Tenure-Track Faculty Positions, The School of Foreign Studies, Nanjing University 2023

Employer: Nanjing University (website)

I. The School of Foreign Studies (SFS)

The School of Foreign Studies (SFS) at Nanjing University traces its history back to a three-year English program initiated in 1917. Building on its academic heritage, SFS has now developed into an institution of seven departments: English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, and Korean, with a total enrollment of over 1,100 students in BA, MA, and PhD programs designedfor sustained learning and interdisciplinary opportunities. SFS is devoted to excellence in teaching and research, and to nurturing future leaders who are able to make a difference around the world. With full commitment to this mission, SFS is constantly striving to match its standards with the nation’s growth and its students’ interest and learning objectives, and prepares qualified young people to succeed in such competitive and demanding professions as diplomacy, international affairs, education, cultural exchange, journalism, trade and finance.

Over half of SFS’s faculty members are professors and associate professors, in addition to 15 international faculty members including Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, Nobel Prize winner for literature. These distinguished scholars are active in research and dedicated to education. SFS sponsors a wide range of research projects through its research institutions such as the Center for the Study of Contemporary Foreign Literature and Culture, the Institute of Foreign Linguistics, the Institute of Translation Studies, and the Institute for Comparative Study on Sino-German Culture. Research at the school covers a wide range of subjects in world literature, general and applied linguistics, translation studies, area studies, and intercultural communication. Currently, SFS’s foreign language and literature program is supported by the Chinese Ministry of Education’s World-Class Disciplines Initiative.

II. The Positions

SFS plans to recruit young scholars who aspire to have a career in the field of foreign language and literature studies. The application is open to scholars from all over the world. There are vacancies for one (maximum) tenure-track assistant professor and three (maximum) tenure-track associate professors this year. Higher positions for particularly outstanding scholars are available and application will be considered individually. Specific fields of research open for recruitment are:

1. English Language and Literature

2. French Language and Literature

3. German Language and Literature

4. Spanish Language and Literature

III. Conditions for Application

The applicant should

1. abide by the laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China, and have a passion for teaching and research;

2. abide by the ethics of teachers, uphold academic integrity, be willing to work diligently, and have no criminal record or record in breaching the ethics of teachers and/or academic integrity;

3. have a first-rate background in academic training—specifically, a PhD in relevant disciplines, experience in studying and/or working at first-rate teaching and research institutions, and knowledge of the latest international trends and development in the relevant research field(s);

4. have outstanding teaching abilities—the applicant should be able to teach core and frontline courses in the corresponding discipline, and have sound teaching methodology and strong verbal skills;

5. demonstrate outstanding research output and potential—the applicant should have publications in his/her field of research, original ideas about relevant fields of research, a clear vision about future research plans, and good potential for further academic development.

IV. Supporting Materials for Application

1. A letter of application (please specify the field of research and position applied for)

2. A detailed CV (please include a list of publications)

3. An introduction of your research results and their innovative significance

4. A plan for research and its prospects

5. Three reference letters

6. An account of experience in teaching.

V. Benefits Package

1. An annual salary (to be worked out individually)

2. A start-up fund for research

3. Qualification to supervise graduate students

4. The university provides short-term lodging and housing subsidies. Applicants recruited can purchase commercial housing offered by the university at a special discount

5. The university provides assistance with children’s schooling at primary and secondary school levels.

VI. Application Deadline

August 31st, 2023

The application period will be extended appropriately if the number of the applicants for single position is relatively small.

Results are estimated to be released by the end of December 2023.

VII. Contact Details

Tel.: 025-89686245 (Ms. Guo)

Email: guotianxiu@nju.edu.cn

Official Website: https://sfs.nju.edu.cn/