UCLA-Assistant Professor of U.S. Latina/o literature and culture
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of California, Los Angeles invites applications for the position of tenure-track Assistant Professor of U.S. Latina/o literature and culture, with a start date of 07/01/2025.
The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in Spanish or related field in hand by the time of appointment. We are particularly interested in applicants who work on U.S. Latina/o literature written in Spanish as well as English, and in candidates with a transnational approach to the field. An emphasis on U.S.-Mexico border studies is especially welcome. The department is open to a wide variety of theoretical, historical, and critical approaches to the field of U.S. Latina/o literature and culture. Native or near-native knowledge of Spanish is a requirement for the position. The position involves teaching both graduate and undergraduate courses.
UCLA aims to achieve federal designation as a Hispanic Serving Institution by 2025. In preparation for this designation, the Office of the Chancellor and the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost have sponsored this search in order to recruit exceptional scholars whose teaching, scholarship and/or mentoring has strong ties to Latinx experiences in the United States. This search is conducted in partnership between the Chicano Studies Research Center and the Division of Humanities. Faculty hired through this search are expected to maintain an active affiliation to the Chicano Studies Research Center and encourage the success of Latinx and first-generation scholars.
Review of applications will begin 11/18/24. Applications submitted by 12/23/24 will receive full consideration. For help with the application website email, contact our department Academic Personnel office at rcapo@humnet.ucla.edu. For further information regarding the job, please consult the Search Committee Chair, Professor Maarten Van Delden (mvandelden@humnet.ucla.edu).
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