The College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota invites applications and nominations for the position of Chair of the newly proposed Department of Asian Languages and Literatures. The department will be the home for the graduate and undergraduate programs in Asian Languages and Literatures (including graduate and undergraduate courses in Chinese Language, Literature and Linguistics, Japanese Language, Literature, and Linguistics, and South Asian Languages and Cultures). The new Department of Asian Languages and Literatures will build upon current university strengths in the study of China, India and Japan to create a high-quality program in Asian languages and literatures that will achieve international prominence. The appointment will begin no later than September 1, 1999.

Responsibilities of the Chair
The chair is expected to build a strong program in Asian languages and literatures; to help build an intellectual community that supports the development of students and faculty with interests in Asia; to work closely with other programs and institutes at the University of Minnesota, such as the China Center and the Institute for Global Studies; to build intellectual and curricular connections to faculty and programs housed in other departments; to enhance the capacity of the College of Liberal Arts to serve the language needs of not only our own students, but also those in other collegiate units with programmatic ties to Asia; to assist in the recruitment of a diverse student body to the college and to the University of Minnesota; and to enhance outreach to the Asian communities in the state of Minnesota.

Because this is a new department, there will be a series of start-up activities to be undertaken by the new chair in 1999-2000. Those activities include:

Terms of Appointment
This full-time position holds both an administrative and a faculty appointment. The 9-month faculty appointment will carry tenure at the level of professor or associate professor, depending on qualifications and experience, and consistent with collegiate and University policies. The 12-month administrative appointment will be at the level of Chair; the initial term of appointment is for three years, with the possibility of renewal for an additional term or terms. The appointment will begin no later than September 1, 1999.

Salary
Competitive. A 9-month base salary is attached to the faculty position; a 12-month administrative augmentation is added.

Applications and Nominations
Send nominations and applications to:
    Professor David Y. Pui, Chair, Search Committee
    Asian Languages and Literatures
    University of Minnesota
    215 Johnston Hall
    101 Pleasant Street S.E.
    Minneapolis, NM 55455

Applications must include a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and the names and addresses of three to five references who may be contacted by the search committee. The position will remain open until it is filled. The committee will begin reviewing applications on January 15, 1999.