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[David Magier]

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David Magier
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Appointment in Hindi

The Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations at the
University of Chicago invites applications for an assistant professor,
tenure-track position in Hindi language and literature, to begin in AY
1999-2000.  We are looking for someone with competence and interest in
teaching modern Hindi as well as one or more of the pre-modern literary
languages of North India, such as Brajbhasa and Avadhi.  The position
entails the responsibility for periodically teaching humanities courses
included in the College's general education curriculum.

Applicants are requested to send a detailed letter describing their
current research project and teaching interests, a representative sample
of their scholarly writing, and three letters of reference by February 1,
1999. The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action Equal Employment
Opportunity employer.

Please direct all correspondence to:

Hindi Search Committee
Dept. of South Asian Languages and Civilizations
University of Chicago
1130 E. 59th St.
Chicago, IL 60637-1543, USA