Gary Tubb, Professor and Chair
Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations
The University of Chicago

LECTURER IN TELUGU

The Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago, invites applications for a full-time Lecturer in Telugu. Appointment will be for one year, with possible renewal dependent upon funding and satisfactory review. The appointment is expected to begin Autumn 2011. Position and renewal are contingent upon budgetary approval.

The Lecturer will teach a minimum of six courses per year, distributed over autumn, winter, and spring quarters. Courses will be regular language courses in modern spoken and written Telugu within the two levels of first-year and second-year Telugu. Language lecturers are also expected to work one-on-one with advanced students as the need arises as well as offer occasional Reading Courses to individual students. Familiarity with Classical Telugu is desirable. The Lecturer will take part in workshops, departmental meetings, colloquia, and informal events directed toward graduate training and development.

M.A. or Ph.D. preferred in a relevant Humanities discipline.

Application materials should be submitted as follows:

(1) Cover letter and CV must be uploaded to the Academic Careers Opportunities website at (http://tinyurl.com/3o9sc43) Requisition 00979

(2) Two letters of support must be emailed to: salcsearches@lists.uchicago.edu with subject heading "Telugu Search"

(3) Signed, hard-copy letters of support should be mailed to:

Telugu Search

South Asian Languages and Civilizations

University of Chicago

1130 E 59th Street

Chicago IL 60637 U.S.A

For full consideration electronic materials should be submitted by October 1, 2011. Review of applications will commence October 3, 2011, and will continue until position is filled. All materials, both electronic and hard copy must arrive by October 18, 2011.