Position ID: | DukeKunshanUniv -21FAHDIGITALHUMANITIES [#19344] |
Position Title: | |
Position Type: | Tenured/Tenure-track faculty |
Position Location: | Kunshan, Suzhou 215316, China [map ] |
Subject Areas: | Humanities Digital Humanities Geography / GIS |
Appl Deadline: | none (posted 2021/08/29) |
Position Description: | Apply |
Duke Kunshan University (DKU) invites applications for a regular rank, tenure-track faculty position in Digital Humanities to begin in the academic year 2022-2023. This position is open with regard to rank, and we welcome tenured and tenure-track candidates. Mid-career and senior faculty are especially encouraged to apply. Successful candidates will have a humanities focus and possess the ability to teach digital humanities methods and applications (data visualization and aesthetics, beginner and intermediate GIS, etc.) to students across the humanistic disciplines. While we are open with regard to the substantive humanities focus of the candidate, special consideration will be given to candidates who engages the digital humanities from a global perspective and can contribute to DKU's interdisciplinary curriculum . As an international intellectual community that encourages diversity, openness and creative learning, DKU welcomes outstanding faculty from around the world who contribute diverse perspectives and experiences to a global learning and research environment. DKU particularly welcomes applications from underrepresented groups and minorities. In order to meet
Chinese visa requirements, prior to the position start date international
(non-Chinese) candidates must have worked full-time (work experience obtained
while studying full-time is not considered as full-time work experience) for at
least two years in a relevant area (including post-doctoral work) after
receiving their Bachelor’s degree, or begin their appointment at DKU within 12
months of obtaining their master’s degree/Ph.D. and without having work
experience between graduation date on master’s degree diploma/Ph.D. diploma and
position start date. DKU is a collaborative partnership of Duke
University, Wuhan University and the Municipality of Kunshan, China ( https://dukekunshan.edu.cn/ ). Our campus provides an
innovative and robustly interdisciplinary undergraduate liberal arts experience
to a student body that will number 2000 students and 150+ faculty, with an
acceptance rate of <8% and a student body represented by over 60 countries.
We also offer a discrete number of Master’s level graduate programs. The DKU
pedagogical model draws on the best of Duke’s educational experience and
resources to reimagine undergraduate instruction on an intimate campus
setting. Similar to the best liberal arts colleges in the United States, DKU values dedication to teaching excellence in a liberal arts environment, as well as a strong commitment to successful scholarly engagement and research. This includes research with undergraduate students. As a whole, the Duke Kunshan faculty will have strong commitments to teaching and research, and outstanding quality in both areas will be highly valued. Candidates must hold a Ph.D. degree or equivalent in a relevant field. Research experience at a postdoctoral level (or greater) and teaching experience are desirable, as is experience working in an interdisciplinary setting. Applicants should provide a cover letter including a clear statement of the candidate’s specific interest in DKU, a curriculum vitae, a research statement, a teaching statement, and three reference letters. All materials should be submitted through Academic Jobs Online: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/19344 . The search committee also invites and encourages letters of nomination for potential candidates. Nominations and questions about the positions may be sent to [email protected] using “Digital Humanities Search” as the subject line. Priority will be given to applications received by October 15, 2021; we will accept applications until the positions are filled. The DKU campus is 37 miles west of Shanghai in Kunshan, and is connected to Shanghai via an 18-minute high-speed train and a subway-light rail train system. DKU provides internationally competitive compensation, housing allowance, child education benefits (for applicable faculty positions), and a discretionary fund or start-up package. |
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