Tenure Track Position

[Ruder, Cynthia A]

Colleagues:  Please note the Job Posting at the University of Kentucky
Applications are invited for a tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor of Russian at the University of Kentucky to begin August 2014. The successful applicant’s tenure home will be in the Department of Modern & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Cultures, a dynamic academic unit committed to interdisciplinary collaboration and dialogue among faculty with diverse geographical interests, theoretical concerns, and methodological approaches.  Applicants must have Ph.D. in hand by August 2014.  We seek candidates who can teach all levels of Russian language, courses in 20th/21st-century Russian literature, culture, and film, as well as participate in the implementation of an innovative new Russian Studies major.  Active participation in the academic life of the Department is also expected.  The teaching load is two courses per semester. Qualifications include a PhD in Slavic Studies with a focus on 20th/21st-century Russian literary, film, or cultural studies, knowledge of current language pedagogy, successful experience in teaching Russian, a robust research program, and native or near-native fluency in English and Russian. We offer a competitive salary and health benefits package. Only electronic applications will be accepted. Applicants should send a letter of application, a CV, a research statement, a teaching portfolio, writing samples, and three letters of recommendation via Interfolio at apply.interfolio.com/23092<https://app.yesware.com/tl/6002268b6ffd7340e3ea47eddf9c0d6fa9ccf4a8/a46d6f78edff07c5473da93b3f0ef597/1760c4e69516cc4c9869487827613a08?ytl=http%3A%2F%2Fapply.interfolio.com%2F23092>.  Deadline for receipt of applications is 1 December 2013.  Applications will be acknowledged. Review of applications will begin December 15 with preliminary interviews conducted via Skype in early January 2014. The University of Kentucky is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity University that values diversity and is located in an increasingly diverse geographical region. It is committed to becoming one of the top public institutions in the country. Women, persons with disabilities, and members of other underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.



Cynthia A. Ruder, Associate Professor
University of Kentucky
MCL/Russian Studies
1055 Patterson
Lexington, KY  40506-0027
859.257.7026
cynthia.ruder at uky.edu<mailto:cynthia.ruder at uky.edu>

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