Romance Languages Associate or Full Professor in Latin American Literature

The University of Pennsylvania announces a tenured position at the Associate or Full Professor rank in the Department of Romance Languages. We are looking for a scholar in Latin American literature with a strong theoretical background and with specialization in the modern period, 19th, 20th and/or 21st centuries. A record of significant scholarship and effective teaching will be required.

Application dossiers are to be submitted online at http://facultysearches.provost.upenn.edu/postings/1314

Please include a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and two writing samples.  Review of applications is currently underway and will continue until the position is filled.  This appointment will start July 2019. The Department of Romance Languages is strongly committed to Penn’s Action Plan for Faculty Diversity and Excellence and to creating a more diverse faculty (for more information see: http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/v58/n02/diversityplan.html). The University of Pennsylvania is an EOE. Minorities/Women/Individuals with disabilities/Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply.