Thursday, March 8, 2007

Current Job Vacancy in Oxford University: niversity Lecturership in Chinese History

GRADE 10a: Salary £31,885 - £42,851 p.a.

The University proposes to appoint a University Lecturer in Chinese History in association with Pembroke College. The appointment will run from l October 2007 or as soon as possible thereafter. The person appointed may be offered a tutorial fellowship at Pembroke College. The lecturer will be required to give lectures, classes, and tutorials in modern (including the twentieth century) and pre-modern Chinese history; to contribute to the co-ordination of teaching at all levels; and to carry out research, examine, supervise graduate students, and play a part in the administrative work of the Faculty of Oriental Studies. Applicants should have a primary expertise in Chinese History. (S)he will have a research specialization in one or more areas of the field of Chinese history, and candidates who work on any period of Chinese history are encouraged to apply. The lecturer's duties include teaching within his/her own area of specialization, but also require competence to teach over the entire field, including both modern and pre-modern Chinese history, at undergraduate and graduate levels, although a highly specialized knowledge of all periods of Chinese history would not be expected. Applicants should hold, or expect to hold by the start of the appointment, a doctorate in History, Sinology, or a related relevant field and be able to provide evidence of their ability to teach Chinese History, including the use of original sources in Classical and Modern Chinese, at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Substantial publications, or evidence of forthcoming substantial publications, will also be an advantage. Further particulars, including details of how to apply, should be obtained from http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/fp/ or from the office of The Faculty Board Secretary, Oriental Institute, Pusey Lane, Oxford OX1 2LE, tel. 01865 288200; fax no. 01865-278190; e-mail orient@orinst.ox.ac.uk), to whom applications and references should be sent not later than Thursday 26 March 2007. Interviews will be held as early as possible thereafter.

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