Tenure-Track Faculty Positions, The School of Foreign Studies, Nanjing University 2022

Job Description

1. The School of Foreign Studies (SFS)

    The School of Foreign Studies (SFS) at Nanjing University traces its history back to a three-year English program initiated in 1917. Building on its academic heritage, SFS has now developed into an institution of seven departments: English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, and Korean, with a total enrollment of over 1,100 students in BA, MA, and PhD programs designed for sustained learning and interdisciplinary opportunities. SFS is devoted to excellence in teaching and research, and to nurturing future leaders who are able to make a difference around the world. With full commitment to this mission, SFS is constantly striving to match its standards with the nation’s growth and its students’ interest and learning objectives, and prepares qualified young people to succeed in such competitive and demanding professions as diplomacy, international affairs, education, cultural exchange, journalism, trade and finance.

Over half of SFS’s faculty members are professors and associate professors, in addition to 15 international faculty members including Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, Nobel Prize winner for literature. These distinguished scholars are active in research and dedicated to education. SFS sponsors a wide range of research projects through its research institutions such as the Center for the Study of Contemporary Foreign Literature and Culture, the Institute of Foreign Linguistics, the Institute of Translation Studies, and the Institute for Comparative Study on Sino-German Culture. Research at the school covers a wide range of subjects in world literature, general and applied linguistics, translation studies, area studies, and intercultural communication. Currently, SFS’s foreign language and literature program is supported by the Chinese Ministry of Education’s World-Class Disciplines Initiative.

1. The Positions

     SFS plans to recruit young scholars who aspire to have a career in the field of foreign language and literature studies. The application is open to scholars from all over the world. There are vacancies for one (maximum) tenure-track assistant professor and three (maximum) tenure-track associate professors this year. Higher positions for particularly outstanding scholars are available and application will be considered individually. Specific fields of research open for recruitment are:

1. English Language and Literature
2. French Language and Literature
3. German Language and Literature
4. Spanish Language and Literature

III. Conditions for Application

      The applicant should

1. abide by the laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China, and have a passion for teaching and research;
2. abide by the ethics of teachers, uphold academic integrity, be willing to work diligently, and have no criminal record or record in breaching the ethics of teachers and/or academic integrity;
3. have a first-rate background in academic training—specifically, a PhD in relevant disciplines, experience in studying and/or working at first-rate teaching and research institutions, and knowledge of the latest international trends and development in the relevant research field(s);
4. have outstanding teaching abilities—the applicant should be able to teach core and frontline courses in the corresponding discipline, and have sound teaching methodology and strong verbal skills;
5. demonstrate outstanding research output and potential—the applicant should have publications in his/her field of research, original ideas about relevant fields of research, a clear vision about future research plans, and good potential for further academic development.

1. Supporting Materials for Application
2.      A letter of application (please specify the field of research and position applied for)
3. A detailed CV (please include a list of publications)
4. An introduction of your research results and their innovative significance
5. A plan for research and its prospects
6. Three reference letters
7. An account of experience in teaching.

1. Benefits Package
2.      An annual salary (to be worked out individually)
3. A start-up fund for research
4. Qualification to supervise graduate students
5. The university provides short-term lodging and housing subsidies. Applicants recruited can purchase commercial housing offered by the university at a special discount
6. The university provides assistance with children’s schooling at primary and secondary school levels.

1. Application Deadline

August 31st, 2022

The application period will be extended appropriately if the number of the applicants for single postition is relatively small.

Results are estimated to be released by the end of December 2022.

VII. Contact Details

Tel.: 025-89686245 (Ms. Guo)

Email: guotianxiu@nju.edu.cn

Official Website: https://sfs.nju.edu.cn/

一、学院介绍

南京大学外国语学院办学历史悠久，特色鲜明，底蕴深厚。学院肇始于1917年南京高等师范学校设立的英文专修科。在一个多世纪的办学历程中，历代外院人共同努力，薪火传承，形成了严谨踏实、追求卓越的优良传统。外国语言文学学科2017年入选教育部首批“双一流”建设学科，2022年再次入选教育部“双一流”建设学科。学院拥有一支高水平的教师队伍，总体规模约96人，其中入选国家级人才项目4人、四青人才4人。学院现有当代外国文学与文化研究中心、外国语言学研究所、翻译研究所、俄罗斯学研究中心、韩国学研究中心、中德文化比较研究所等科研机构。学院广泛开展国际学术交流与合作，与牛津大学、哈佛大学、纽约大学、索邦大学、哥廷根大学、东京大学和高丽大学等多所著名高校建立了合作伙伴关系，主持和参与多项国际合作项目，具有较大的国际影响力。

二、招聘岗位设置

南京大学外国语学院拟面向全球招聘有志于从事外国语言文学领域各主要研究方向的优秀青年人才到学院工作。本次招聘准聘助理教授不超过1名、准聘副教授不超过3名；特别优秀的高层次人才岗位另议。招聘研究方向包括：

1.英语语言文学

2.法语语言文学

3.德语语言文学

4.西班牙语语言文学

三、申请条件

1.遵守中华人民共和国法律和法规，热爱教学科研事业；

2.具有良好的师德师风，恪守学术道德，勤勉工作，无犯罪记录，无违反师德师风和学术道德惩处记录；

3.一流的学术背景：具有相关学科领域的博士学位，具有一流教学科研机构的学习、工作经验，熟悉相关领域国际前沿的研究动态。

4.出色的教学能力：应具有能够胜任本专业核心基础课程和前沿课程的教学能力，掌握良好的教学方法，具有较强的语言表达能力；

5.突出的科研成果显示度与未来科研发展潜力：应有相关研究方向的成果显示度，对相关研究领域有原创性观点，未来研究计划思路清晰，具有较好的学术潜力。

四、申请材料

1.岗位申请信（应明确申报的研究方向、具体岗位）

2.详细个人简历（含已发表学术成果目录）

3.研究成果与创新性

4.研究计划与研究潜力

5.三封推荐信

6.教学经验

五、薪酬待遇和相关工作与生活条件配套

1.事业编制岗位或参照事业编制聘用

2.实行年薪制（具体另行商定）

3.科研启动经费

4.研究生招生

5.学校提供短期周转住房和住房补贴，获聘人可优惠购买学校提供的商品房

6.协助解决子女就读于小学和中学

六、申请截止日期

2022年8月31日

若到期单个岗位申报人数较少则适当延长

预计2022年12月底公布入选结果

七、联系方式

联系电话：025-89686245（郭老师）

电子邮箱：guotianxiu@nju.edu.cn

南京大学外国语学院网址：https://sfs.nju.edu.cn/