Call for Applications to Fill the Marie Manoogian Chair in Armenian Language and Literature, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
The Department of Middle East Studies at the University of Michigan invites applications for a tenured or tenure-track position to fill the Marie Manoogian Chair in Armenian Language and Literature, beginning August 30, 2022. This endowed chair was established to teach courses and create a locus of Armenian linguistic, literary and cultural studies at the University.
We seek a dynamic colleague with evidence of scholarly promise and successful teaching experience who covers the broad corpus of Armenian Literature with a view to the intersections of national literatures and global literary trends. The holder of this chair will play a significant role in shaping the program of the Center for Armenian Studies, an endowed center housed in the International Institute.
Qualifications
We encourage candidates with comparative and/or theoretical research interests, who will engage with the cognate fields of Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and/or Turkish/Ottoman studies. The successful candidate will partner with the Armenian language program (offering Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Western Armenian), teach and advise students across a range of genres and historical periods (including Classical Armenian), and devise and implement innovative syllabi/curriculum for courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Native or near-native proficiency in Eastern and Western Armenian, as well as a Ph.D. at the time of appointment, are required.
Application Instructions
Applications must be submitted online at http://apply.interfolio.com/90194. Candidates will be asked to upload a letter of application, CV, statement of current and future research plans, statement of teaching philosophy and experience, diversity statement, evidence of teaching excellence, and letters of recommendation or (for senior candidates) names and email addresses of potential reviewers.
Questions about the application or materials may be directed to Patrice Whitney (mes-admin@umich.edu). Applications must be received by October 1, 2021 for full consideration.
As a public institution, the University of Michigan seeks candidates committed to working with diverse student and community populations; therefore, applicants are encouraged to describe in their letter of application how they intend their scholarship, teaching, and service to contribute to diverse communities. The University is supportive of the needs of dual career couples. All applications will be acknowledged.
