Assistant Professor: Empire & Environment in Latin America

Ohio State University; Columbus (OH); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center invites applications for a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Transnational World Language Studies focusing on Empire and Environment in the Spanish and/or Portuguese-speaking worlds. The position supports interdisciplinary research, teaching, and community engagement across Latin American and Caribbean studies.

We seek scholars with a PhD by Aug 15, 2027, native fluency in Spanish/Portuguese, and a record or promise of scholarly excellence;

Qualifications

• PhD in Spanish, Portuguese, Latin American Cultural Studies, or related field required at time of appointment.
• Native or near-native fluency in Spanish and/or Portuguese.
• Research agenda connects multiple methods/theoretical approaches to empire and environment in the Americas.
• ABD candidates welcome to apply.
• Desired: experience/public-facing or community-engaged scholarship.
• Knowledge of French, Haitian Creole/Creole, and/or Francophone Caribbean contexts.

Responsabilités

• Develop and maintain an active, nationally and internationally recognized research agenda on empire, environment, and transnational cultural dynamics in the Spanish- and/or Portuguese-speaking world.
• Teach and mentor undergraduate and graduate students in Spanish and/or Portuguese while contributing to curriculum development in areas such as environmental humanities, climate justice, coloniality, ecology, and transnational cultural studies.
• Advance Mellon-funded Transforming World Languages at OSU initiative by collaborating with faculty and staff across disciplines, creating new courses and programs.
• Foster connections across languages, disciplines, and communities through collaborative research, public-facing scholarship, and/or community-engaged activities.
• Participate in departmental service.

Connaissances

Native fluency Spanish/Portuguese

Interdisciplinary research

Public-facing scholarship

Formation

PhD in Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American Cultural Studies

Description du poste

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center invites applications for a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Transnational World Language Studies focusing on Empire and Environment in the Spanish and/or Portuguese-speaking worlds. The position supports interdisciplinary research, teaching, and community engagement across Latin American and Caribbean studies.

We seek scholars with a PhD by Aug 15, 2027, native fluency in Spanish/Portuguese, and a record or promise of scholarly excellence;