About the role
New York University: NYU - NY: Arts and Science (A&S): Spanish and Portuguese Language and Literature
Location
Spanish and Portuguese Language and Literature
Open Date
Oct 03, 2025
Deadline
Oct 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Description
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese invites applications for the position of Faculty Fellow in Latin American Studies, starting on 9/1/2026. The position will initially be offered for a period of one year, renewable for up to three years pending budgetary and administrative approval. Preference will be given to candidates specializing in Brazilian Studies, with the fields of performance studies, visual, literary and cultural studies, and comparative racial formations in the Americas as additional areas of interest.
Individuals who are in the process of completing their PhDs must graduate by the start date of the position. For full consideration, candidates should submit their application materials before October 31, 2025. The search will remain open until the position is filled.
The Department of Spanish & Portuguese is composed of a diverse group of scholars who have worked together to create a rigorous and inclusive environment for research and teaching. Faculty work in literature, history, philosophy, law, art history, and a range of interrelated areas including archival studies, animal studies, sexuality studies, performance studies, memory studies, and environmental aesthetics, while also encouraging new approaches to questions of visual media, print culture, and sound. We encourage applicants to look at the faculty bios on our website to see the breadth of our interests and to imagine how they might fit into —and expand— the intellectual profile of our community.
The successful candidate will teach in our undergraduate and graduate curriculum, and also have the opportunity to collaborate with many units and projects adjacent to the department, including NYU’s Study-Abroad program at Recife, Brazil, as well as the Center of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, the Center for the Study of Africa and the African Diaspora, the Hemispheric Institute, the Espacio de Culturas, and the Center for the Humanities.
Application materials: Cover Letter, CV, 1-page Teaching Statement (please reflect on your teaching practice as well as on how you approach inclusive learning in the classroom), Writing Sample (book chapter or published article preferred), and names and contact information for 3 references.
Arts & Science at NYU is at the heart of a leading research university that spans the globe. We seek scholars of the highest caliber who are sensitive to the needs of and possess an interest in working in a broad academic community with different viewpoints and backgrounds. NYU affirms the value of differing perspectives on the world as we strive to build the strongest possible university with the widest reach. To learn more about the Arts & Science commitment to inclusive excellence, please read here: https://as.nyu.edu/departments/facultyexcellence.html.
In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary for this position is $60,000. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.
About New York University
Founded in 1831, NYU is one of the world’s foremost research universities and is a member of the selective Association of American Universities. The first Global Network University, NYU has degree-granting university campuses in New York and Abu Dhabi, and has announced a third in Shanghai; has a dozen other global academic sites, including London, Paris, Florence, Tel Aviv, Buenos Aires, and Accra; and sends more students to study abroad than any other U.S. college or university. Through its numerous schools and colleges, NYU conducts research and provides education in the arts and sciences, law, medicine, business, dentistry, education, nursing, the cinematic and performing arts, music and studio arts, public administration, social work, and continuing and professional studies, among other areas.
About the role
New York University: NYU - NY: Arts and Science (A&S): Spanish and Portuguese Language and Literature
Location
Spanish and Portuguese Language and Literature
Open Date
Oct 03, 2025
Deadline
Oct 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Description
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese invites applications for the position of Faculty Fellow in Latin American Studies, starting on 9/1/2026. The position will initially be offered for a period of one year, renewable for up to three years pending budgetary and administrative approval. Preference will be given to candidates specializing in Brazilian Studies, with the fields of performance studies, visual, literary and cultural studies, and comparative racial formations in the Americas as additional areas of interest.
Individuals who are in the process of completing their PhDs must graduate by the start date of the position. For full consideration, candidates should submit their application materials before October 31, 2025. The search will remain open until the position is filled.
The Department of Spanish & Portuguese is composed of a diverse group of scholars who have worked together to create a rigorous and inclusive environment for research and teaching. Faculty work in literature, history, philosophy, law, art history, and a range of interrelated areas including archival studies, animal studies, sexuality studies, performance studies, memory studies, and environmental aesthetics, while also encouraging new approaches to questions of visual media, print culture, and sound. We encourage applicants to look at the faculty bios on our website to see the breadth of our interests and to imagine how they might fit into —and expand— the intellectual profile of our community.
The successful candidate will teach in our undergraduate and graduate curriculum, and also have the opportunity to collaborate with many units and projects adjacent to the department, including NYU’s Study-Abroad program at Recife, Brazil, as well as the Center of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, the Center for the Study of Africa and the African Diaspora, the Hemispheric Institute, the Espacio de Culturas, and the Center for the Humanities.
Application materials: Cover Letter, CV, 1-page Teaching Statement (please reflect on your teaching practice as well as on how you approach inclusive learning in the classroom), Writing Sample (book chapter or published article preferred), and names and contact information for 3 references.
Arts & Science at NYU is at the heart of a leading research university that spans the globe. We seek scholars of the highest caliber who are sensitive to the needs of and possess an interest in working in a broad academic community with different viewpoints and backgrounds. NYU affirms the value of differing perspectives on the world as we strive to build the strongest possible university with the widest reach. To learn more about the Arts & Science commitment to inclusive excellence, please read here: https://as.nyu.edu/departments/facultyexcellence.html.
In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary for this position is $60,000. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.
About New York University
Founded in 1831, NYU is one of the world’s foremost research universities and is a member of the selective Association of American Universities. The first Global Network University, NYU has degree-granting university campuses in New York and Abu Dhabi, and has announced a third in Shanghai; has a dozen other global academic sites, including London, Paris, Florence, Tel Aviv, Buenos Aires, and Accra; and sends more students to study abroad than any other U.S. college or university. Through its numerous schools and colleges, NYU conducts research and provides education in the arts and sciences, law, medicine, business, dentistry, education, nursing, the cinematic and performing arts, music and studio arts, public administration, social work, and continuing and professional studies, among other areas.