position opening (fwd)

[rebecca ruth armstrong]

To whom it may concern:

The International Institute at the University of Michigan has an new 
faculty opening. We would like to place this announcement in your 
Assoc. for Asian Studies Newsletter.  Please let me know the cost of this, 
my email is rebecca at umich.edu.
Please find the announcement below:

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Position in Sikh Studies

The University of Michigan seeks candidates for a tenure-track or tenured 
endowed position in Sikh Studies, beginning in September 1997.  This 
endowed chair is intended to promote the study of Sikh culture, history, 
literature, philosophy, and religion, which expands the Universitys 
teaching and research activities in South Asian civilizations.  The 
appointment may be located among departments that include Asian Languages 
and Cultures, Anthropology, Comparative Literature, Film and Video, 
History, Philosophy, and Sociology.  Qualifications include a Ph.D. in an 
appropriate social science or humanities discipline, native or 
near-native competence in Panjabi, the ability to situate the study of 
Sikh topics within the broader study of South Asia, and the capacity to 
link Sikh studies with the theory, methodologies, and knowledge of a 
social science or humanities discipline.  Teaching duties, to be 
determined by the successful applicants academic background, will include 
courses which integrate Sikh studies with a liberal arts discipline and 
the study of South Asia, and may include the teaching of Panjabi.  
Materials received by May 1, 1996 will receive first consideration, but 
applications will be reviewed until the position is filled.

Send application materials, including three letters of recommendation, to 
Sikh Studies Search Committee, International Institute, 340 Lorch Hall, 
611 Tappan St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1220.  The University of Michigan is 
an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.




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Rebecca Armstrong 
International Institute / Advanced Study Center
office: (313) 764-2268   e-mail: rebecca at umich.edu
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