Roger E. Covey Professorship in Silk Road Studies Tenure Track

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Roger

E. Covey Professorship in Silk Road Studies (Open Rank,Tenure Track)

Tenure

IU Bloomington Central Eurasian Studies

Bloomington

The Department of Central Eurasian Studies in the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies at Indiana University Bloomington seeks to make a tenure-track or tenured hire (openrank) to fill the Roger

E. Covey Professorship in Silk Road Studies. The successful candidate will contribute to the Department’s mission in the study of Central Eurasia and play aleading role in advancing Silk Road Studies across the Hamilton Lugar School and beyond. Applicants should have an established or emerging record of innovative research on the overland and/or maritime Silk Roads (2ndcentury BCE through 15th century CE) and their relevance to thecontemporary world.

We welcome applications from scholars whoseresearch advances understanding of one or more aspects of thehistories, societies, religions, languages, politics, diplomacy,material worlds, and interconnections of the overland and/ormaritime Silk Roads. Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in oneor more major languages necessary to conduct original research intheir area of specialization, including the use of primary sources.

Proficiency in one or more languages taught in or closelyaffiliated with the Department is also highly desirable. Additionally, applicants should demonstrate excellence in teaching in Silk Road-related Studies, and a commitment to public engagement and program development of Silk Road Studies within the Department as well as within the Hamilton Lugar School. Candidates should demonstrate the ability to teach classes appealing to a broad rangeof students at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Teaching willbe conducted in English. Review of applications will begin immediately, with all applications received by September 30, 2026 being guaranteed full consideration. The appointment begins August 1, 2027.

Application materials must include a cover letter, curriculum vitae/resume, career statement describing research, service,teaching experiences and contact information of three academicreferees, samples of published, in-press, and forthcoming researchworks, and previous teaching materials and course evaluations.

Candidates must have a PhD degree by the starting date of the appointment. Proficiency in one or more languages necessary toconduct original research intheir area of specialization,including the use of primary sources (e.g., Turkic, Iranian,Central Asian, Sino-Tibetan languages) is required.

For questions regarding the Department of Central Eurasian Studies,please contact Ms. Jessica Smith, CEUS department manager at jsmith
23 orvisit the departmental website iana.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 zmuller .

Proficiency in one or more languages taught in or closelyaffiliated with the Department is also highly desirable.

Before a conditional offer of employment with tenure is finalized,candidates will be asked to disclose any pending investigations or previous findings of sexual or professional misconduct. They willalso be required to authorize an inquiry by Indiana University Bloomington with all current and former employers along these lines. The relevance of information disclosed or ascertained in the context of this process to a candidate’s eligibility for hire willbe evaluated by Indiana University Bloomington on a case-by-casebasis.

Applicants should be aware, however, that Indiana University Bloomington takes the matters of sexual and professional misconduct very seriously.

Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services, and prohibits discrimination inhiring. See Indiana University Notice of Non-Discrimination here which includes contact information

09/30/2026

08/01/2027

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