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<div class=""><font face="Avenir-Book" class="">HASTS graduate Clare Kim asked me to pass this on to you. She writes, "It’s not listed in the job ad below but the committee is very open and eager to consider applicants who draw on STS. They can also feel free
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<b class=""><span class="" style="font-family:Palatino">JOB AD: Assistant Professor in Asian Diaspora and Visual Cultures (Global Asian Studies, University of Illinois Chicago)</span></b></div>
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<span class="" style="font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,26)">The Global Asian Studies Program (GLAS) at the University of Illinois, Chicago is seeking candidates for a tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor in Asian Diaspora and Visual Cultures
beginning Fall 2023. This hire is part of a Provost Cluster Initiative on “The Racialized Body” focusing on the ways that contemporary and historical notions of race, racial ideology, and racial politics are manifested in how “the body” is represented, inhabited,
and regulated. For the position in Visual Culture, we seek scholars whose research examines how visual technologies and/or artifacts have been central to the production, consumption, and/or regulation of the Asian or Asian American body in the context of
nation-building, empire, and diaspora. We welcome candidates with interdisciplinary </span><span class="" style="font-family:Garamond,serif">and comparative<span class="" style="color:rgb(26,26,26)"> projects informed by Cultural Studies, Performance Studies,
and/or Art History that focus on the body in or outside of the U.S. context. Candidates who can teach core undergraduate courses in Global Asian Studies will be most strongly considered. The standard teaching load is 2/2. This is a 100% appointment in
Global Asian Studies. </span>Applicants are expected to do service work in the Global Asian Studies Program, College, and University. <span class="" style="color:rgb(26,26,26)">Applicants are expected to have a Ph.D. at the time of appointment. </span> </span></div>
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<span class="" style="font-family:Garamond,serif; background-color:white; background-position:initial initial; background-repeat:initial initial">Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the deadline, <b class="">December 15, 2022.</b> Applicants
should submit materials to </span><span class="" style="font-family:Garamond,serif"><a href="https://jobs.uic.edu/" class="" style="color:purple">https://jobs.uic.edu</a></span> <span class="" style="font-family:Garamond,serif; background-color:white; background-position:initial initial; background-repeat:initial initial"> (requisition
ID number: <b class="">1014532</b>) or click here: </span><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuic.csod.com%2Fux%2Fats%2Fcareersite%2F1%2Fhome%2Frequisition%2F1573%3Fc%3Duic&data=05%7C01%7Cclarek%40uic.edu%7C0c0c24bcf3764e7a473d08daad4deaf9%7Ce202cd477a564baa99e3e3b71a7c77dd%7C0%7C0%7C638012847428004144%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=uUAvl%2BUUM9JfifuzbOXig4dAummERYln9rZ8D4KXjzI%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/1573?c=uic" shash="otGg5kAOiAZRFh29NZrjSroFiJLSWPZN54C1q+pGqmnzpZGMOeFC4+X3+83Z+lu4c2zg62WuE/0F5H3dUn/y6KnL2oNoU+uu4o2nScprfx6ac082ocN9+Jb6X8slX9vWv/I6uyacke0tCOx77LXU9fajSTTo3fao9Am+iJiKDSY=" target="_blank" class="" style="color:purple"><span class="" style="font-family:Garamond,serif">https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/1573?c=uic</span></a><span class="" style="font-family:Garamond,serif">. <span class="" style="background-color:white; background-position:initial initial; background-repeat:initial initial">Complete
an online application with the names and email addresses of three references.</span></span></div>
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<span class="" style="font-family:Garamond,serif; background-color:white; background-position:initial initial; background-repeat:initial initial">Application i</span><span class="" style="font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,26)">ncludes the following:</span></div>
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<span class="" style="font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,26)">A cover letter describing the candidate’s interest in the position including names and email addresses of three references</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span class="" style="font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,26)">Curriculum Vitae</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span class="" style="font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,26)">Statement of research and teaching interests</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
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<span class="" style="font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,26)">The final authorization of this position is subject to availability of state funding. </span><span class="" style="font-family:Garamond,serif">Located in the heart of one of the most vibrant
cities in the United States, UIC is a comprehensive urban public research (R1) university with a diverse student body and a strong tradition of support for difference and equality. Part of the University of Illinois land grant higher education system, UIC
is among the nation’s top five most diverse campuses; it is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI), and a Hispanic Servin<span class="" style="background-color:white; background-position:initial initial; background-repeat:initial initial">g
Institution (HSI). UIC’s undergraduate population is currently 28% White, 28% Latinx, 18% Asian, 10% International, 8% Black/African American, 2.9% Multiracial, .06% American Indian/Alaska Native, .02% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.9% other/unknown
and 60% are Pell Eligible.</span></span></div>
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<span class="" style="font-family:Garamond,serif">The University of Illinois at Chicago is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer that has a strong institutional commitment to the principle of diversity and is particularly interested in receiving
applications from a broad spectrum of people. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic
protected by law. </span><span class="" style="font-family:Garamond,serif">The University may conduct background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. Background checks will be conducted in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting
Act. The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current and former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or
sexual harassment. For more information, see the </span><a href="https://www.hr.uillinois.edu/cms/One.aspx?portalId=4292&pageId=1411899" target="_blank" class="" style="color:purple"><span class="" style="font-family:Garamond,serif">HR website</span></a><span class="" style="font-family:Garamond,serif">.</span></div>
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<span class="" style="font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,26)">For additional information about the department, go to </span><a href="https://glas.uic.edu/" target="_blank" class="" style="color:purple"><span class="" style="font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://glas.uic.edu</span></a><span class="" style="font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,26)">.
Questions about the position can be directed to Dr. Mark Chiang, </span><a href="mailto:mchiang@uic.edu" target="_blank" class="" style="color:purple"><span class="" style="font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(17,85,204)">mchiang@uic.edu</span></a><span class="" style="font-family:Garamond,serif; color:rgb(26,26,26)">,
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