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The Discipline of World History, Shanghai Normal UniversityInternational Talents WantedWhile we are celebrating the approval from the Ministry of Education forinitiating a new undergraduate program in World History Studies, Shanghai’sFirst-Rate Discipline, with new courses starting in 2018-2019, Shanghai NormalUniversity welcomes international scholars and professors to join our researchteams on a) Social and Cultural History of the West, b) African History, c)Western Historiography and Urban History.We welcome historians in the above fields with a strong internationalbackground from any European country to conduct teaching and research, basedin Shanghai, in classical history studies, urban history, African history,women’s history, and social and cultural history of the West (with apreference for researches related to France, since we also endeavor tostrengthen our research on French cultural studies).World History Studies is open to recruit full-time staffs for research andteaching. Recruitment is open from now, and the first contractual term is 12months and the contract is renewable based on merits of the work done duringthe first term. Contracts start from 2018-2019 and on.Job Specification1.      Publication of at least one academic article in the journals indexedin SSCI and A&#38;HCI as first author under the name of Shanghai NormalUniversity; for publication of a second academic article and on, awards willbe granted;2.      Teaching two course subjects (4 hours/week) in English per semesteraccording to the regulation of the University and responsible for thesupervision of students and related academic activities;3.      The contract is 12 months to 24 months, and it is renewable at the endof contract depending on the performance of the appointee.Application Requirements1.      PhD from an internationally renowned university;2.      Full capability in the English language in teaching and research inthe above fields;3.      Display of excellence in teaching and research in their fields ofstudies, or of a promising ability in teaching and research delivery;4.      Candidates being fluent in French or French native a plus5.      Post-Doctoral research positions are also available.Benefits1.      Salary: Post-Doctoral Researcher/ Lecturer’s annual salary is RMB160,000 (± 20.000 euro); Associate Professor: RMB 220,000 (± 27.500 euros);Full Professor: RMB 300,000 – 400,000 (± 37.000 to 50.000 euros), based onqualification of applicants and negotiable.2.      Accommodation: During the contract period, annual housing allowance ofRMB 20,000 (± 2.500 euros) and housing information will be provided.3.      Annual Home Leave Subsidy: RMB 10, 000 (± 1.250 euros) per year forreturn tickets.4.      All the salaries indicated above are pre-tax (for example, thelecturer’s salary is 160,000 annual salary +20,000 housing allowance+ 10,000return tickets + 20,000 insurance subsidy= 210, 000/ year pre-tax, ± 26.500euros pre-tax). Taxes are about 10%.Application procedures:1.      The Applicants must submit:A.      Academic Curriculum Vitae;B.      Electronic Version of doctoral thesis;C.      Two recommendation letters from experts in the field (;D.      Two papers representing the academic capacity of the applicants;E.      Scanned copy of PhD certificateF.      Certificate of foreign languages and other supporting documents, ifnecessary.2.      A proposal for teaching and academic research plan3.      All the documents should send to Dr Ivan Ruviditch (email :ivan.ruviditch@fastmail.cn). Please indicate “World History + Your Name” inthe email subject line.4.      Applications may be submitted from now on. Replies from us will bewithin one month after receiving the application, and an interview will bediscussed and arranged at an earliest possible time.