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Assistant Professor - Swedish or Norwegian Literature, Culture, and Society - Department of Scandinavian

Position overview Position title: Assistant Professor
Salary range: The current salary range for this position is $78,200-$123,400 (9-month academic year salary); however, off-scale salary and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher than this range, are offered to meet competitive conditions.

Anticipated start: July 1, 2025

Application Window
Open date: July 15, 2024

Next review date: Monday, Oct 14, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Monday, Oct 14, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

Position description

The Department of Scandinavian at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Norwegian or Swedish Literature, Culture, and Society. The successful applicant will be able to contribute to a model of scholarship that is comparative across the Nordic region. In addition, the department has interest in a candidate with expertise in at least one of the following fields: film and media studies, book history, sociology of literature, environmental humanities, theater history, children's literature, and transnational migration studies.

Our department is dedicated to the advancement of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We seek candidates who demonstrate a commitment to these values, including mentorship and course design that are attuned to the interests and needs of our first-generation college-going students and/or students of color.

The Department of Scandinavian is made up of dedicated scholars in a vibrant variety of Scandinavian and interdisciplinary areas. We take pride in sharing the rich intellectual and cultural world of the Nordic region with the Berkeley campus and beyond.

The department and campus seek to address the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We also welcome candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit: http://ofew.berkeley.edu/new-faculty

The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, discrimination, exploitation, or intimidation. Consistent with this commitment, UC Berkeley requires all applicants for Senate faculty positions to complete, sign, and upload an Authorization of Information Release form into AP Recruit as part of their application. If an applicant does not include the signed authorization, the application will be considered incomplete and, as with any incomplete application, will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty recruitments must complete the entire application, applicants will only be subject to background checks if and when they are selected as the candidate to whom the hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer. More information is available at: https://ofew.berkeley.edu/attestation-prior-misconduct

Department: http://scandinavian.berkeley.edu

Division: http://artshumanities.berkeley.edu

Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
PhD (or equivalent international degree), or enrolled in PhD or equivalent international degree-granting program at the time of application.

Preferred qualifications
Native or near-native competence in either Norwegian or Swedish and in English; reading competency in the two other Scandinavian languages

Demonstrated expertise in interdisciplinary literary scholarship.

Completion of the Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree) by the start date of the position.

Strong demonstrated ability for successful research, teaching, and administrative service.

Application Requirements

Document requirements
Additional materials may be requested of candidates under serious consideration.

• Cover Letter - Cover letter, including discussion of present and future main research questions and of approaches to teaching
• Curriculum Vitae
• Representative Research Sample - Article or chapter sized, in English or in another language accompanied by an English translation.
• Statement on Contributions to Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Statement on your contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including information about your understanding of these topics, your record of activities to date, and your specific plans and goals for advancing equity and inclusion if hired at Berkeley. More Information and guidelines.
• Authorization to Release Information Form - A reference check will be completed only if you are selected as the candidate to whom the hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer. Download, complete, sign, and upload the Authorization to Release Information form.

Reference requirements

• 3 required (contact information only)

References will only be contacted for those candidates who are advanced to serious consideration.
Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04495

Help contact: issahr@berkeley.edu

About UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. The excellence of the institution requires an environment in which the diverse community of faculty, students, and staff are welcome and included. Successful candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skill related to ensuring equity and inclusion in the activities of their academic position (e.g., teaching, research, and service, as applicable).

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.

Please refer to the University of California's Affirmative Action Policy and the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy.

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

Job location
Berkeley, CA


To apply, visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04495













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