Basic Information
Position Title
Assistant Professor of Russian Literature and Culture
Location
Chicago, Illinois
Position Type
Faculty - Tenure Track/Tenured
Position URL
Position Description
The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Chicago is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor with a multidisciplinary approach to Russian literary/cultural studies. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to connect with faculty, staff, and students with diverse backgrounds and interests, to mentor undergraduate and graduate students, to excel in teaching, and to build our program. We will review applications from all humanistic and social science disciplines with particular interest in candidates who cover gaps in our current research areas (such as pre-1840s or late and post-Soviet literature and culture) and can help the department develop new insights in critical areas of research and teaching (such as, but not limited to, environmental, LGBTQ, race, performance, or post-colonial studies). The position begins July 1, 2022, or as soon as possible thereafter, with a teaching load of four courses per year, including one in the Humanities Core.
Qualifications
Applicants must have completed all requirements for receipt of the PhD degree in a field related to the area of the position prior to the start of the appointment, including officially filing the dissertation.
Application Instructions
Complete application materials include:
- CV
- cover letter
- writing sample
- one-page research review
- one-page teaching statement describing experience, interests, and methodology
- three letters of reference
Applicant’s materials must be submitted at the University of Chicago’s Academic Recruiting website at apply.interfolio.com/92037 no later than 11:00pm central time on October 22, 2021. All letters of recommendation must be received by November 1, 2021. Following the initial review candidates may be asked for additional materials. For further information please email Tracy Davis at tracyd@uchicago.edu.
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