Notice Date
July 20, 2009
Closing Date
Applications close October 1, 2009
Position Available
September 1, 2010
Rank and Salary
Assistant Professor, full-time, tenure track position; salary commensurate with qualifications and experience + benefits package.
Responsibilities
- Teach six courses per year.
- Teach at least one course each year that contributes to the University’s Chinese Studies Program.
Qualifications
- Ph.D.
- Must exhibit a demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching undergraduates and possess a coherent research agenda.
- Trained in comparative methods with a primary concentration in East Asian religions and facility in appropriate languages.
- Expertise in the religions of China preferred.
- Familiarity with the Lutheran tradition of higher education is highly desired.
Application Procedure
Send hard-copy a letter of interest, CV, graduate
transcripts, and three letters of recommendation
to:
Dr. Marit Trelstad
Comparative Religious Studies Search
Religion
Department
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA 98447
No
electronic submissions. Pre-arranged interviews only at AAR annual
meeting.
Pacific
Lutheran University
is a comprehensive institution with an enrollment of approximately 3,600,
including international students from two dozen countries. Located in a
uniquely scenic region on the Pacific Rim, the university’s campus is 40 miles south of Seattle
in suburban Tacoma, Washington.
As a “New American College,”
PLU emphasizes integration between its liberal arts
departments and its professional degrees in the arts, business,
education, nursing, and physical education. Its primary mission is to
educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership,
and care. PLU enjoys a healthy and progressive relationship with the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The University is
committed to diversity, endorses the goals of equal opportunity and
affirmative action, and actively seeks applications from women and
persons of color.
