Applicants should have native or near-native fluency in Spanish. Evidence of scholarly promise and excellent teaching at the undergraduate level is requisite, as is familiarity with language pedagogy and commitment to teaching language, literature, and culture at all levels. We seek a dynamic scholar in Mexican Literary and Cultural Studies specializing in the 20th and 21st centuries. An interdisciplinary understanding of the field is highly desirable. Areas of specialization may include Race and Ethnic Studies, Border Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies, or Theater and Performance Studies.
A special strength of Wellesley is our diverse student body: 64% of the class of 2027 identify as students of color; students come from all 50 states plus DC, Guam, and Puerto Rico and 33 countries; 23% identify as first-generation college students; and almost 60% of our students receive financial aid. The Department of Spanish and Portuguese is devoted to improving equity and enhancing student experiences of community, engagement, and belonging. We believe that diversity is central to intellectual growth and development. We are committed to embracing and supporting the identities, abilities, life experiences, and aspirations of every community member.
The successful candidate will be expected to teach four courses per year. Interested applicants should submit applications through our online system at . Please include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, and a writing sample (a published article or dissertation chapter). In addition, please provide the names and email addresses of three references who will be contacted for letters of recommendation, including one reference who can speak to the candidate’s teaching experience.
Applications are due no later than November 1, 2024. Review of applications will begin immediately after and continue until the position is filled. Materials received after that date may not receive a full reading. If circumstances make it impossible to submit any materials electronically, you may email us at working@wellesley.edu for assistance.
Wellesley College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to Inclusive Excellence, and we encourage persons of all genders, persons of color, and persons with disabilities to apply. The college is committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration, and staff. Candidates who believe they can contribute to that goal are encouraged to apply.
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Wellesley is known for the excellence of its education, the beauty of its setting, its gifted faculty, and the uniqueness of its campus culture. But most of all, Wellesley is known for the thousands of accomplished, thoughtful women it has sent out into the world for over 100 years women who are committed to making a difference. Every year, some 2,400 of the world's top undergraduate women are challenged to exceed their own highest personal and intellectual expectations. The mastery Wellesley graduates demonstrate across the professional and vocational spectrum, and the influence they wield, whether in their own communities or on the world stage is testament to a singularly empowering undergraduate experience. Wellesley's lively academic community places a high value on rigorous, probing inquiry, and creative, cross-discipline thinking. Its collaborative approach to scholarship encourages students to question, debate, and refine their points of view, not only with each other, but with our world-class faculty, often by working directly with them on groundbreaking projects. A Wellesley education fosters the highest standard of readiness for the real world in its graduates, in terms ... of ability to think, act, and contribute meaningfully and effectively in their chosen areas of interest.
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