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The Department of East Asian Studies at New York University invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure track appointment as an Assistant Professor/ Faculty Fellow in modern Japan studies.  The appointment will be for one year beginning September 1, 2011, pending budgetary and administrative approval. Candidates must have received a Ph.D. within five years of the date of appointment and have a strong commitment to teaching.  Fields of expertise sought include literature, new media studies, and Japanese intellectual history, but we encourage all applicants engaged with critical and methodological issues connected to Japan and East Asian Studies. Applications must include a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a 20-30 page writing sample, sample syllabi for both undergraduate and graduate courses, and 3 letters of recommendation. The deadline is January 4, 2011, but we will continue to accept applications until the position is filled.