Assistant Professor
- Employer
- Bryn Mawr College - Spanish
- Location details
- Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
- Posted
- Closes
- Position type
- Professor, Assistant
- Organization type
- 4-year college or university
- Languages
- Spanish
- Field
- Interdisciplinary, Humanities
- Employment category
- Full-time
- Tenure Status
- Tenure or tenure track
- Location
- Pennsylvania
- Academic Hiring Standards
- Hiring standards
The Department of Spanish at Bryn Mawr College invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position to begin August 1, 2024 in 19th- to 21st-century Spanish (Peninsular) cultures and literatures. The candidate should be able to teach a range of topics and genres and specialize in at least two of the following areas: postcolonial and Iberian studies, migration, environmental studies and ecocriticism, visual and popular culture, feminism and queer/gender studies. Knowledge of Catalan, Basque and/or Galician literatures and cultures would be a plus. The successful candidate will be expected to be part of developing and teaching a diverse and inclusive curriculum, including interdisciplinary programs and other college-wide initiatives such as the 360 Program and the first-year Emily Balch Seminars. Candidates must have completed all Ph.D. requirements by the start date.
To apply for this position, candidates must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, research statement, statement of demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion, and a writing sample to the Department of Spanish Search Committee via Interfolio at: http://apply.interfolio.com/128252. Applications received by November 4, 2023 will receive full consideration. In addition, candidates should arrange for three letters of recommendation to be submitted via Interfolio to the Department of Spanish Search Committee.
Bryn Mawr College is a distinguished liberal arts women’s college with a vibrant faculty of scholar-teachers, a talented staff and intellectually curious students eager to make a difference in the world. The College is committed to increasing the diversity of its students, faculty, staff, and curricular offerings with a particular focus on enhancing ethnic and racial diversity and advancing social justice and inclusion. We believe diversity strengthens our community and enriches the education of our students. We have a student body of about 1,400 undergraduates (32 percent are U.S. students of color and 14 percent are international students). There are over 300 graduate students in coeducational graduate programs in social work, humanities and science. Bryn Mawr College is located in metropolitan Philadelphia and enjoys strong consortial relationships with Haverford College, Swarthmore College, and the University of Pennsylvania. Bryn Mawr College is an equal-opportunity employer; candidates from underrepresented groups and women are especially encouraged to apply.
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