Russian Studies

The position entails teaching five courses per year, including two in Russian language, and three in literature and/or culture, including survey courses, seminars in area of specialization, and courses with a strong interdisciplinary component (e.g. cultural studies, gender studies). Requirements include:  Ph.D. by time of appointment; native or near-native fluency in Russian and English.

Macalester College is looking for a dynamic, theoretically informed scholar-teacher, committed to the study of Russian culture as an integral part of the undergraduate liberal arts curriculum.  Enthusiasm for co-curricular program building activities is expected.

Macalester College will begin reviewing applications on November 1, 2008 and will interview at the AAASS conference, November 20-23.  Send a letter detailing your teaching and research interests, CV, teaching portfolio if available, and arrange for three letters of recommendation to:

James von Geldern
Chair, Russian Studies
Macalester College
1600 Grand Ave.
St. Paul, MN, 55105

For more information, please visit: www.macalester.edu/russian. 

Macalester College is a selective, private liberal arts college in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, whose vital and diverse urban communities offer multiple opportunities for faculty and student engagement.  The College enrolls over 1800 students from all 50 states plus the District of Columbia and almost 80 countries.  As an Equal Opportunity employer supportive of affirmative efforts to achieve a diverse workforce, the College strongly encourages applications from women and members of underrepresented minority groups.  We are especially interested in applicants dedicated to excellence in both teaching and research in a liberal arts setting, committed to working with students of diverse backgrounds. All faculty at Macalester are expected to help sustain the College's distinctive mission of educational excellence with a special emphasis on internationalism, multiculturalism, and service to society.