36.3282, Jobs: Chinese; Language Acquisition, Ling & Literature: Professor of Chinese - Chinese Language, Literature and Culture (Open Rank), Swarthmore College

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Subject: 36.3282, Jobs: Chinese; Language Acquisition, Ling & Literature: Professor of Chinese - Chinese Language, Literature and Culture (Open Rank), Swarthmore College

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Date: 27-Oct-2025
From: Bethanne Seufert [bseufer1 at swarthmore.edu]
Subject: Chinese; Language Acquisition, Ling & Literature: Professor of Chinese - Chinese Language, Literature and Culture (Open Rank), Swarthmore College

Job Location: Swarthmore, PA, USA
Web Address: https://www.swarthmore.edu/chinese
Job Title: Professor of Chinese - Chinese Language, Literature and
Culture (Open Rank)
Job Rank: Rank Open
Salary: Competitive Salary

Minimum Education: Doctorate

Specialty Areas: Language Acquisition; Ling & Literature

Specialty Language(s): Chinese (zho)

Description:
The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Swarthmore
College invites applications for a full-time position in Premodern
Chinese Language, Literature and Culture at the tenure-track Assistant
or Associate Professor rank, depending on qualifications and
experience, to begin in Fall 2026. The successful candidate will have
research interests in pre-modern or early modern Chinese literature
and culture and the ability to teach undergraduate courses on Chinese
language, literature, and culture, including Classical Chinese,
pre-modern Chinese literature and culture, and Modern (Mandarin)
Chinese Language, particularly at the upper-intermediate and advanced
levels. There will be opportunities to teach upper-level seminars on
topics of faculty interest, and to develop a first-year seminar to
attract non-majors to Chinese studies. We welcome candidates with
research and teaching interests that cross temporal and geographic
boundaries and intersect with interdisciplinary areas such as
Environmental Studies or Gender and Sexuality Studies, or which foster
collaboration with colleagues in related fields such as Linguistics,
Religion, Philosophy, Art History, or the performing arts. Candidates
with experience in program administration and curricular development
are especially welcome. 
The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures consists of six
programs: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, and Russian. The
Chinese Section serves a diverse group of Chinese language and
literature students and prepares students for majors and minors in
Chinese. In addition, it supports majors and minors in Asian Studies
and Comparative Literature, as well as special majors in Linguistics
and Languages. Classes are generally small, students are motivated,
and opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration with colleagues
and students are real and abundant. Additional information about the
Chinese Program in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
can be found at https://www.swarthmore.edu/chinese.
Located in the suburbs of Philadelphia and near Wilmington DE,
Swarthmore College is a highly selective liberal arts college whose
mission combines academic rigor with social responsibility. Swarthmore
has a strong institutional commitment to non-discrimination and equal
opportunity. We welcome applications from all candidates with
exceptional qualifications, particularly those with demonstrable
experience effectively supporting, teaching, and engaging a highly
diverse student body. For more information available to all faculty at
Swarthmore,
see https://www.swarthmore.edu/provosts-office/welcome-to-provosts-office
Successful candidates will be trained in pre-modern or early modern
Chinese literature and culture and deeply humanistic in their training
and outlook.
Qualifications for consideration at the rank of Assistant Professor
include a Ph.D. in hand by August 2026, fluency in English and modern
Mandarin Chinese, a passion for teaching and mentoring undergraduate
students of diverse backgrounds and identities, the ability to work
constructively with colleagues and contribute to the development of
the Chinese program and its curriculum, as well as the potential for
innovative and impactful scholarship.
Qualifications for consideration at the rank of Associate Professor
include the above qualifications, at least five years of teaching
experience at a North American college or university, and proof of
ongoing innovative and impactful scholarship.
Applicants should include a brief cover letter describing their
intended research and teaching contributions to Swarthmore College, a
curriculum vitae, a teaching statement, and three letters of
recommendation. The teaching statement should describe the applicant’s
interests in teaching at an undergraduate institution, previous
teaching experience, and approach to teaching and mentoring students
from diverse backgrounds. The cover letter should describe the
applicant’s program of research (including research interests, recent
and current research, and anticipated areas for future work) and its
potential to engage undergraduate students. At least one letter of
recommendation should comment specifically on teaching. Applications
will not be considered until letters of recommendation have been
submitted.  Please address any questions you may have to Alexandra
Gueydan-Turek, Chair of Modern Languages and Literatures, Swarthmore
College, agueyda1 at swarthmore.edu.
All applications received by December 1, 2025 will receive full
consideration, and review of applications will continue until the
position is filled. Candidates must apply
via: apply.interfolio.com/176096.Swarthmore has a strong institutional
commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity. We welcome
applications from all candidates with exceptional qualifications,
particularly those with demonstrable commitments to working
effectively supporting, teaching, and engaging a highly diverse
student body.

Application Deadline: (Open until filled)
Web Address for Applications: https://apply.interfolio.com/176096
Contact Information:
        Alexandra Gueydan-Turek
        Email: agueyda1 at swarthmore.edu

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