O Departamento de Estudos Portugueses e Brasileiros da Brown University convida à submissão de candidaturas para a posição de Visiting Professor em Literatura e/ou Estudos Culturais Portugueses e Africanos Lusófonos. A nomeação será para o semestre da primavera de 2026, com a responsabilidade de ministrar uma disciplina.

Requisitos

• Doutoramento (Ph.D.) concluído até à data da nomeação;

• Experiência comprovada no ensino de disciplinas relacionadas com literatura e/ou estudos culturais portugueses e africanos lusófonos;

• Publicações académicas relevantes em uma ou mais das áreas mencionadas;

• Fluência nativa ou quase nativa em Português e Inglês.

Os materiais devem ser enviados através do sistema Interfolio: http://apply.interfolio.com/160553 até ao dia 31 de janeiro de 2025.

Dúvidas podem ser enviadas à presidente do comité de seleção, Leila Lehnen, pelo e-mail: leila_lehnen@brown.edu.

Visiting Professor of Portuguese and/or Lusophone African Literature and Cultural Studies (Open Rank)

Call for Applications

The Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies at Brown University seeks applications for the position of Visiting Professor of Portuguese and/or Lusophone African Literature and Cultural Studies (open rank). The successful candidate will teach one course during the spring semester of 2026.

Candidates should have their Ph.D. in hand by the time of the appointment, documented experience teaching courses in Portuguese and/or Lusophone African literary and/or cultural studies, and a record of academic publications in one or more of these areas. Native or near-native native fluency in Portuguese and English is required.

Please submit a cover letter describing your qualifications for the position and addressing your experience or ideas for teaching in a diverse and inclusive setting. The Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies is especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through their research, teaching, and/or service.

Please submit materials (letter of intent, CV, one sample publication of no more than twenty pages, one sample syllabi, and names and contact information of three recommenders) in Interfolio (http://apply.interfolio.com/160553). Candidates will be evaluated according to teaching and research excellence. 

Brown University is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive academic global community; as an EEO/AA employer, Brown considers applicants for employment without regard to and does not discriminate on the basis of, gender, race, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Specific questions should be addressed to the search committee chair at leila_lehnen@brown.edu.

Salary: US $30,000 for one course.