"Tenure-Track: Assistant Professor of Global Environmental Humanities (focus on Hispanic Culture...)"

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Position Description

The Department of Global Languages and Cultures, in the College of Arts & Sciences at Texas A&M University, invites applications for one (1) tenure-track assistant professor for a full-time 9-month appointment beginning in fall 2026. The department seeks an individual who demonstrates expertise in Global Environmental Humanities with a focus on Hispanic culture and Spanish.

Candidates should demonstrate expertise in Hispanic Studies, Spanish, or a related field such as Global Studies or Ethnic Studies, emphasizing Spanish culture in the U.S., specifically Texas and/or the US-Mexican borderlands, in areas such as:

• arts
• literature
• film
• linguistics
• architecture
• colonial, post-colonial, Indigenous or ethnic studies

Applicants with a research commitment to environmental issues that affect Mexican-Americans and other Spanish-speaking populations of Texas, as well as a grounding in humanities methods, such as ecocriticism and community engagement in their teaching and research, such as participatory action research, service learning and critical pedagogies are encouraged to apply.

We are especially interested in applicants who work on:

• health disparities
• migration
• environmental degradation,
• food justice
• climate justice
• Indigenous land sovereignty
• borderlands, and/or Spanish language access

Candidates must have native or near-native proficiency in Spanish and a demonstrated ability to teach undergraduate language courses; preference will be given to candidates who can show expertise and/or interest in developing offerings for heritage speakers, community engaged pedagogy, and language for specific purposes (healthcare, law, translation and interpreting, media). In addition, they will be expected to develop and teach courses in their field of expertise at the graduate and undergraduate level. The regular course load after the initial two-year period is two courses per semester. Candidates are expected to develop and maintain a research program commensurate with the expectations of an R-1 institution and contribute to academic service.

This position is part of a cluster hire made possible by the generous support of the Mellon Foundation. Hired faculty are appointed, and undergo review and promotion, in their home departments. Hired faculty are also expected to contribute to the interdisciplinary environmental undergraduate program, which is advancing environmental humanities curriculum. Hired faculty will be affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences’ Environmental and Sustainability Initiative and the Race and Ethnic Studies Institute (RESI). In addition to the title of Assistant Professor, for their first three years hired faculty will be identified as “Mellon-RESI Scholar,” leveraging their expertise to engage with, and contribute to, the scope of the Mellon-funded LatinTX critical environmental justice initiative. This initiative seeks to build a collaborative community of scholars from across the humanities converging to advance transformative conversations toward more just responses to everyday environmental injustices in borderland communities in Texas and beyond. Additional resources are earmarked to support the cluster hire faculty both individually and in their collaborative efforts.

With support from the Mellon Foundation, the new hire will receive startup funding and will have a reduced teaching load their first two years. Candidates should demonstrate how they would leverage these resources to enhance research at Texas A&M as part of an emerging cross-disciplinary network of community-engaged faculty.

The Department of Global Languages and Cultures offers degrees/programs in modern languages and Classics, and graduate degrees in Hispanic Studies, in addition to offering undergraduate minors in African Studies, Religious Studies, and Jewish Studies. Further information about the Department of Global Languages and Cultures. Information about the College of Arts and Science can be found at: https://artsci.tamu.edu/index.html. More information about the initiative is available at LatinTX.

Qualifications

Applicants must have a PhD in Hispanic Studies, Spanish, or a related field such as Global Studies or Ethnic Studies, emphasizing Spanish culture (e.g., arts, literature, film, linguistics, architecture, and colonial, post-colonial, Indigenous or ethnic studies) in the U.S., specifically Texas and/or the US-Mexican borderlands. To be considered, applicants must demonstrate evidence of a research program commensurate with the expectations of an R1 institution. Candidates must have native or near-native proficiency in Spanish and a demonstrated ability to teach undergraduate language courses. In addition, they should be credentialed to teach courses in their field of expertise at the graduate and undergraduate level.

Preference will be given to applicants who utilize community-engagement in their teaching and research, such as participatory action research, service learning, and critical pedagogies, and who can show expertise and/or interest in developing offerings for heritage speakers, community engaged pedagogy, and language for specific purposes (healthcare, law, translation and interpreting, media.

Application Instructions

Applicants must apply through Interfolio apply.interfolio.com/172512 and submit the following materials:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae (embed links to your work)
• Personal Statement: Your statement should include philosophy and plans for research, teaching, and service.
• Names and contact information of five (5) professional references

Review of applications will begin 30 days after posting and will continue until the position is filled. First-round interviews of selected candidates (via Zoom) are expected to begin in early December.

Inquiries about the position may be directed to glacjobsearch@tamu.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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