Job Reference Number: UOS012552
Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
Department: School of East Asian Studies
Salary: Grade 8 £38,896 – £46,414 per annum pro-rata, with potential to progress to £52,219
Closing Date: 4th February 2016
Summary:
The School of East Asian Studies is bound together by a passionate belief in the importance of East Asia as the most dynamic region in the world. We seek to communicate and disseminate our expertise and knowledge of this region across the University of Sheffield as well as nationally and internationally with the goal of impacting on the understanding and behaviour of a range of individuals, groups and organizations.
We aim to create ambitious, successful and highly employable students who are culturally agile, global citizens. Through innovative teaching and cutting-edge research, we seek to create a vibrant intellectual culture and to focus on important cross-cutting themes that break down boundaries between the study of China, Japan and Korea so that staff and students alike can achieve their full potential.
Ultimately, we aim to maintain our position as a leading East Asian Studies department in the UK, Europe and the world in terms of learning, teaching and research.
We are looking for an academic with an emerging or proven publication record and teaching ability to join this major centre for the study of East Asia, who can bring insights and personal experiences that are complementary to the existing strengths and backgrounds of those already in the department.
We particularly welcome scholars who:
- Have leadership qualities to actively influence the direction of the department and bring challenge to the team.
- Teach and conduct research in one or more East Asian languages in addition to English, and in any discipline within the broadly defined fields of Japanese and/or Korean Studies.
- Have cross-country/region-wide personal experience.
- Have insight into the experiences of overlooked and underrepresented groups in East Asia such as women, migrants and ethnic groups.
We will particularly welcome applicants who can represent the School in the wider University and promote and represent the University and the discipline nationally and internationally
They will have:
- A relevant PhD (completed or close to completion, or equivalent qualifications / experience).
- A proven record of high quality teaching.
- An entrepreneurial approach to collaborative research and be responsive to changes in the external environment.
- A culturally agile, dynamic style with a global mind-set and be able to work across boundaries whether they be geographical, disciplinary, imagined or real.
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