Tenure Track Assistant Professor in History or Comparative Literature, with a focus on Mexico and/or Central America

Job #JPF07021

Comparative Literature, History / School of Humanities / UC Irvine

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APPLICATION WINDOW
Open September 7th, 2021 through Monday, Nov 1, 2021 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Departments of History and of Comparative Literature at the University of California Irvine invite applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the cultural history of Mexico and/or Central America, open period, with preference for scholars working on Indigenous communities and/or environmental humanities. Interdisciplinary scholars who apply intersectional approaches to the production and analysis/reading of texts, performances, visual culture, and artifacts are encouraged to apply. This is a collaborative search by the Departments of History and of Comparative Literature, for potential appointment in one or both departments.

Qualifications: Ph.D. in History, Comparative Literature, Spanish, or an interdisciplinary field. Applicants nearing completion of the doctorate (ABD) may be considered. Ph.D. must be completed by the date of appointment (7/1/2022).

Candidates should submit a letter of application describing their research; a statement of teaching experience and interests; a statement addressing past and potential contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion; an article-length writing sample not to exceed 30 pages; a current CV; a list of three references with contact information; and Authorization to Release Information Form.

To ensure full consideration, applications should be submitted by November 1, 2021. Additional materials, such as letters of recommendation and sample syllabi, may be requested at a later date.

Please direct questions about the electronic submission procedure to Marcus Kanda, mhkanda@uci.edu, and Suzanne Bolding, smboldin@uci.edu.

To learn more about the Department of History, please visit http://www.humanities.uci.edu/history and about the Department of Comparative Literature, please visit https://www.humanities.uci.edu/complit/

UC Irvine is a designated Hispanic Serving Institution and a Minority-Serving Institution. For more information, see https://inclusion.uci.edu/hsi/ and
https://inclusion.uci.edu/msi/

As a recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity, UCI is responsive to the needs of dual-career couples, supports work-life balance through an array of family-friendly policies, and is dedicated to broadening participation in higher education.

The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, discrimination, exploitation, or intimidation. With this commitment as well as a commitment to addressing all forms of academic misconduct, UC Irvine conducts institutional reference checks for candidates finalists to whom the department or other hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer of appointment into Ladder Rank Professor or Professor of Teaching series, at all ranks (i.e., assistant, associate, and full). The institutional reference checks involve contacting the administration of the applicant’s previous institution(s) to ask whether there have been substantiated findings of misconduct that would violate the University’s Faculty Code of Conduct. To implement this process, UC Irvine requires all candidates of Ladder Rank Professor or Professor of Teaching series, at all ranks (i.e., assistant, associate, and full) to complete, sign, and upload the form entitled “Authorization to Release Information” into AP RECRUIT as part of their application. If the candidate does not include the signed authorization to release information with the application materials, the application will be considered incomplete. As with any incomplete application, the application will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty recruitments must complete the entire application, only finalists (i.e., those to whom the department or other hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer) considered for Ladder Rank Professor or Professor of Teaching series, at all ranks (i.e., assistant, associate, and full) positions will be subject to institutional reference checks.

Department: https://www.humanities.uci.edu/complit/
Department: https://www.humanities.uci.edu/history/

QUALIFICATIONS

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Ph.D. in History, Comparative Literature, Spanish, or an interdisciplinary field. Applicants nearing completion of the doctorate (ABD) may be considered. Ph.D. must be completed by the date of appointment (7/1/2022).

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Document requirements
Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Teaching Statement – A statement of teaching should indicate the candidate’s teaching experiences to date, including experience with teaching
undergraduates/graduate students, or other populations, as well as their areas of interest. This should also include mentorship that they have given to others in the line of research or outreach activities. Detail the candidate’s teaching approaches and philosophies, as to how they will engage in effective teaching strategies. See our guidance for writing a reflective teaching statement.
Inclusive Excellence Activities Statement – Statement addressing how past and/or potential contributions to inclusive excellence in research, teaching, and professional activities will advance UCI’s Commitment to Inclusive Excellence. See our guidance for writing an inclusive excellence activities statement.
Authorization to Release Information Form – A reference check will be completed only if you are made a tentative offer to a Professor or Professor of Teaching series, at any rank. Download, complete, sign, and upload the form: https://ap.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/AuthReleaseForm.pdf
Writing Sample – An article-length writing sample not to exceed 30 pages.

Reference requirements

3 required (contact information only)

Letters of recommendation may be requested at a later date.

Apply link: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF07021

CAMPUS INFORMATION
The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.

JOB LOCATION
Irvine, CA