National University of Singapore, FASS-Asian Studies 2, and
Communications & New Media

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] sort by distance
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 11:59PMhelp popup finished (2020/11/17, finished 2021/05/21)
Position Description:    

*** this position has been closed. ***

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.

 


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