Applications are being accepted for a tenure-stream assistant or tenured associate professor in the field of Chinese politics, political economy and the emerging role of China in the world. The competition will close Feb.1, 2011, or when the position is filled. The successful candidate will have a completed PhD and be able to teach courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels. The UW Department of Political Science is home to several rapidly expanding graduate programs in political science, global governance and public service. The ideal candidate will play a key role in departmental graduate expansion, particularly in the areas of China's political and economic emergence in global affairs. The successful candidate will be expected to develop an active, externally-funded research program and to collaborate in the academic life of the department. Excellence in teaching is also expected and the candidate will supply a teaching dossier, including teaching philosophy, peer and/or student evaluations, and course syllabi.
The completed application must contain all of the following information: a letter of application describing qualifications and the proposed research program; curriculum vitae; teaching dossier; three letters of reference, and a sample of academic writing. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Applications should be forwarded to
Richard Nutbrown
(nutbrown@uwaterloo.ca),
Chair, Department of Political Science,
University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3G1
on or before February 1, 2011.
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply:
however, Canadians and permanent residents will
be given priority. The University of Waterloo encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including women, members of visible minorities, native peoples, and persons with disabilities.