CfA: Assistant or Assistant Professor for Department of Chinese Studies

Department: Department of Chinese Studies, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University
Position: Assistant
Working time: 1,0
Start date: September 1, 2023
Application deadline: 3. 3. 2023
Candidate requirements:
- Master’s degree in Chinese Studies, Sinology, Chinese Philology or other field of study focused on Chinese language and culture
- Ph.D. degree (preferred) or an ongoing doctoral study with a China/Chinese-related topic
- standard academic proficiency in English (ability to communicate fluently in English in an international academic setting – both oral communication and writing/reading)
- ability to carry out academic research based on sources in Chinese (to be demonstrated by a published academic article or, in the case of an early stage of doctoral study, a Master’s thesis)
- research specialization in Chinese/Sinophone literature (including pre-modern) and/or the study of Chinese societies (mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and other Chinese communities) is preferred, but other specializations are possible.
- existing academic publishing record and experience of teaching at university and teaching Chinese (including outside university) is an advantage.
General duties:
- all of the following requirements and their scope are subject to individual agreement and can be individually adjusted. It is also possible to make arrangements for reduced hours
- teaching 3-4 courses each semester
- academic research with publication activity (at least 1 academic article per year placed in WoS, Scopus, or otherwise demonstrating comparable quality)
- thesis supervision
- organizational activities (to the extent appropriate to the academic job)
Information about the Department of Chinese Studies can be found at:
https://cinskastudia.phil.muni.cz/en
Attachments to the application:
- motivation letter
- structured CV with an overview of previous experience
- proof of education
- a published academic article or master’s thesis (a web link is sufficient if the text is publicly available)
Further Information at https://www.phil.muni.cz/en/careers/available-positions/75926.