3-year position in Russian lit and culture, Swarthmore College

[Sibelan Forrester]

Swarthmore College invites applications to fill a three-year position as 
Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian, with possibility of renewal for 
another three years, beginning August 2009. Teaching load is 2/3. 
Specialization in any area of Russian literature and culture; candidates 
with expertise in 19th-century prose, theater studies, visual culture, 
interdisciplinary studies, and/or a West Slavic or Central Asian 
language and literature might be especially attractive. Essential 
qualifications include: native or near-native proficiency in both 
English and Russian, commitment to undergraduate education, lively 
classroom presence, experience teaching language and literature/culture 
in North America at the university level, evidence of scholarly promise. 
PhD in hand by August 2009 required.

Please send cover letter, CV, graduate transcript, three letters of 
recommendation, and a statement of teaching philosophy to:

Sibelan Forrester
Chair, Russian Search Committee
Modern Languages and Literatures
Swarthmore College
500 College Ave.
Swarthmore, PA  19081-1390

Review of applications will begin on March 15 and continue until 
position is filled.

Swarthmore College has a strong institutional commitment to excellence 
through diversity in its educational program and employment. The College 
actively seeks and welcomes applications from candidates with diverse 
backgrounds including those who have intercultural experience and those 
with demonstrable commitments to an inclusive society and world. 
Swarthmore does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, age, 
religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran 
status, or any other legally protected status, in employment or other 
programs.

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