The Department of Central Eurasian Studies in the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies at Indiana University Bloomington seeks a tenure track hire (open rank) to fill the Roger E. Covey Professorship in Silk Road Studies. The appointment begins August 1, 2025.
Applicants should have a proven track record of scholarship related to the overland and/or maritime Silk Roads and their relevance in the contemporary world. Areas of scholarship could include interactions of societies, histories, religions, institutions, trade and economic developments, natural resources, great-power competitions, diplomacy, and security. Teaching will be conducted in English.
Candidates should demonstrate commitment to excellence in research, teaching, public engagement, and program development of Silk Road and Central Eurasian Studies within Indiana University’s world-class Central Eurasian Studies department as well as within the Hamilton Lugar School. Candidates should be able to demonstrate a capacity to design and teach classes appealing to a range of students at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Review of applications will begin immediately, with all applications received by November 1, 2024 being guaranteed full consideration.
Application materials should include a cover letter, CV, career statement describing research, service, teaching experiences and teaching philosophy, three letters of reference for applicants at the assistant professor rank and contact information of six academic references for applicants at the associate or full professor ranks, samples of published, in-press, or forthcoming work, and previous teaching materials and course evaluations. Applications may be submitted at: https://indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/25752
Applicants at the assistant professor level must provide contact information for three (3) references, whereas applicants at the associate or full professor levels must provide contact information for six (6) references.
Applicant referees will receive an email link to submit their letters of reference directly to the search committee through the PeopleAdmin interface.
Candidates must have a PhD degree or be ABD by the starting date of the appointment. Proficiency in at least one of the languages of the region (e.g., Turkic, Iranian, Central Asian, Sino-Tibetan languages) is required.
For questions regarding the Department of Central Eurasian Studies, please contact Professor Jamsheed Choksy, search committee chair, at [email protected] or visit the departmental website at ceus.indiana.edu. For questions regarding the application submission process, please contact Mr. Zac Muller, Assistant Director of Faculty Relations, Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, at [email protected].
Scholars who can engage on cross-regional and cross-period themes and issues are preferred. Proficiency in Chinese, Arabic, and/or another regional language is desirable, but not required.
Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on individual qualifications. Indiana University prohibits discrimination based on age, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status.
Please note that this offer must also gain final administrative approval and is subject to the University’s receipt of verification of your credentials and other information required by law, and on your furnishing the federally required documentation showing that you are a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or an authorized alien entitled to be employed in the U.S. for the period of your appointment. Indiana University participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s E-Verify Program to confirm employment eligibility. Upon acceptance of your offer, you will receive an email containing information on employment eligibility verification and the E-Verify process. This appointment is also conditional on a positive outcome of a background check, a part of the appointment process for all faculty and staff at the University as well as a misconduct review for prospective tenured faculty. You will receive an authorization/release form that you will be asked to sign. The misconduct review will occur before this offer is finalized, and the background check will be initiated and completed through HireRight, the default web-based system, once all appointment-related documentation has been submitted to the Business Office.