Position ID: | NUS-AS2-ETMSCNM [#17578] |
Position Title: | Joint Educator Track Position in Department of Malay Studies & Department of Communications & New Media |
Position Type: | Non tenure-track faculty |
Position Location: | Singapore, Lower Kent Ridge 117570, Singapore [map] |
Subject Areas: | Social Sciences / Social Sciences Urban Studies / Built Environments, Architectural Studies, Social Sciences, Urban Environment, Urban Studies Urban Histories / Urban Studies Arts & Heritage |
Appl Deadline: | 2020/12/31 11:59PM finished (2020/11/17, finished 2021/05/21) |
Position Description: |
The Department of Malay Studies and Department of
Communications and New Media of the National University of Singapore seek to
fill an Educator Track position in studies of the arts, heritage, built
environment, urban histories and public cultures of Indonesia, Malaysia and
Singapore. The successful applicant will be expected to teach undergraduate and
graduate courses in both departments. Candidates are expected to teach courses
in some of the following areas: peoples and institutions in heritage, cities
and public cultures, arts and heritage curation, and social histories of built
environments. In addition to teaching, the successful candidate will be
expected to supervise undergraduate and graduate students. Depending on
qualification the candidate may be hired at the rank of lecturer, senior
lecturer or associate professor. Successful candidates must have: ·
A Ph.D. in a related degree from an
internationally acclaimed institution at the time of appointment. ·
Excellent communication and pedagogical skills,
and dedication to academic teaching excellence and collegiality. A strong and
diverse teaching portfolio is a must. ·
To be considered for a senior position, a
candidate must also demonstrate the potential to be research active. A leading global university centred in Asia, the National
University of Singapore is a leader of scientific and social scientific
research in the city-state of Singapore. Its transformative education includes
a broad-based curriculum underscored by multi-disciplinary courses and
cross-faculty enrichment, as well as special programmes which allow students to
realise their potential. Over 30,000 students from 100 countries further enrich
the community with their diverse social and cultural perspectives, making
campus life vibrant and exciting. The university emphasizes excellence in both
teaching and research, with internationally competitive salaries and
opportunities for substantial research funding. As the university's medium of
instruction is English, applicants must exhibit a high level of
English-competency. Applications should submit the following materials to mlssec@nus.edu.sg ·
Full CV ·
Letter of interest ·
Teaching statement (maximum 3 pages) ·
Research statement (maximum 3 pages) ·
Evidence of teaching ability such as student
feedback or peer review reports, and/or evidence of other contributions to
education, if available. ·
A list of 4 external referees (names, contact
details, applicant's relationship to them). For further inquiries, please email mlssec@nus.edu.sg Review of
applications will start on 1 January 2021. Campus visits will be in early
2021, if necessary virtually through Zoom. Early applications are encouraged so
as to get full consideration by the committee. Only short-listed candidates
will be notified. Visit our websites at https://fass.nus.edu.sg/mls/ and https://fass.nus.edu.sg/cnm/ for
information on both Departments, and http://www.nus.edu.sg
for information on the University. |