Position announcement: Modern Transnational History at
University of Toronto
From: Nhung Tuyet Tran <nhungtuyet.tran@utoronto.ca>
Date: Mar 15, 2006 12:43 PM
Subject: [Vsg] position announcement: modern transnational history
The Department of Historical Studies at the University of Toronto at
Mississauga and the tricampus Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies
invite applications for an Assistant Professor position in modern
transnational history, specializing in the formation of East Asian and/or
South Asian diasporas. The Department and the Centre seek an innovative
scholar with demonstrated excellence in historical approaches to modern global
processes and the formation of diasporic communities. Candidates must be
highly proficient in one or more of the pertinent East or South Asian
languages other than English, and engaged with primary sources. In addition to
excellence in teaching and research, the successful applicant should share the
Department's and the Centre's commitment to transdisciplinary historical
inquiry. The selected candidate will be expected to contribute to a tricampus
undergraduate program in Diaspora and Transnational Studies and to a research-
intensive doctoral program in the Graduate Department of History on the St.
George Campus of the University of Toronto.
The appointment will begin January 1, 2007; an appropriate doctoral degree
must have been earned by that date. Salary will be commensurate with
qualifications and experience. Applications should include: a cover letter, a
curriculum vitae, a sample of academic writing, a teaching portfolio, and a
short description of current research plans; in addition arrangements should
be made for the submission of three letters of reference. Applicants and
referees are urged to send these application materials electronically to:
Professor Mohamad Tavakoli , Chair, Transnational History Search Committee,
Department of Historical Studies, University of Toronto at Mississauga, 3359
Mississauga Rd., Ontario, Canada, L5L 1C6. For electronic submission and
submission guidelines, please visit
http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/historicalstudies/submissions.html.
The search committee will begin considering applications immediately, and
hopes to begin interviewing candidates in October; the formal deadline for
application is August 10, 2006. The University of Toronto is strongly
committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes
applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons,
persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups and others who
may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. All qualified
candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents
will be given priority. Any enquiries about the application should be sent to
the Chair of the Search Committee, Professor Tavakoli.