The Department of Russian at Colgate University in Hamilton, NY, seeks a Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian for a one-year replacement position beginning in July 2010. The candidate is expected to have or soon receive a PhD in Russian language and literature.
Our preferred field of specialization is open, although we hope the candidate will be able to offer one course in Russian film. We place paramount importance upon proven facility in teaching Russian language at all levels.
The successful candidate will join a strong interdisciplinary Russian Studies program with colleagues in literature, anthropology, geography, history, and political science.
Teaching duties will include five courses yearly ranging from intermediate through advanced Russian, to Russian culture or film, to the departmental senior seminar. Fluency in Russian and English is a given, along with a dynamic teaching presence and a strong commitment to scholarship.

Please send a letter of application and C.V., and arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent to:

Ian Helfant,
Chair, Search Committee,
Department of Russian,
Colgate University,
13 Oak Drive,
Hamilton, NY 13346.

Review of applications will begin March 22, 2010. Colgate University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Developing and sustaining a diverse faculty, staff, and student body further the University’s educational mission.