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Institute of Anthropology, National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) Faculty Position Announcement

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The Institute of Anthropology at National Tsing Hua University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position. Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology at the time of appointment. 

 Located in Hsinchu City in northern Taiwan, NTHU is a leading research-intensive university that is consistently ranked among the top in Asia. The university offers a competitive salary and benefits for full-time faculty, with additional research subsidies available to outstanding members. The Institute of Anthropology provides Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Anthropology, an Anthropology Major within the Bachelor Program in Humanities and Social Sciences, and, in collaboration with the Institute of Taiwan Literatures, a Master’s degree in Taiwan Studies for in-service teachers. For more information, please visit the Institute’s website at: https://anth.site.nthu.edu.tw.

Requirements and Application Materials

Priority is assigned to Medical Anthropology or Multimodal Ethnography. The appointment is expected to begin on August 1, 2026. For detail review process, please refer to the faculty appointment and review regulations on the Office of Personnel website at: https://person.site.nthu.edu.tw/p/403-1066-912.php. 

Interested applicants should submit a complete application dossier for full consideration, including the following items:

1. Completed application form (as attached) and Detailed CV
2. Proof of doctoral degree
   1. Photocopy of the doctoral diploma
   2. Certified copy of Ph.D. certificate and transcript
3. If you have obtained a teaching qualification for junior college or above issued by the Ministry of Education (Taiwan), please provide a copy of the certificate.
4. Statement of research interests and future research plans, teaching philosophy, and Syllabi for four courses (both graduate and undergraduate).
5. Publications
   1. List of publications from the past five years (since October 1, 2020)
   2. One representative publication (or a series of related research publications) *
   3. Up to three additional sample publications*

* Selected publications should demonstrate the applicant’s excellence in research. Representative publications should be peer-reviewed scholarly books or journal articles, with the applicant as the first and/or corresponding author. If a publication is co-authored, an original copy of verification of the applicant’s contribution to the publication should be provided.

1. Doctoral dissertation
   1. Applicants who have received their Ph.D. within the last five years should submit their doctoral dissertation as their representative work.
   2. If the dissertation is not written in Chinese or English, include an English or Chinese abstract that sufficiently conveys its content.
2. Language proficiency
   1. Applicants whose first language is not Chinese must demonstrate working-level proficiency in Chinese.

Submission Instructions

• Please send PDF files of Items 1–7 to the Institute’s email:
  ioant@my.nthu.edu.tw
• Mail two hard copy of Items 1–7 to the following address (Paper materials will not be returned):
  Institute of Anthropology
   National Tsing Hua University
   No. 101, Section 2, Kuang-Fu Road
   Hsinchu City 300044, Taiwan
• Three reference letters 

should be sent directly by the referees to Director Hung-Lin Chiu:

1. By email: hlchiu@mx.nthu.edu.tw
2. Or by mail to the same postal address above.

Applications must be submitted by October 20, 2025.