Assistant  Professor  of  Spanish  

Specialization:  Hispanic  Caribbean  Literatures  and  Cultures

The  Department  of  Modern  Languages  and  Literatures  at  Swarthmore  College  seeks  to  fill  a  tenure-­track  position  at  the  level  of Assistant  Professor  of  Spanish  with  a  specialization  in  Hispanic  Caribbean  literatures  and  cultures,  and  secondary  specialization  in Latino/a  Studies.

Candidates  must  hold  a  Ph.D.  in  Spanish  by  the  time  of  appointment,  at  the  beginning  of  the  fall  semester  of  2015.  The  ideal candidate  will  be  able  to  teach  classes  pertaining  to  different  areas  and  genres  of  Latin  American  literature,  especially  of  Hispanic Caribbean  and  its  diaspora  (with  a  focus  on  race  and  ethnicity,  and/or  visual  cultures);;  a  writing  course;;  and  Spanish  language courses  at  all  levels.  Interest  in  collaboration  in  Swarthmore’s  programs  in  Latin  American  Studies  and/or  Black  Studies  will  be  a plus.  Applicants  must  show  promise  in  scholarly  research.  Native  or  near-­native  fluency  in  Spanish  is  required;;  strong  command of  English.

Applications  must  be  received  on  or  before  November  30,  2014.  Please  submit  curriculum  vitae,  cover  letter,  graduate  transcript, writing  sample,  and  3  letters  of  recommendation  online  at  https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/4671.  If  unable  to  submit online,  materials  may  be  mailed  to:  Spanish  Search  Committee,  Modern  Languages  and  Literatures,  Swarthmore  College,  500 College  Ave.,  Swarthmore,  PA  19081-­1390.

Preliminary  interviews  will  be  held  at  the  MLA  conference  in  Vancouver,  Canada  in  early  January.

Swarthmore  College  is  a  highly  selective  liberal  arts  college  located  in  the  suburbs  of  Philadelphia,  whose  mission  combines academic  rigor  with  social  responsibility.  Swarthmore  has  a  strong  institutional  commitment  to  excellence  through  diversity  in  its educational  program  and  employment  practices  and  actively  seeks  and  welcomes  applications  from  candidates  with  exceptional qualifications,  particularly  those  with  demonstrable  commitments  to  a  more  inclusive  society  and  world.  Swarthmore,  one  of  the nation’s  finest  liberal  arts  institutions  of  higher  learning,  is  a  college  like  no  other.  Private,  yet  open  to  all  regardless  of  financial need.  Global  in  outlook,  the  College  draws  students  from  around  the  world  and  all  50  states.  Small,  yet  with  the  financial  strength to  offer  students  and  faculty  the  resources  needed  to  push  their  own  and  the  world’s  understanding  of  disciplines  from  Arabic  to plasma  physics,  from  microbiology  to  dance,  from  engineering  to  art  history.