarly publication is necessary for a senior and desirable for a junior candidate. For junior candidates, Ph.D. must be in hand by no later than May 2007. The appointee will teach at both the graduate and undergraduate levels and must be prepared to work with fellow faculty in the development of Japanese studies research, teaching, and programming at Columbia. Please submit c.v., description of teaching and research interests, samples of written work and have three letters of recommendation sent to Chair, Japanese History Search Committee, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, 407 Kent Hall, Columbia University, New York, New York, 10027.  The committee will begin to consider applications on October 15, 2006, and will continue to receive applications until an appointment is made. Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Women and minority candidates are encouraged to apply.

EAST ASIAN W3940x
Oratory and Rhetoric In China and Japan
4 pts. W. Denecke, T 11-12:50
Prerequisites:  Some prior knowledge of Chinese or Japanese history or literature. 
This seminar course explores rhetorical traditions of Early China and Japan, examining types of speech situation such as instruction, persuasion or quite simply court entertainment portrayed in a wide range of early Chinese and Japanese texts.

EAST ASIAN 3405x
Women in Japanese Literature:  Gender, Genre and Modernity
3 pts. T. Suzuki, T 2:10-4
An examination of major prose works of early modern and modern Japanese literature (from 18th century to the present) with particular attention to issues of genre and changing gender and social relations as represented in these literary texts.  All readings are in English translation.