Description

The Department of Asian Studies at The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for the position of tenure-track Assistant Professor in the field of modern East Asian media, visual, and popular cultures to begin Fall 2026. Discipline is open, with particular interest in scholars working in any time period of the early modern through contemporary era, as well as scholarship bringing innovative interdisciplinary work that crosses regional borders and/or employs a comparativist lens. We seek research and teaching agendas grounded in at least one of the key regions of East Asia (China/Greater China; Korea; Japan).

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to contribute to interdisciplinary programs in the College of Liberal Arts, such as the International Relations and Global Studies program, while working alongside Asian Studies faculty and graduate/undergraduate students whose research interests range from premodern to contemporary and from the humanities to the social sciences.

Duties will include undergraduate and graduate teaching, research, and service to the department, college, and university.

Requirements

Applicants must have completed all the requirements for the Ph.D. by time of appointment, or they must expect to obtain the PhD within a year of joining the faculty as Instructor. Other requirements include a strong publication and research trajectory, a strong commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching through innovative course topics and pedagogy, and excellent proficiency in their research language(s) as well as in English, with native or near native fluency in at least one East Asian language required.