Job announcement: University of Pittsburgh, Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature

[David J. Birnbaum]

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of
Pittsburgh invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor
position with a specialization in nineteenth-century Russian literature to
begin in August 2010, pending budgetary approval. Ph.D. is required at the
time of appointment. Native or near-native (or ACTFL superior-level)
proficiency in English and Russian required. In addition to undergraduate-
and graduate-level courses in Russian literature, the position may require
teaching Russian language at all levels (including content-based advanced
courses) and general-education literature and culture courses in English
(both large lecture-based courses and smaller discussion-oriented ones).
Expertise in a second Slavic language and literature is desirable.
Applicants must demonstrate a strong interest and experience in teaching and
promise of significant scholarly achievement.

Candidates should arrange to submit a letter of application, CV, three
confidential letters of recommendation (which should address both
scholarship and teaching), representative student teaching evaluations,
representative syllabi, and samples of scholarly writing (the length of one
or two journal articles) by surface mail to:

Russian Literature Search Committee
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures
1417 Cathedral of Learning
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Questions may be directed to Ms. Christine Metil, Department Administrator
(metil at pitt.edu, 1-412-624-5906).

Review of applications will begin on October 15 and continue until the
position is filled. Preliminary interviews will be held in Boston during the
AAASS conference (November 12-15) and Philadelphia during the AATSEEL
conference (December 27-30).

The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity
Employer. Women and members of minority groups under-represented in academia
are especially encouraged to apply.  

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