Employment Opportunities

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Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese

Tenure-track position in Portuguese, Brazilian Studies and Spanish. Ability and commitment to dynamic teaching of all levels of Portuguese language, culture and literatures of Brazil, Portugal, Portuguese-speaking Africa and/or Portuguese communities in the US. Native or near-native fluency in Portuguese and English, and ability to teach Spanish. Excellence in language teaching and curricular vision for an undergraduate Portuguese program with growing enrollments. Potential for the development of issues-oriented courses as well as for linking Lusophone literary and cultural studies to Spanish, to area studies such as Latin American or African Diaspora Studies, to performance studies or to candidate's other transdisciplinary interests. Ph.D. in hand by September 2008. We will be reviewing applications starting November 15, 2007.

Please send letter of application, c.v., writing sample and three letters of recommendation to: Chair of Portuguese Search Committee, Hatfield Hall, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063. Applications will be considered until position is filled.

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