Seattle University

[Department Website][APSA elisting(requires membership)] The International Studies Department invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Chinese Politics and/or the politics of East Asia centered on China. Subfields are open (domestic, international, comparative, political economy). Ph.D. (or near completion) is required by the time of employment. Field research experience and appropriate language competence are preferred. Successful candidates will teach upper and lower division courses in both the International Studies and Political Science departments, advise International Studies majors, and contribute to the continuing development of the International Studies curriculum and program. Candiates should present evidence of excellence in teaching and scholarship. Send a letter of application, CV, official transcript, samples of scholarship, and three letters of recommendation to Professor Kan Liang, Director, International Studies, 901 12th Ave, P.O. Box 222000, Seattle University, Seattle, WA 98122. The deadline for submission is October 15, 2005, though we will start reviewing applications immediately and plan to conduct interviews in Washington, D.C. at the convention. Seattle University, founded in 1891, continues a more than four hundred and fifty year tradition of Jesuit, Catholic higher education. The University?s Jesuit, Catholic ideals underscore its committment to the centrality of teaching, learning and scholarship, of values-based education grounded in the Jesuit and Catholic traditions of service and social justice, of lifelong learning, and of educating the whole person. Located in the heart of dynamic Seattle, the University enrolls approximately 6,800 undergraduate and graduate students in eight colleges and schools. Students enjoy a university ethos characterized by small classes, individualized faculty attention, a strong sense of community, a commitment to diversity, and an outstanding faculty. Seattle University is an equal opportunity employer.