Assistant or Assistant Professor for Department of Chinese Studies

Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University announces an open competition for the position

Assistant or Assistant Professor 

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)

How to apply…?

Application with all required documents should be sent by e-application available below. Electronic application deadline is: March 3, 2023.