Assistant Professor -Modern Southeast Asian Humanities - Department of South and

Overview

Position title: Assistant Professor

Salary range: The current salary range for this position is $80,800 - $128,700 (9-month academic year salary); however, off-scale salary and other components of pay, which would yield compensation higher than this range, are offered to meet competitive conditions.

Anticipated start: 7/1/2026

Application Window

Open date: August 30, 2025

Next review date: Saturday, Oct 25, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Saturday, Oct 25, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

Position description

The University of California at Berkeley is hiring a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor in Modern Southeast Asian Humanities in the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies with an expected start date of July 1, 2026.

Southeast Asian humanities is a broad field of study, and may include studies of different countries and cultures in the region. Potential foci include but are not limited to humanistic approaches to archival research, digital humanities, narrative traditions.

Tenure-track Assistant Professors at Berkeley are expected to excel in research, teaching and service. Duties will include developing and teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in Southeast Asian studies, with a special focus on the humanities, supervising and mentoring graduate students, and contributing to the Departmental and university mission through service. For more on the Department's dynamic research and teaching community and our programs, please visit:

The department is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia.

For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit:

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Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application): Ph.D. or equivalent international degree or enrolled in Ph.D or equivalent international degree-granting program at the time of application.

Preferred qualifications :

• Evidence of proposed or prior academic, professional and/or public service, including activities that would remove barriers and increase participation of academics in Southeast Asian studies.
• The department is particularly interested in—but will not limit itself to—research on Indonesia, the Malay World and/or Islam in Southeast Asia.
• Advanced ability in one or more Southeast Asian languages sufficient to conduct high-level research

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• Research Statement - Please discuss research accomplishments and proposed plans. This can include, for example, your publication record, awards, presentations, inclusive research practices that promote the excellence of your research, and areas for future research.
• Teaching and Mentoring Statement - Please discuss prior teaching experience, teaching approach, and future teaching interests. Include efforts and plans to support the success of all students through inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy, as well as mentoring experiences and approach.
• Service Statement - Please discuss prior and proposed academic, professional and/or public service activities.
• Authorization to Release Information Form - A reference check will be completed only if you are selected for a formal offer. Download, complete, sign, and upload the form.
• Writing sample 1/2 - Two writing samples total. Sample of recent, sole-authored scholarly work, in English (published or unpublished) up to 10,000 words.
• Writing sample 2/2 - See above.

Reference requirements

• 3 required (contact information only)

References will only be contacted for those candidates who advance to the long list.

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Job location

Berkeley, CA

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