Asian History Position Search

Department of History, Philosophy and Religious Studies

North Dakota State University

Asian History Position

POSITION TITLE:	Assistant/Associate Professor
CLOSING DATE:	Review of applications will begin November 10, 2008 and continue until the position is filled.
DESCRIPTION:	North Dakota State University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant or associate professorship in Asian History (all time periods, areas, and fields welcome) to begin August 17, 2009. Teaching load is 3/2, and salary is competitive. The department of ten includes eight historians and two faculty in philosophy and religious studies. The department has 120 undergraduates, 20 graduate students, and offers a joint PhD with the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:	To be considered for rank of Assistant Professor
	Ph.D. by September 1, 2009 Promise of scholarly excellence or solid research and publication record Evidence of teaching excellence Ability to develop and teach survey courses in Asian History and upper level/graduate courses in the area of expertise Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
	To be considered for rank of Associate Professor
	In addition to the qualifications listed above, significant experience/accomplishments in one's area of expertise are required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:	Research specialty in eastern or southern Asia Ability to teach courses in a secondary field such as the History of the Middle East, Africa, or World History Scholarly publications Ability to develop web-based courses
TO APPLY:	Mail application letter, addressing position qualifications, current c.v., unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and three letters of recommendation, focusing on the position description and qualifications, to Dr. Ineke Justitz, Chair, Asian History Search Committee Department of History, Philosophy, and Religious Studies North Dakota State University P.O. Box 5075 Fargo, ND 58105-5075 For information contact ineke.justitz@ndsu.edu. NDSU is an equal opportunity institution. Women and traditionally underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. *For a brochure about NDSU and the Fargo/Moorhead community, click* here.

The Search Committee

Committee Chair

Ineke Justitz, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 1996. Areas of interest include Early Modern Germany, Social and Cultural History of the Reformation.

Committee Members

John Helgeland, Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1973. Areas of interest include The Early Christian Church in Roman Empire, History of Christianity, History of Culture, Philosophy of History.

Larry R Peterson, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1978. Areas of interest include US Intellectual History, Women's and Family History.

Kathleen Brokke, Graduate student committee member.

Jennifer Raveling, Undergraduate student committee member. Currently in her third year at NDSU as a triple major in history, history education, and social science education. After graduation she hopes to teach high school American and European history for a few years before possibly attending graduate school. During the academic year she works as a teacher assistant at the NDSU Center for Child Development. She is a native of Bismarck, ND.