Faculty Grants and Opportunities
AIIS Book PrizeIn order to promote scholarship in South Asian Studies, the American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) announces the award of two prizes each year for the best unpublished book manuscript on an Indian subject, one in the humanities, “The Edward Cameron Dimock, Jr. Prize in the Indian Humanities” and one in the social sciences, “The Joseph W. Elder Prize in the Indian Social Sciences”. Indiana University Press has the right of first refusal for any prize winner, with manuscripts being published in the Indiana University Press/AIIS series Contemporary Indian Studies (http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/catalog/index.php?cPath=1037_3130_3217&page=2). Only junior scholars who have received their PhD from institutions located in the U.S.A. within the last eight years (2002 and later) are eligible. A prize committee will determine the yearly winners and can chose to designate no winner in any given year if worthy submissions are lacking. AIIS will provide a subvention to Indiana University Press for all prize manuscripts.
Unrevised dissertations are not accepted. We expect that the applicants will have revised dissertations prior to submission. Starting in 2009, AIIS has been sponsoring a one-day workshop (on Thurs.) at the Madison South Asia Conference on turning your dissertation into a book. Contact AIIS or S. Wadley for details about applying to participate.
Manuscripts are due October 1 each year, with an announcement of the awardees at the spring meeting of the Association for Asian Studies. Send manuscripts, postmarked no later than October 1, 2010, to the Publications Committee Chair, Susan S. Wadley, Anthropology, 209 Maxwell, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244. Queries can be addressed to sswadley@maxwell.syr.edu
Publications committee:
Joyce Flueckiger, Emory University
Pika Ghosh, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Brian Hatcher, Illinois Wesleyan U.
David Lelyveld, William Paterson U.
Priti Ramamurthy, U. of Washington
Susan S. Wadley, Syracuse U.
Steven Wilkinson, Yale University
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Job Openings:
Position Available at Harvard UniversityPreceptor: Tamil Language Preceptor
Start Date: September 1, 2010
The Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies, Harvard University, seeks applications for a preceptor in Tamil, to begin September 1, 2010. This one-year position is renewable on a yearly basis up to a maximum of eight years. Duties will include language and literature instruction and course development for first, second, and third year Tamil; the position is negotiable from half time to full time, with a teaching load of up to six courses per year. Candidates should have experience in teaching all levels of Tamil. A strong doctoral record in any field of Tamil literature by the time of appointment is preferred.
Applications, including a curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, and publications should be sent before July 15, 2010 to Professor Diana Eck, Chair, Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies, Harvard University, One Bow Street, Cambridge, MA 02138.
Harvard University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer.
Applications from women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged.
Senior Hinduism Search at Yale University
Yale University intends to make a tenured appointment of an outstanding scholar of Hinduism, effective July 1, 2011. We seek a scholar with substantive research and teaching interests in modern and contemporary Hinduism as well as a broad knowledge of Hindu traditions. Competence in the relevant Indian languages is expected. The position is open as to departmental affiliation.
Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Yale values diversity among its students, faculty, and staff and strongly encourages applications from women and underrepresented minorities. Send letter of application, curriculum vitae and three letters of reference, preferably by email to Hinduism.search@yale.edu or to: Hinduism Search, Yale University, MacMillan Center for International Studies, 34 Hillhouse Avenue, P.O. Box 208206 New Haven, CT 06520-8206. We will begin to review applications on September 15th, 2010.
South Asian History Position at Carleton College
Carleton College announces a tenure-track assistant professorship in South Asian history beginning September 1, 2011. Specialization in any era of South Asian history will be considered. We especially encourage applications from candidates whose work places South Asia in a broader thematic or geographic context (e.g., comparative state-making and imperialism, the formation of ethnic and national identities, gender history, religious history, environmental history, the Indian Ocean world, or Southeast Asia). The successful candidate will have an active research agenda and be committed to teaching a diverse student body in a liberal arts environment. The position entails contributions to the interdisciplinary Asian Studies program. Ph.D. or its imminent completion is required, and teaching experience is desirable. Appointment at a higher rank might be considered in extraordinary circumstances. To apply, please send a letter of application, c.v., one or two sample syllabi, three recent letters of reference, and graduate transcripts, by November 1, 2010 to:
Professor Serena Zabin
Search Committee Chair
Department of History
Carleton College
One North College Street
Northfield, MN 55057
We will interview at the AHA meetings in Boston, January 6-9, 2011. Carleton College is committed to developing its faculty to better reflect the diversity of our student body and American society. Women and members of minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Carleton College has a Domestic Partner Benefits Program.
E-mail all questions regarding the application process to: nlambert@carleton.edu.
Faculty Non-Continuing Position Available at Oberlin College
COMPARATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES
The Comparative American Studies Program at Oberlin College invites applications for a full-time non-continuing faculty position in the College of Arts and Sciences. Appointment to this position will be for a term of one year, beginning in the Fall semester of 2010, and will carry the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor.
The incumbent will teach courses in Comparative Race and Ethnicity.
For this position, preference will be given to candidates with training in history and/or the social sciences with research and teaching interests in comparative race and ethnicity, transnational social movements, gender and sexuality, and/or urban studies. The Comparative American Studies Program is committed to interdisciplinary and theoretically informed intersectional pedagogy at the
undergraduate level. Faculty are expected to integrate issues of gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and citizenship within comparative and/or transnational frames throughout their teaching.
Successful candidates will also be expected to participate in the full range of faculty responsibilities. Faculty will teach five courses per year.
Among the qualifications required for the appointment is the Ph.D. degree (in hand or expected by the first semester of 2010).Candidates must demonstrate interest and potential excellence in undergraduate teaching. Successful teaching experience at the college level is desirable.
To be assured of consideration, letters of application, including a Curriculum vitae, graduate academic transcripts, a short writing sample, course syllabi if available, title and one sentence description of 2-3 courses candidate could teach, and at least three letters of reference should be sent to Wendy Kozol, Director, Comparative American Studies Program, King 141D, Oberlin College,Oberlin, OH 44074 (Phone: 440-775-8982; fax 440-775-8644). Application materials will be considered until the position is filled. Salary will depend on qualifications and experience.
Oberlin College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the development of a climate that supports equality of opportunity and respect of differences based on gender, ethnicity, disability, and sexual orientation. Oberlin was
the first coeducational institution to grant bachelor's degrees to women and historically has been a leader in the education of African-Americans; the college was also among the first to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. In that spirit, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals who would contribute to the diversity of our faculty.
South Asian History position at Yale
South Asian History: The Department of History at Yale University intends to make a senior tenured appointment at the professional level in Modern South Asian History, beginning July 1, 2011. Candidates should expect to demonstrate exceptional qualities of scholarship, teaching, and University citizenship. Yale University is an AA/EOE. Yale values diversity among its students, faculty, and staff and especially welcomes applications from women and underrepresented minorities. PhD required.
Send application letter, c.v. and letters of reference to:
South Asian History Search
c/o Caryn Carson
Dept. of History, Yale University
P.O. Box 208324
New Haven, CT 06520
Review of materials will begin September 1, 2010. Email:caryn.carson@yale.edu .
Visiting Assistant Professor in Race and Religion at Virginia Tech
The Department of Religion and Culture at Virginia Tech invites applications for a one-year position in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. Appointment to this position will begin in August 2010 and will carry the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor. The primary field for this position is Race and Religion; preference will be given to applicants who can also teach in one of the following additional areas: comparative religious ethics, religion in America, Asian studies, and/or historical humanities in terms of survey courses. Knowledge of post-colonial studies is preferred. Ph.D. or ABD status required. The teaching load at the visiting level is three courses per semester.
Publications, evidence of teaching excellence, and experience in interdisciplinary teaching are preferred. Letter of application, c.v., and three letters of recommendation should be submitted to Karen Moore, Office Manager, Department of Religion and Culture (0227), 114 Lane Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061. All applicants must also complete the online application form at www.jobs.vt.edu (posting #0100185). Screening begins Saturday, May 1. Application materials received after that date may be considered until the position is filled. Salary will depend on qualifications and experience. We strongly value diversity in the university community, and seek to assure equality in education and employment. Virginia Tech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.