Harvard University
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Department of History
Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations
Cambridge, MA

Position Description:  The Department of History and the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations seek to jointly appoint a tenure-track professor in Vietnamese History. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2025. The tenure-track professor will be responsible for teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Basic Qualifications:  Doctorate or terminal degree in History or related discipline required by the time the appointment begins. Strong Vietnamese language skills are required.

Additional Qualifications:  Demonstrated strong commitment to teaching and advising is desired.

Special Instructions:  Please submit the following materials through the ARIeS portal (https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/13937). Candidates are strongly encouraged to apply by September 11, 2024 to ensure full consideration.

1. Cover letter
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Teaching/advising statement (describing the candidate’s teaching philosophy and practices as well as their approach to creating a learning environment in which students are encouraged to ask questions and share their ideas)
4. Research statement
5. Service statement describing efforts to strengthen academic communities, e.g., the candidate’s department, institution, and/or professional societies.
6. Names and contact information of 3-5 referees, who will be asked by a system-generated email to upload a letter of recommendation if and when your application reaches the short list stage. Three letters of recommendation are required. At least one letter must come from someone who has not served as the candidate’s undergraduate, graduate, or postdoctoral advisor.*
7. Publications or copies of creative works, if applicable
8. For applicants who have not yet completed their PhD, please provide dissertation chapter(s) and/or writing samples

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Harvard is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, protected veteran status, disability, genetic information, military service, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or other protected status.

Contact Information:  Taylor Maurice, Assistant Director of Faculty Affairs, Department of History, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, tmaurice@fas.harvard.edu.  

*Applicants may submit letters already on file with Interfolio by following these instructions:  https://aries.harvard.edu/faq/using-interfolio-submit-recommendation-letters