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- Miyamoto, Takashi
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JOBS
The South Asian Studies Programme (SASP) in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the National University of Singapore seeks
to appoint one tenure-track scholar at the Assistant or Associate Professor levels in the following areas:
(a) Urban Studies/Gender Studies/Development Studies in South Asia
Candidates should have doctoral training in one of the following areas: anthropology, sociology, geography, political economy and literary
and cultural studies. Further, they should have strong theoretical and empirical grounding in the area of South Asian gender studies,
urban studies and development studies and must show evidence of multidisciplinary research.
(b) Popular Culture and Cinema in South Asia.
Candidates should have doctoral training in literature, film studies, sociology or cultural studies. Further, they should have strong theoretical
and empirical grounding in the area of South Asian popular culture and/or cinema and must show evidence of multidisciplinary research.
Candidates with overlapping expertise in areas (a) and (b) are particularly welcome. An appointee would be expected to teach and develop
multidisciplinary undergraduate and graduate modules in relevant areas, supervise postgraduate students and build up the research profile
of the South Asian Studies Programme at NUS. For these positions, familiarity with and competence in a relevant South Asian language
is essential. Teaching and curriculum development experience would be advantageous.
Applicants must submit (1) a full vita; (2) a statement detailing individual research agenda and professional experience; and (3) a statement
outlining the contributions she/he can make towards these appointments; (4) In addition, applicants must provide names of three academic
referees with complete contact details who may be approached directly and confidentially by NUS.
The Search Committee will begin to review applications from November/December 2010 and will continue to accept applications until the
positions are filled. All materials should be sent to:
Chair, South Asian Studies Programme Search Committee
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
National University of Singapore
5 Arts Link, Singapore 117570
Tel: (65) 65164528; Fax: (65) 67770616
Email: [email protected]
Short-listed candidates will be invited to make campus visits in February 2011, with a view to the appointments starting in July 2011.
Please visit the South Asian Studies Programme website at http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/sas and the Faculty website at
http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/
For these positions, salaries and benefits are highly competitive. For details of benefits, terms and conditions of appointments, see
http://www.nus.edu.sg/ohr/. The University provides generous research support to faculty members, including research grants, funds for
attending conferences and academic le
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Vacant PositionsAmbedkar University, Delhi (AUD) is a unitary university established by the Government in 2008. It is mandated to offer undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes in the social sciences and humanities. AUD is dedicated to...
- Jobs
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