Asian History, 2010-11

East Asia
American University
 * "The History Department in the College of Arts and Sciences at American University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professorship in East Asian History, beginning fall semester 2011. PhD in History or related discipline required."
 * Application due date is November 1, 2010. Requesting application letter, CV, article-length writing sample and three letters of rec. All material should be submitted electronically.

China
University of Pittsburgh
 * Tenure-stream assistant professor in Ancient/Early Chinese history. " Candidates for this position may specialize in any period of Chinese History before ca. 1000 A.D. Individuals with specializations in early Chinese thought, state formation, regional cultures, social/economic history or the historiography of modern archaeology in China are encouraged to apply."
 * Application due November 1, 2010.

Japan
MIT
 * "The History Faculty, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position in Japanese history at the rank of Assistant Professor in history effective July 1, 2011. A secondary field of research and teaching interest in comparative Asian history is desirable."
 * Application due October 15, 2010. Request application letter, CV, and three letters of rec.

Princeton
 * "The Department of East Asian Studies at Princeton University invites applications for an open ranked, senior or junior, position in early modern Japanese history (Tokugawa era). Outstanding candidates working on earlier periods may also be considered. The successful candidate should have a strong commitment to excellence in teaching and research. A Ph.D. degree in hand or expected by September 1, 2011, is preferred but not mandatory"
 * Application due November 1, 2010. Request application letter, CV and writing sample, along with the contact information for three references.

South Asia
Carleton College
 * "Carleton College announces a tenure-track assistant professorship in South Asian history beginning September 1, 2011. Specialization in any era of South Asian history will be considered. We especially encourage applications from candidates whose work places South Asia in a broader thematic or geographic context (e.g., comparative state-making and imperialism, the formation of ethnic and national identities, gender history, religious history, environmental history, the Indian Ocean world, or Southeast Asia)."
 * Application due November 1, 2010

University of Alberta
 * Tenure-track assistant professor in the Department of History and Classics, "specializing in the History of India and South Asia from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. The position is open to all fields of research."
 * Closing date is October 29, 2010