Posted: 10/05/2018

Received from: Senseionline

The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Wake Forest University is seeking to fill a tenure-track position in Japanese to begin Fall 2019. The responsibilities include teaching all levels of Japanese language, Japanese literature, culture and film, as well as classes in the candidate’s specific research areas. Applicants must have a PhD in Japanese literature, culture, or a related field, and native or near-native fluency in English and Japanese, and are expected to have a strong commitment to both teaching and research.

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a statement of research plans, a statement of teaching philosophy, sample syllabi, and three letters of recommendation. A digital recording that demonstrates the applicant’s teaching ability in a classroom setting, not to exceed 20 minutes, is suggested. Applicants may upload their recordings to their preferred streaming service (YouTube, Vimeo, etc) and submit the hyperlink to these recordings (including a password, if the recordings are secure) with application materials. Technical questions regarding the online application system should be directed to: wakejobs@wfu.edu. For questions about the position, contact Alessandra Von Burg, beaslea@wfu.edu. Review of applications will begin on October 31 and continue until the position is filled.

For more information, please go to  http://bit.ly/WFUJapaneseStudies.