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 * ABD: 3
 * Postdoc: 1


 * VAP:


 * TT looking: 4


 * Unemployed PhD:


 * Search committee member:

TOTAL: 8

Specialization breakdown

 * China:


 * East Asia:


 * Japan:1


 * Korea:


 * South Asia:1


 * Southeast Asia: 1

Elon University (NC)

 * Tenure track assistant professor of Asian History, to begin mid-August 2014.
 * "demonstrate both excellence in teaching at the undergraduate level as well as strong scholarly potential. Areas of specialization to be considered include: Inner, South, Southeast, or East Asia."
 * "Responsibilities include teaching lower division survey courses in regional history and upper division courses in his/her area of specialization. Applicants must also be willing to teach courses in the interdisciplinary general studies program."
 * Deadline: 23 Sept. 2013
 * Does anyone know what the teaching load is for this position (7/3)? --3/3, I believe.

National University of Singapore - [Full Prof.]

 * Two professorial positions in "one of the following Asian Studies departments/programmes – South Asian Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, or Japanese Studies ... with a secondary appointment in an appropriate disciplinary department in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences", to begin July 2014
 * "The successful candidates should be senior scholars with a strong international reputation in any aspect of South Asian, Southeast Asian or Japanese Studies.  They should have a strong publication record (with evidence of a continuing trajectory), extensive experience of teaching and graduate student supervision, an internationally recognised research profile and a track record in securing research funding.  They will be expected to contribute to the teaching, research and leadership in the departments/programme in which they are jointly appointed."
 * Deadline: 23 Sept. 2013

Wheaton College (IL)- Asian or African History

 * Tenure-track, assistant professor in Asian or African history beginning August 2014. Ph.D. required.
 * Standard teaching load is 3/3.
 * To be assured full consideration, please send a letter of interest and c.v. to history@wheaton.edu, attention Tracy McKenzie, chair.
 * Deadline: 15 Oct. 2013
 * NOTE: "Wheaton College is an evangelical Protestant Christian liberal arts college whose faculty and staff affirm a Statement of Faith and adhere to lifestyle expectations of the Wheaton College Community Covenant."
 * Also posted at African/Middle East History 2013-2014

Loyola University Maryland - Modern East Asia

 * Tenure track assistant professorship in Modern East Asian History, "with a preferred specialty in modern China and/or Japan", to begin Aug. 2014
 * "Loyola University Maryland is a...Jesuit Catholic institution"
 * PhD must be in hand by start date
 * "The successful applicant will teach a 100-level introductory survey of modern East Asia and a rotating sequence of upper-division courses in the applicant's area of research or interest.  Participation in Loyola's Asian Studies minor program is expected."
 * Deadline: 15 Nov. 2013
 * Intend to interview at the AHA
 * Keith Schoppa--a historian of China--is there. Are they hiring a second East Asianist? Or is he leaving the school for some reasons?

Princeton University - Late Imperial/Early Modern Chinese History

 * Tenure track assistant professorship in Late Imperial/Early Modern Chinese history, to begin 1 September 2014
 * The Departments of History and East Asian Studies at Princeton University invite applications from scholars who specialize in the history of late imperial/early modern China. Teaching responsibilities include: undergraduate lecture courses on late imperial/early modern China and East Asia, upper level undergraduate seminars, and graduate seminars on specialized topics.
 * Review of files will begin on 1 Oct., 2013, but applications will be considered until the departments choose to close the search.
 * Online Application Form.

University of St George - Toronto

 * Tenure stream assistant professor in Chinese History, to begin 1 July 2014
 * "The candidate’s research may focus on any topic within Chinese historical studies, but should show familiarity with a range of scholarship and methods outside of the specialization.  We seek a candidate who will complement our existing strengths.  The successful candidate will have Ph.D. in hand by July 1, 2014 or shortly thereafter, a record of excellent scholarly achievement and promise, and evidence of excellence in teaching. Qualifications include the ability to teach an undergraduate Chinese History survey as well as advanced courses from the Late Imperial to the Modern periods. Graduate teaching will include thematic and specialized seminars as well as supervision of MA and PhD students. Salary will be commensurate with the successful candidate’s qualifications and experience."
 * Deadline: 4 Oct. 2013

Villanova University (PA) - Modern Chinese History

 * Assistant Professorship in Modern Chinese history, to begin August 2014
 * "The department is looking for a specialist in Modern Chinese history with the ability to teach survey courses in East Asian history and/or more specialized courses in Japanese/and or Korean history."
 * Teaching Load: 3/2
 * Online applications are to include a letter of interest (including the name and contact information for at least 3 references), current and complete curriculum vitae, statement of contribution to mission, and a one page statement describing your teaching philosophy. Other documents (graduate transcript, c.v., dissertation prospectus or abstract, and one article- or chapter-length writing sample) can be added online or mailed or emailed... to Dr. Elizabeth Kolsky, Elizabeth.kolsky@villanova.edu Modern China Search Committee, Department of History, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085.
 * Deadline: 1 Nov. 2013
 * Intend to interview at the AHA

Virginia Military Institute - Chinese/World

 * 'beginning' assistant professorship in Chinese History
 * "Candidates should be well prepared to teach at least one course on China since 1949, but additional topical courses in pre-Republican periods are most welcome.   Other teaching responsibilities include both halves of the VMI Core Curriculum course in World History.  The most attractive applicants will be those who are genuinely interested in participating in this vibrant Core Curriculum program, while also demonstrating active research interests in Chinese history"
 * 3/3 Teaching Load "of which 2 are normally World History. Maximum enrollment in History courses never exceeds 22 students, with some sophomore-, junior- and senior-level seminars capped at lower numbers."
 * "Minimal requirements include an earned Ph.D. in history by May 2014. Teaching experience is essential.  Letters of recommendation that can comment concretely on teaching will be most helpful.  If the doctorate is not presently in hand, applicants should specifically address when the defense will be held and the dissertation completed"
 * Deadline: 10 Oct. 2013
 * Initial interviews by Skype, followed by interviews at the AHA

University of South Carolina - Columbia - modern/early modern South Asian/Indian

 * Tenure track assistant professorship in early modern or modern South Asian or Indian History, to begin 16 Aug. 2014
 * "Along with a strong scholarly record and demonstrated expertise in using South Asian language materials, we encourage applicants to show how their research and teaching will enhance or expand the department’s existing thematic strengths"
 * PhD must be in hand by appointment date
 * For full consideration: 11 Oct. 2013

University of Hong Kong

 * Assistant Professorship in Southeast Asian History, to begin 1 July 2014
 * Hire will be "on a three-year fixed-term basis, with the possibility of renewal. Appointees with demonstrated performance will be considered for tenure towards the end of the second three-year contract."
 * "Applicants should have a Ph.D. degree or equivalent by the date of appointment. They should demonstrate a passion for research and a commitment to develop an innovative research-led teaching profile in the field of Southeast Asian history. Geographic and thematic fields within the study of Southeast Asian history are open. Preference will be given to candidates who focus on 19th and 20th century history. A capacity to conduct research in one or more of the primary languages used in Southeast Asia is essential to the position."
 * Deadline: 30 Sept. 2013

University of Utah

 * Tenure track assistant professorship in Southeast Asian History
 * Phd must be in hand by 1 July 2014
 * "The country of research specialization and historical period are open. This new position will augment the growing Southeast Asian sector in the university’s Title VI National Resource Center for Asian and Pacific Studies and complement existing topical strengths in colonialism and imperialism, world history, and transnational Islam. The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate a strong commitment to research and teach at all levels of the undergraduate and graduate curriculum."
 * Deadline: 8 Nov. 2013