Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Soviet Culture

Description

Yale University's Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures invites applications for an open-rank ladder faculty position in the area of Soviet culture, with an anticipated appointment start date of July 1, 2025.  The successful candidate will be expected to teach graduate and undergraduate courses on Soviet culture and to contribute service to the department and the university.  While the area of specialization is fully open, candidates whose research involves comparative, multilingual, and transmedial perspectives, or who have expertise in race and ethnicity studies, post/decolonial studies, gender and sexuality studies, or medical and environmental humanities, are particularly welcome.  Native or near native knowledge of Russian is required; proficiency in other relevant languages is a plus.

Qualifications

Selected candidates must have a PhD or equivalent degree in Slavic, Comparative Literature, or another relevant field at the time of hire. We invite applications from qualified scholars from around the world.

Application Instructions

To ensure full consideration, please submit all application materials addressed to Professor Edyta Bojanowska, Chair, by September 20, 2024 at http://apply.interfolio.com/148750  The application materials must include a cover letter, current CV, writing sample of no more than 25 pages prepared for anonymous review and, for untenured candidates only, three letters of recommendation from outside Yale.  Application materials from candidates of all ranks will be read by the full ladder faculty.  Review of applications will begin on September 20, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled. Preliminary interviews will take place by Zoom. Questions should be addressed to Professor Bojanowska (edyta.bojanowska@yale.edu).  

Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Yale values diversity among its students, staff and faculty and strongly welcomes applications from women, persons with disabilities, protected veterans, and underrepresented minorities.