The Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in China Studies, beginning on or before July 1, 2025. The search is open to applicants from all disciplines and functional specializations, but we are particularly interested in candidates whose scholarship and teaching focus on Chinese domestic politics and/or international relations. Successful candidates would be expected to have demonstrated the potential for excellence in any discipline relevant to international affairs, and share a commitment to the Pardee School’s institutional values of diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice.

The successful candidate will teach at least one required course on China, as well as courses in his/her/their area/s of functional expertise, and will also advise and mentor our undergraduate and graduate Masters degree students. Prior teaching experience and a record of publication and research will be considered a significant plus. The Pardee School of Global Studies is committed to multidisciplinary, empirically-grounded, and policy-relevant research and teaching and to nurturing the next generation of international relations practitioners, and it is expected that candidates will share this commitment. Candidates who have demonstrated policy experience in addition to scholarly qualifications are especially encouraged to apply.

Our university community welcomes differences, encourages open-minded exploration, and upholds freedom of expression. Boston University is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, with a rich tradition of inclusion and social justice. We are proud of our record of inclusiveness, including being the first American university to award a PhD to a woman and the institution from which Martin Luther King, Jr. received his PhD. We are dedicated to increasing participation of all talented students and professionals, especially women and underrepresented minorities. We are an equal opportunity employer: all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act federal contractor.

BU conducts a background check on all final candidates for certain faculty and staff positions. The background check includes contacting the final candidate’s current and previous employer(s) to ask whether, in the last 7 years, there has been a substantiated finding of misconduct violating that employer’s applicable sexual misconduct policies. To implement this process, the University requires a final candidate to complete and sign an authorization to release information after execution of an offer letter.

Please submit 1) a letter of application describing your teaching and research interests and professional experience, 2) curriculum vitae, and 3) three letters of recommendation electronically at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28218. Questions about the position or school may be directed to Ms. Elaine Bidianos at elaineb@bu.edu. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, beginning October 1, 2024, but applications will be accepted until the job is filled. The expected starting date for employment is July 1, 2025.