Assistant Professor

School of Arts and Sciences
Discipline: Cultural Studies
Campus: Beirut
Vacancy date: February 2009

The Lebanese American University invites applicants for a faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the broad field of Cultural Studies The successful candidate will have a broad background enabling him/her to teach "Great Books" and must hold a Ph.D. in Cultural Studies, or English, or Comparative Literature, or History (especially Greece and ancient Rome), or Philosophy, or Arabic/Islamic Studies. The successful candidate will be expected to teach at the undergraduate level but would ideally be able to participate in the M.A. program in Comparative Literature. He/She will actively demonstrate research potential through scholarly publications and perform service to the Humanities Department and the School of Arts and Sciences at the University.

The Lebanese American University is an Equal Opportunity Employer operating in Lebanon under a charter from the Regents of the State University of New York. Information about the University can be found at http://www.lau.edu.lb.

Interested candidates should apply electronically by sending a letter of interest, a resume and the names, addresses and phone numbers of three references to: Dr. Sami Baroudi, Assistant Vice President for Faculty Affairs, Lebanese American University avpfa@lau.edu.lb. Candidates should refer to position AS-08-23. Alternatively, candidates may send the above material by regular mail to one of the following addresses:

Dr. Sami Baroudi
AVPFA
Lebanese American University
475 Riverside Dr. #1846, New York, NY 10115
USA

Dr. Sami Baroudi
AVPFA
Lebanese American University
PO Box 13-5053
Chouran 1102 2801
Beirut, Lebanon

The deadline for applying to this position is October 15, 2008