Ad for a position in SEA literature & culture

[Madhav Deshpande]

ANNOUNCING A TENURE-TRACK POSITION IN
	SOUTHEAST ASIAN LITERATURE & CULTURE
		AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

PLEASE PASS ON THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TO INTERESTED STUDENTS, COLLEAGUES, AND 
INSTITUTIONS

The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Michigan,
seeks candidates for a tenure-track position in Southeast Asian literature
and culture beginning in the fall term, 1997.  Applicants should have a
Ph.D. (or advanced candidacy) in an appropriate discipline, native or
near-native competence in a Southeast Asian language (specifically one or
more from among Thai, Vietnamese, Filipino, Malay, and Indonesian) and a
deep understanding of and ability to interpret the literatures and the
cultures of the region in a wider academic context.  We seek an excellent
teacher whose duties will include courses that explore issues in the
literary, religious, and historical cultures of the region, and
upper-level seminars in which students read and interpret texts in the
original languages.  Please send letter of application, CV, demonstration
of research interests (publication/writing samples, if any), and evidence of
teaching plans or experience (e.g., sample syllabi and course evaluations,
if available) by December 15, 1996.  Also have three referees submit
letters of reference by the same date to the Chair of the Southeast Asia
Search Committee, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, 3070 Frieze
Building, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285.  Phone (313)
764-8286, Fax (313) 747-0157.  The University of Michigan is a
non-discriminatory/affirmative action employer. 

	For further details, you may contact me, Prof. Madhav Deshpande, 
at "mmdesh at umich.edu".  Thanks.