Assistant Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies

Middlebury College; Middlebury (VT); On-site; USD 91,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits eligible

Job summary

Middlebury College in Vermont invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies beginning fall 2027. We seek candidates in Latin American cultural studies who specialize in democracy, the environment, or feminisms, and who will contribute to language teaching at all levels and to the college-wide curriculum, including the First-Year Seminar and Winter Term.

The successful candidate will teach a 2/2 load with an additional class in Winter Term every

Qualifications

• Demonstrated excellence in scholarship and teaching.
• Strong commitment to teaching language courses at all levels.
• Ability to contribute to First-Year Seminar and Winter Term programs.

Responsibilities

• Teach Latin American studies courses and language courses at all levels.
• Contribute to the college-wide curriculum, including First-Year Seminar and Winter Term.
• Engage in service to the College and departmental governance.

Skills

Scholarly excellence

Teaching excellence

Curriculum development

Job description

Assistant Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies, Middlebury College, MIDDLEBURY, VT - The Department of Luso-Hispanic Studies invites applicants for a full-time tenure-track position in Spanish beginning fall 2027. We seek candidates working in Latin American cultural studies who complement our current teaching and scholarship by specializing in one or more of these areas of study: democracy, the environment, and feminisms. Candidates must provide evidence of excellence in scholarship and teaching. Candidates must be strongly committed to teaching language courses at all levels and contributing to the college-wide curriculum, including in the First-Year Seminar program (in English) and Winter Term. Tenure-track faculty at Middlebury teach a 2/2 load with an additional class in winter term every other year. All faculty at Middlebury are also expected to contribute to service to the College including, but not limited to, committee membership and serving as Director or Chair of a Program or Department when asked.

Middlebury College is a top-tier liberal arts college with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in faculty teaching, research, and service. It is also an Equal Opportunity Employer committed tofostering a truly open and supportive learning, teaching, and working environment. The College hires faculty from a myriad of life experiences, cultures, frames of reference, social identities, and learning perspectivesto help cultivate and advance innovation in our curriculum and to provide a rich and varied educational experience for our talented and distinguished student body.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. This is a full time, benefits eligible, salaried position with a hiring range of $91,462 - $103,138 per year.

At Middlebury, we strive to make our campus a respectful, engaged community that embraces difference and a full range of views and opinions, with all the complexity and individuality each person brings.

More information is available at https://apply.interfolio.com/188443 and https://www.middlebury.edu/college/academics/luso-hispanic-studies.

The application deadline is October 23, 2026.

Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information on our background check policy can be found here: http://go.middlebury.edu/backgroundchecksLinks to an external site.