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Posting Date September 20, 2012
Vacancy # V-F14
Department Modern Languages and Literatures
Division Academic Affairs
Job Description
Subject to Available Funding
Entry level, full-time tenure track position in Chinese (Mandarin). Preference will be given to applicants with
broad range of interests. Native or near-native fluency. Responsibilities include teaching all levels of
undergraduate language, literature, and culture courses; student advisement; committee work; and program
building (the creation of courses appropriate to a major in Chinese with concentrations in language, culture and teaching). Research is expected.
Qualifications & Requirements
Ph.D. in Chinese. Demonstrated excellence in research, teaching, and scholarship required. Evidence of capacity for program development and leadership required.
Anticipated Start Date September 2013
Salary Range Dependent upon qualifications.
Apply By Screening begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
Send cover letter and resume to
(include vacancy # if above)
Dr. Lois Oppenheim, Chair
Dept. of Modern Languages and Literatures (V-F14)
Montclair State University
Conrad Schmitt Hall 222B
Montclair, New Jersey 07043
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