Job Description
Employer: Nanjing University
More Information
Address
Nanjing, China
Qualification
PhD
Discipline
Art, Law, Political Science, Education, Literature
Department/School Website
https://globalhumanities.nju.edu.cn/
Tenure-Track/Tenured Faculty Positions in Institute of Global Humanities, Nanjing University, 2025
About the School
The Institute of Global Humanities at Nanjing University was established under the lead of the School of Arts, with cooperative support from the School of Foreign Studies and the School of Liberal Arts. Both the School of Liberal Arts and the School of Arts are joint-builders of the “Chinese Language, Literature, and Art” double first-class discipline cluster. The discipline of Art Studies has 14 professors (12 of whom are doctoral supervisors), including one senior university professor in liberal arts at Nanjing University, one foreign member of the European Academy of Sciences, two individuals selected for the national high-level talent program, and two selected for the national young talent program. The foreign languages and literature discipline, established in 1917, is one of the first institutions in the nation to award doctoral degrees. It has the authority to award first-level discipline doctorate degrees and has been selected twice for the Ministry of Education’s first-class discipline construction project.
The Institute of Global Humanities at Nanjing University is one of the first research institutes established at the Suzhou campus. It addresses the new developments in the fields of arts and technology, English and international communication, and global humanities. The institute’s aim is to nurture interdisciplinary talents with an understanding of different disciplines, and it carries out interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, and cross-regional comprehensive research. It is committed to building an international and high-level academic team.
Positions
We intend to recruit outstanding young talents in all major research fields of art studies, artificial intelligence in arts, cross-cultural studies, and international communication studies with workplace located on Suzhou Campus of Nanjing University. The Institute has several tenure-track associate and assistant professor positions open for application. The positions for high-level talents will be negotiated separately. Areas of the proposed positions include:
Digital Media Arts 2.Artificial Intelligence and Artistic Creativity
Art History and Theory 4.Cross-cultural Studies (English Major) 5.International Communication Studies
Qualifications
The applicant should
1.abide by the laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China, and have a passion for teaching and research;
2.abide by the ethics of teachers, uphold academic integrity, be willing to work diligently, and have no criminal record or record in breaching the ethics of teachers and/or academic integrity;
3.have a first-rate background in academic training—specifically, a PhD in relevant disciplines, experience in studying and/or working at first-rate teaching and research institutions, and knowledge of the latest international trends and development in the relevant research field(s);
4.have outstanding teaching abilities—the applicant should be able to teach core and frontline courses in the corresponding discipline, and have sound teaching methodology and strong verbal skills;
5.demonstrate outstanding research output and potential—the applicant should have publications in his/her field of research, original ideas about relevant fields of research, a clear vision about future research plans, and good potential for further academic development.
6.be in good health.
Supporting Materials for Application
1.Three reference letters;
2.A detailed CV (in either Chinese or English);
3.Three representative papers (The representative works submitted for review are generally papers or monographs that have been officially published in journals or have been published online and have DOI numbers);
4.Other relevant attachments that demonstrate academic achievement.
Please login to the talent recruitment platform of Nanjing University (http://zp.nju.edu.cn/) to submit the application materials required.
Compensation Package and Support
1.An annual salary (to be worked out individually);
2.A start-up fund for research;
3.Qualification to supervise graduate students;
4.The university provides short-term lodging and housing subsidies. Applicants recruited can purchase commercial housing offered by the university at a special discount;
5.The university provides assistance with children’s schooling at primary and secondary school levels.
Application deadline
Rolling recruitment (Interviews and evaluations will be organized in several batches depending on the number of actual applicants) .
You could login to the talent recruitment platform of Nanjing University (http://zp.nju.edu.cn/) to submit the application materials required.
Policy consultation
Contact number: 13269313385
Email address: [email protected]
College website: https://globalhumanities.nju.edu.cn/
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