Vacancy in the history of medicine, public health, and/or environmental history
The Department of History, Philosophy, and Religious
Studies in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) at Nazarbayev
University in Astana, Kazakhstan invites applications for one faculty position
(assistant professor) in the history of medicine, public health, and/or
environmental history. Women and members of underrepresented groups are
encouraged to apply.
Applicants will be expected to demonstrate potential for
excellence in teaching, research, and service. Responsibilities include but are
not limited to teaching classes (teaching load is 2 + 2 with TA support for
large classes), curriculum and program development, and research. The position
is available from August 2016. Contracts are for a period of three years and
are renewable upon a positive review.
Nazarbayev University was launched in 2010 as a premier
national and regional university, partnered with some of the most
internationally-recognized names in Higher Education. The strategic partner of
the School of Humanities and Social Sciences is the University of
Wisconsin-Madison. Admission to NU is highly competitive, and the students are
the most academically gifted in Kazakhstan. Most students participate in the
foundation year program run by the University of Warwick, and thus enter the
School of Humanities and Social Sciences with extensive English language
training and academic preparation. SHSS programs emphasize student-oriented
learning, with small class sizes and a low student-to-faculty ratio of about
12:1. All classes are taught in English.
Nazarbayev University offers an attractive benefits
package, including:
• competitive
compensation;
• housing based
on family size and rank;
• relocation
allowance;
• air tickets
to the home country, twice per year;
• no-cost
medical insurance;
• educational
allowance for children.
To apply, please send a letter of interest, current CV,
contact information of three referees, teaching evaluations, and a writing
sample to hr.shss@nu.edu.kz by November
27, 2015. More information about the school is available at http://shss.nu.edu.kz. Questions related to
the position, the university, or living and working in Astana can be sent to Dr
Don Leggett (donald.leggett@nu.edu.kz).