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[justinm at ucr.edu]

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Assistant Professor - Asian Studies/Asian History
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester Polytechnic Institute seeks a tenure track,
assistant professor to teach Asian studies beginning August
2007. Specialty open, with a preference for East Asian or
Southeast Asian history.

Candidates must have earned PhD, strong scholarly research,
and ability to contribute to global history and international
studies programs. WPI recently adopted a BA option, and the
department is expanding its options for majors. Students and
faculty also have opportunities to participate in twenty
overseas project centers including Bangkok and Hong Kong. WPI
is eager to hear from women and underrepresented minorities
concerning this position and all others open at the
university. Applications reviewed beginning December 8, 2006
for possible AHA interviews, and continuing until position is
filled. Send letter of application, cv, and three letters of
recommendation to Prof. Steven C. Bullock, Chair, Asian Search
Committee, Department of Humanities and Arts, Worcester
Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA
01609. AA/EOE
http://www.wpi.edu/cgi-bin/HR/New/showjob.cgi?job_type=F&job_id=381
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(2)
University of Washington School of Music
Position in Ethnomusicology beginning Autumn 2007

Responsibilities:                  Duties will include
teaching courses ranging from undergraduate surveys to
graduate seminars in ethnomusicological theory and method;
participation in interdisciplinary programs; advising and
service on degree committees. 

Rank & Salary:                   The appointment will be made
at the rank of Assistant Professor, tenure-track.  Salary is
negotiable and dependent on experience and qualifications.

Qualifications:                     Ph.D. or equivalent
advanced degree.  In addition, applicants must have expertise
in the music cultures of Islamic South East Asia and a solid
grounding in both progressive and traditional approaches to
Ethnomusicology.  

Programs:                             The UW Ethnomusicology 
programs usually include 5-10 undergraduate General Studies
majors, and 25-30 graduate students in the School of Music and
the Department of Anthropology.   In addition to the academic
faculty, the Ethnomusicology Division includes a full-time
archivist and two faculty-rank visiting artists in world music
performance. 

Application:                          Priority will be given
to applications received before December 15, 2006. Applicants
should send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, samples of
scholarly materials, and the names and contact information of
three referees.  Applications should be addressed to:

Philip Schuyler, Chair
Ethnomusicology Search Committee
School of Music, Box 353450
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington  98195-3450
<pds2 at u.washington.edu>

The University of Washington is an affirmative action, equal
opportunity employer. The University is dedicated to the goal
of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and
staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural
environment and strongly encourages applications from women,
minorities, individuals with disabilities and covered veterans.
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(3)
Journal of Southeast Asian Language Teaching
New Issue Available Online

The Council of Teachers of Southeast Asian Language is pleased
to announce the pubication of the Fall 2006 Journal of
Southeast Asian Language Teaching, Volume 12, No. 2.  Please
check out this new volume at
http://www.seasite.niu.edu/jsealt/currentissue.htm when you
have the time. A great debt of gratitude is due to editor
Carol Compton and the contributors, as well as the SEAsite staff.
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(4)
Consortium for Advanced Study of Thai
Summer Thai Language Program at Chiang Mai University

An intensive eight-week course for students with at least
intermediate-level study of Thai language (or the equivalent)
offered by the Consortium for Advanced Study of Thai in
cooperation with the Faculty of HUmanities, Chiang Mai
University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, from June 25 through August
17, 2007. For information about the Advanced Study of Thai
program, the program fee, and the availbility of fellowships,
please go to Advanced Study of Thai or contact: Southeast Asia
Center JSIS Box 353650 University of Washington Seattle, WA
98195-3560 Application deadline: Friday, February 2, 2007.

The Advanced Study of Thai program is conducted with
assistance from the U.S. Department of Education,
Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program. The program is
offered contingent on sufficient enrollment. AST cooperates
with the Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute; applicants
are advised to apply to both AST and SEASSI to ensure that
they are considers by both admission committees.

Sponsored by: Arizona State University, University of
California - Berkeley, University of California - Los Angeles,
Cornell University, University of Hawai'i - Manoa, University
of Michigan, Northern Illinois University, Ohio University,
University of Washington - Seattle, University of Wisconsin -
Madison, Yale University

Website: http://jsis.washington.edu/seac/ast.shtml/
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Dr. Justin McDaniel
Dept. of Religious Studies
2617 Humanities Building
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
951-827-4530
justinm at ucr.edu