Faculty Position in the Department of Taiwan Culture, Languages and Literature at National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
Posted December 10, 2024
I. Position Opening: Full-time (or Project) EMI Assistant Professor or above.
II. Position starting date is expected to begin on August 1, 2025.
III. Research Expertise: Applicants should hold a doctoral degree with research expertise in cultural heritage and politics of memory related to Taiwan Studies. In addition, applicants should have an English proficiency of at least C1 level on the CEFR scale and meet at least one of the following criteria:
- International teachings talents capable of conducting courses entirely in English;
- Capable of conducting courses entirely in English and the department’s language courses, such as Taiwanese or Japanese.
IV. Qualifications: All newly-employed full-time faculty members (novice teachers* with a doctoral degree excluded) should meet at least one of the following criteria:
- Publication of at least 2 articles within the past 3 years in journals indexed in SCI, SSCI, TSSCI, EI, A&HCI, THCI (formerly THCI Core before 2016) or SCOPUS, as the first or corresponding author.
- Acquisition of at least 2 research grants from the National Science and Technology Council (previously Ministry of Science and Technology) within the past 3 years.
- Publication of at least 1 book or monograph within the past 3 years. Peer review reports and letter of acceptance should be provided.
- Exceptional performance in scholarship. Proof of achievement should be provided.
* The above-mentioned journal articles and research grants from the National Science and Technology Council may offset one another (for example, 1 SSCI article and 1 NSTC research grant would fulfill the criteria).
* Novice teachers refers to those who have not had full-time teaching experience in institution of higher education within 2 years from the date of obtaining a doctorate to the date of the job posting announcement (for male applicants, this 2 year period excludes the military service period).
* If the applicant’s highest academic qualifications have been granted by NTNU, the applicant must have at least 2 years of additional experience in research, professional occupations or other positions relevant to the department.
* The time periods above (eg “past 3 years”) are calculated according to the date of the job posting announcement. Journal publications may be calculated according to the time of article acceptance or publication.
V. Date of Application: All application materials should be submitted by January 17, 2025, local time, Taiwan.
VI. Materials to be submitted (please submit electronically):
- Application form (downloaded here).
- Cover letter.
- Proof of degree and relevant experience (including photocopy of the doctoral degree diploma, academic transcript, teacher certificate, and letter of appointment if applicable)(For applicants who have a degree from overseas and have no teacher certificate in Taiwan, the applicants’ doctoral degree diploma and their academic transcript must be verified by ROC embassies or representative offices stationed abroad).
- A list of publications and research grants.
- Relevant publications within the past 5 years (abstracts should be included; novice teachers can submit their doctoral dissertations to meet the qualification criteria).
- Proposed syllabuses (2-4 courses, not limited to existing courses of the Department).
- Other documents that may be favorable for the review (e.g., proof of qualifications, language proficiency, honors and other supporting documents).
VII. To apply:
- Please sequentially number and upload the above-listed documents into a cloud folder, and email the sharing link to taiwancenter@ntnu.edu.tw with the subject line “Application for Teaching Position – Name.” (Hard copies of application materials will not be accepted)
- After sharing the drive folder with us, please do not modify or delete any of its contents. Please contact us if there’s no reply within 3 days.
VIII. Note:
- Short-listed candidates will be invited for in-person or online interviews.
- Successful candidates, after appointed, must pass an assessment after serving in NTNU for 3 full years (i.e., the 7th semester) and must complete their promotion within 6 years.
- According to regulations, this recruitment is only finalized after the allocation of teaching positions is officially approved by NTNU.
IX. For further information, please contact Ms. Hsieh.
Tel: +886 2-7749-5524
E-mail: taiwancenter@ntnu.edu.tw