The Department of History at the University of Maryland invites applications for a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Modern East Asia focusing on 20th century China Japan andor the Japanese Empire We especially welcome applicants whose work is transnational transregional or global in its approach Teaching responsibilities will include the ability to teach a Modern East Asian History survey course as well as specialized courses drawn from the candidates geographic and thematic areas of expertiseThe starting date of this position is August 2023 contingent upon the availability of funds The application should include a cover letter describing research and teaching interests a curriculum vitae a sample of scholarly research not longer than 50 pages and three names and email addresses for referees Requests will go to referees upon submission of the application For best consideration applications should be submitted by November 21 2022 Inquiries may be sent to the chair of the search committee Professor Ting Zhang at tzhang18umdeduWe seek candidates whose research teaching and service have prepared them to contribute to diversity and inclusion Applicants are required to summarize their leadership efforts and past or potential contributions to diversity in a one page Statement of Contributions to Diversity Contributions might include leadership in teaching mentoring research or service towards building an equitable and diverse scholarly environment andor increasing access or participation of individuals from historically underrepresented groups Please upload this document as Supplemental Document 1 in the online application The University of Maryland College Park actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race age sex color sexual orientation physical or mental disability religion ancestry or national origin marital status genetic information political affiliation and gender identity or expression Minorities and women are encouraged to apply