Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian

Description

The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Swarthmore College invites applications for a one-year full-time faculty position as Visiting Assistant Professor of Russian to begin in Fall 2025. The teaching load is two courses per semester, which include intensive elementary Russian language (Fall 001- Spring 002) and two courses on literature and culture, possibly including “Russian and East European Science Fiction” and “The Muslim in Russia.”

Located in the suburbs of Philadelphia and near Wilmington DE, Swarthmore College is a highly selective liberal arts college whose mission combines academic rigor with social responsibility. Swarthmore has a strong institutional commitment to diversity, and actively seeks and welcomes applications from candidates with exceptional qualifications, particularly those with demonstrable commitments to a more inclusive society and world.
 

The Swarthmore undergraduate student body has 44% U.S. minority enrollment and 11% international enrollment. Swarthmore has a strong commitment to inclusive excellence through diversity in its educational program and employment practices. Applicants from traditionally underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information on Faculty Diversity and Excellence at Swarthmore, see http://www.swarthmore.edu/faculty-diversity-excellence/information-candidates-new-faculty

Qualifications

Native or near-native English and Russian. PhD in hand by August 2025. The successful candidate will have experience teaching Russian language at levels from beginning to advanced and teaching literature and culture in both English and Russian. Expertise in other areas of Eastern Europe or Central Asia or in minority languages and cultures of the Russian Federation, as well as environmental studies and other interdisciplinary approaches, is especially welcome.

Application Instructions

Applicants should include a brief cover letter describing their interest in Swarthmore College, a curriculum vitae, teaching, and research statements, and three letters of recommendation. The teaching statement should describe the applicant’s interests in teaching at an undergraduate institution, previous teaching experience, and approach to teaching and mentoring students from diverse backgrounds. The research statement should describe the applicant’s program of research (including research interests, recent and current research, and anticipated areas for future work) and its potential to engage undergraduate students. At least one letter of recommendation should comment specifically on teaching. Please address any questions you may have to Sibelan Forrester, Chair of Russian Search Committee, sforres1@swarthmore.edu.

Apply at: apply.interfolio.com/159140. All applications received by January 15, 2025, will receive full consideration, and review of applications will continue until the position is filled.