A Universidade da Pensilvânia está a recrutar um Professor Assistente em Estudos Brasileiros, com início a 1 de julho de 2025. A vaga é destinada a especialistas em produção cultural moderna do Brasil (século XIX ao presente), com fluência nativa ou quase nativa em português, inglês e espanhol. Os candidatos devem ter um forte potencial de pesquisa, formação em estudos literários e culturais da América Latina, e experiência em supervisão de investigação. As candidaturas, incluindo CV, carta de apresentação e amostras de escrita, devem ser submetidas até 18 de outubro de 2024.

Mais informações e candidaturas: Interfolio.

Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Latin American Literature and Culture
University of Pennsylvania: School of Arts and Sciences: School of Arts and Sciences - Spanish and Portuguese
Location: Philadelphia, PA, United States
Open Date: Sep 10, 2024

Description

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the  University of Pennsylvania invites applications for a tenure-track position in Brazilian Studies.

We seek candidates whose research and teaching interests center on modern (19th century to the present) Brazilian cultural production (might include literature, film, visual art, music, etc.).

We are especially interested in approaches to the field characterized by:

• Comparative methods that situate Brazil within Latin America, the hemisphere, and/or the transatlantic world
• A strong background in literary and/or critical theory
• Robustly historical treatment of cultural forms (literature, film, visual art, music, etc.)

Subfields of interest include:

• Theories of racialization as they relate to Luso-Afro-Brazilian studies, and/or Indigenous cultural production
• The environmental humanities
• Gender and sexuality studies
• The relationship between cultural forms and politics

Required Qualifications:

• Strong research potential
• Broad training in Latin American literary and cultural studies
• Experience with and/or interest in directing graduate and undergraduate research
• Native or near-native fluency in Portuguese, English, and Spanish
• Candidates are expected to have a PhD by the time of appointment: July 1, 2025

The successful candidate will be expected to

• teach four courses per year (at the undergraduate and graduate levels, potentially in Portuguese and Spanish)
• serve on academic committees (graduate admissions, exams, dissertations, etc.)
• mentor and support a diverse student body
• contribute actively to intellectual life in the department

Application instructions: Please provide the following application materials to http://apply.interfolio.com/153759

• CV
• Cover letter
• Academic writing sample of 25 pages (in English, Portuguese, or Spanish)
• Three letters of recommendation

Teaching portfolios and research statements will be requested of semi-finalists at a later date.

Review of applications will begin on October 18.

Please contact Suzanne Cassidy with questions regarding the application process:

Email: cassidys@sas.upenn.edu
Phone: 215-898-7100