Assistant Professor in Hindu/Urdu
Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures
North Carolina State University
Position Vacancy Number: 06-43-0711
The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at NC State University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship in Hindi/Urdu, beginning August 16, 2008. Applicants should have native or near-native fluency in Hindi /Urdu, a PhD focusing on literature/cultural studies completed at the time of appointment; and proof of excellence in teaching at the undergraduate level. Candidates with cross-disciplinary interests are particularly encouraged to apply. Applicants should be prepared to teach courses in Hindi-Urdu at the intermediate and advanced levels and literature/culture classes in translation in the World Literature curriculum. NCSU is a founding member of the North Carolina Center for South Asia Studies (NCSU, Duke, UNC-CH), a Title VI National Resource Center for the study of South Asia; the Center is a cooperative which integrates faculty, curricula, and programming at all levels across the campuses. Applications will be reviewed starting Nov. 10, 2007 with possible preliminary interviews at the Modern Language Association Convention in Chicago.
NC State University is a comprehensive land-grant Doctoral/Research-Extensive institution. The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures offers majors in French and Spanish, with a Teacher Education option, and in German Studies, as well as minors in Chinese Studies, Classical Greek, Classical Studies, French, German, Hindi-Urdu, Italian Studies, Japanese, Russian Studies, Spanish, and World Literature.
To learn more about the university, visit our webpage at http://www.ncsu.edu/; to learn more about the department, visit us at http://sasw.chass.ncsu.edu/fl/.
For instructions on how to apply, please visit https://jobs.ncsu.edu, click "search vacancies", and enter the vacancy number above (06-43-0711). Applicants should attach a cover letter with a statement of teaching methods, curriculum vita, and arrange to have three confidential letters of reference sent to:
Dr. Héctor Jaimes
Hindi/Urdu Search Committee, FLL Box 8106
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, 27695-8106
A/EOE. In addition, NC State welcomes all persons without regard to sexual orientation.