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The Department of Chinese and Japanese at Vassar College invites applications for an Adjunct Instructor or Adjunct Assistant Professor position in Japanese beginning August 2025.

This position is a part-time, two-semester, benefits-eligible position with the teaching load of four Japanese language courses, at the elementary and advanced level, one in the fall semester and three in the spring semester.

Pay Transparency Disclosure: The annual base starting salary range for this part-time visiting position is $58,000 to $60,667 (USD). When extending an offer of employment, Vassar College considers factors such as (but not limited to) candidates education/training, work experience, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations. This salary range represents the Colleges good faith and reasonable estimate at the time of posting.

Candidates should submit:

-Letter of application

-CV

-Two letters of recommendation

-A brief personal statement

Applications should be addressed to Peipei Qiu, Chair, Department of Chinese and Japanese and submitted online at https://employment.vassar.edu/postings/4333. Masters degree or above is required or must be in hand by the time of appointment. Address any questions to Peipei Qiu, via email (chineseandjapanese@vassar.edu). Review of applicant materials will begin on April 1, 2025. There is no guarantee that applications received after this date will be reviewed.

All attachments must be in PDF or Word format.