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ORGANIZATION SUMMARY STATEMENT
ABOUT THE SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES, LITERATURES AND CULTURES (SLLC) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND:
The School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (SLLC) is the primary academic unit on the University of Maryland's College Park campus devoted to instruction and research in the world's languages, literatures, and cultures. Located in Jiménez Hall on the campus' main mall, the School is a unit within the College of Arts and Humanities (ARHU). Formed in 2000 SLLC initially consisted of four departments (Asian and East European Languages and Cultures; Department of French and Italian; Germanic Studies; Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literatures), with Arabic, Persian, Cinema and Media Studies, and Second Language Acquisition added throughout the years.
Today, the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures seeks to investigate and engage with the linguistic, cultural, cinematic, and literary worlds of speakers of Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish, as well as questions surrounding language learning itself. Its fourteen units are currently organized into three larger departments (East Asian Languages and Cultures; French and Italian; Spanish and Portuguese) and seven programs (Arabic; Cinema and Media Studies; German Studies; Hebrew; Persian; Russian; and Second Language Acquisition); and the Center for East Asian Studies; the Language House Living-Learning Program, and the Summer Institute for Arabic, Korean, and Persian. The University of Maryland College Park world language program ranks in Top 20 Foreign Language Schools in the United States and The Best Foreign Language School in Maryland. Approximately 1,000 BA/minor/graduate students and 100 faculty, TAs, and staff are engaged in this broad range of inquiry, individuals who themselves represent languages and cultures from across the globe. Through the school's diverse ensemble of activity, our faculty and staff are united in our commitment to preparing students, undergraduate and graduate alike, to become knowledgeable, active, critically flexible, and intellectually vibrant citizens in an increasingly interconnected world and to furthering knowledge and debate about the languages, literatures, and cultures of which it is made.
Position Overview and Key Responsibilities
The School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (SLLC) at the University of Maryland, College Park, invites applications for a full-time (40 hours) tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Sinophone Cinema and Media Studies beginning Fall 2026. The successful candidate will be jointly appointed in East Asian Languages & Cultures and Cinema & Media Studies. Qualified candidates will demonstrate recognized potential for excellence in scholarship, as well as interest and experience in teaching a wide range of courses in Chinese language and literature, modern Chinese culture and intellectual history, and film history and theory. Native or near-native fluency in both Mandarin and English is required. PhD must be in hand at time of employment.
The successful candidate will be expected to teach four courses per year (two in East Asian Languages and Cultures and two in Cinema and Media Studies) and to contribute to interdisciplinary initiatives in SLLC and across the university. We seek candidates whose research, teaching, and service have prepared them to contribute to all of the pillars of the ARHU Strategic Plan: Transformative Thinking; Boundless Creativity; Expansive Empathy; and Meaningful Futures. Contributions toward those goals and values might include leadership in teaching, mentoring, research, or service towards building an equitable and inclusive scholarly environment and/or increasing access or participation of all individuals equitably and fairly.
This search is contingent upon the availability of funds.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: PhD must be in hand at time of employment
Experience: Qualified candidates will demonstrate recognized potential for excellence in scholarship, as well as interest and experience in teaching a wide range of courses in modern Chinese literature, language, and intellectual history, modern Chinese film and media cultures, and film history and theory.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (KSAs): Native or near-native fluency in both Mandarin and English
Preferences: Candidates should show a strong commitment to teaching and mentoring.
Additional Job Details
Required Application Materials:
* Cover Letter
* Curriculum Vitae
* Teaching Philosophy Statement (one-page)
* Sample Syllabus
* Representative Writing Sample in English (no more than 20 pages)
* Names and contact information (email, phone number) for three references who may be contacted for confidential letters of recommendation.
Best Consideration Date: November 10, 2025
Posting Close Date: NA
Open Until Filled: Yes
Financial Disclosure Required
No
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Department
ARHU-School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Worker Sub-Type
Faculty Regular
Salary Range
$90,000-$95,000
Benefits Summary
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Background Checks
Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify anyone from employment. Before any adverse decision, the finalist will have an opportunity to provide information to the University regarding disclosable background check information. The University reserves the right to rescind the offer of employment or otherwise decline or terminate employment if the information reported by the background check is deemed incompatible with the position, regardless of when the background check is completed.
Employment Eligibility
The successful candidate must complete employment eligibility verification (on Form I-9) by presenting documents that establish identity and work authorization within the timeframe required by federal immigration law, and where applicable, to demonstrate renewed employment authorization. Failure to complete employment eligibility verification or reverification within the timeframe set forth by law may result in suspension or termination of employment.
EEO Statement
The University of Maryland, College Park is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment. Please read the University's Equal Employment Opportunity Statement of Policy.
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