The Department of East Asian Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the University of Virginia (UVA) seeks applications from specialists in the field of late imperial (Ming-Qing) Chinese literature for an appointment as a three-year assistant professor on the academic general faculty (teaching) track.

The successful candidate will be contributing courses to the EALC department and the College of Arts & Sciences Engagements program. In East Asian Languages, Literatures and Cultures, the successful candidate will be joining a vibrant and distinguished team of language and literature faculty dedicated to research in the traditional and modern humanities of China, Japan, and Korea. The successful candidate will offer three courses per year in the department according to curricular needs, such as the gateway course EAST 1010 required for all department majors and minors.

The Engagements are a defining part of the College of Arts & Sciences general education curriculum, offering first-year students an introduction to essential ways of thinking that span the arts, sciences, and humanities. Through focused, twocredit, halfsemester courses organized around four pillars (Engaging Aesthetics, Empirical & Scientific Engagement, Engaging Differences, and Ethical Engagement), students learn to ask meaningful questions, analyze evidence, engage diverse perspectives, and explore ethical dimensions of the world around them.

Faculty in these hybrid roles will be anchored in a home department while also serving as College Fellows, joining a crossdisciplinary cohort responsible for shaping the firstyear academic experience through the Engagements Program. Supported by a series of Course Design workshops, Fellows design and teach original courses in one or more of the four Engagements pillars. In addition to their teaching, Fellows take on a participate in monthly program meetings, professional development sessions, and occasional events or committees that support pedagogical innovation and the implementation and evolution of the curriculum.