The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures (DFLL) of National Taiwan University announces 2010-2011 faculty positions in English:

 

I. General requirements: Minimum requirements include a Ph.D in a job-related field, a strong publication record, and 3 years of teaching at the college level. All fulltime faculty members are required to teach service courses such as writing, conversation, and Freshman English and are obligated to direct theses and serve on various university and department committees and as mentors. You may also be assigned courses in the Evening Division. Some knowledge of Chinese and experience teaching in a Chinese-speaking environment a plus.

 

Track One—English literature. 1 fulltime position:

Additional requirements:

1.         must be able to teach introductory and general literature survey courses

Specialty sought:

1.         Medieval literature

 

Track Two—American literature. 1 fulltime position:

Additional requirements:

1.         must be able to teach introductory and general literature survey courses

Specialty sought:

1.         American literature (General)

 

III. Salary and Ranks: commensurate with qualifications. Initial salaries range approximately from 68,000NT (ca. 2,100US; subject to exchange rates) for assistant professors to 90,000 (ca. 3,000US) for full professors per month with regular teaching load (8 hours per week for full professors, 9 for associate and assistant professors). Additional teaching hours and administrative assignments extra. Other benefits include family health insurance, research grants and awards (on a competitive basis), and university housing (long waiting list).

 

Appointment begins on August 1, 2010. All applicants must email a completed application form (attached below) together with a CV and a list of publications or work experience to wenlin@ntu.edu.tw by December 20, 2009 for initial screening. Successful candidates will be asked to provide a substantial dossier (attached below) and other credentials for further evaluation. Short-listed candidates will be interviewed in Taipei. All information provided will be treated with strict confidentiality. We apologize for not being able to return application materials. DFLL does not discriminate based on gender, disability, race, creed or color, or national or ethnic origin.

 

International applicants must comply with local labor laws and meet immigration requirements. Other college and university regulations may apply. Please direct inquiries to Ms Wen-lin Hsueh (wenlin@ntu.edu.tw). This announcement and other information about DFLL are also available at http://www.forex.ntu.edu.tw.