[Bilimsel Haber] Is ilani: Bilkent University - Assistant Professor, American Studies

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Bilkent University - Assistant Professor, American Studies

Location: Turkey
Institution Type: College/University
Position Type: Assistant or Associate Professor

Main Category: American Studies
Secondary Categories:  	Women/Gender
U.S. History
Literature
Fine Arts
Film
Environmental History
Black Studies

American Studies: The Department of American Culture and Literature at 
Bilkent University invites applications for one faculty position 
beginning fall semester 2009. Applications are invited from candidates 
with primary fields in American Studies, American literature, American 
history, film studies, art history, theatre and drama, cultural studies, 
gender studies, and critical theory. Applicants should be able to teach 
one or more of our first and second year courses--Introduction to 
American Studies, Methods and Texts, American Texts and Contexts, and 
the Survey of U.S. History--as well as courses pertinent to the 
applicants specialty within the range of third and fourth year courses 
that we offer. We would prefer applicants who can work within 
interdisciplinary contexts; we are open to considering candidates with 
various fields and periods of specialization. Experience in teaching 
content-based English writing skills would be highly desirable.

Bilkent University, located in suburban Ankara, was founded in 1984 as 
the first private research-oriented university in Turkey. The medium of 
instruction is English. Research is a priority at Bilkent University, 
and the university supports research through travel grants to archives 
and conferences. Bilkent seeks to accommodate dual career couples. 
Bilkent provides full-time international faculty with free on-campus 
housing. More information on the university can be found on its website.

Applicants should send a letter of application outlining preparation and 
interests in research and teaching (including a list of courses taught), 
a curriculum vitae (including the applicant’s e-mail address), at least 
three letters of recommendation, and graduate transcripts to the address 
below. The application as well as letters of recommendation may be sent 
via the internet. All applications that arrive before 30 June 2009 will 
receive full consideration. Ph.D. in hand by 1 September 2009 is 
required. Pay scale and academic rank are commensurate with publication 
record and experience.


Contact Info:
Edward Kohn, Chair
Department of American Culture and Literature
Bilkent University
Faculty of Humanities and Letters
06800 Bilkent, Ankara
Turkey

Phone: (90 312) 290 1931
Fax: (90 312) 266 4081
Email: kohn at bilkent.edu.tr

Website: http://www.bilkent.edu.tr