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Ph.D. in Spanish required by August 1, 2024. Native or near-native fluency in Spanish and English and prior teaching experience required. Candidates must demonstrate scholarly potential as well as a commitment to and excellence in undergraduate instruction at all levels of Spanish language, culture, or literature. They must be passionate language teachers, dedicated mentors, enthusiastic study away directors, and energetic contributors to The Furman Advantage (https://www.furman.edu/furman-advantage/).

Specialty open, but we would be especially interested in candidates who have demonstrated research and pedagogical expertise in topics relating to one or more of the following: marginalized communities; race and ethnicity; gender and sexuality studies; ecocriticism in Latin America, or Transatlantic Studies. Cross-disciplinary intersections with our new Africana Studies major and existing minor programs in African-American and Diaspora Cultures, Film Studies, Latin American and Latinx Studies, Linguistics, Poverty Studies, and/or Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies are a plus. The successful candidate will have the ability to work with historically underrepresented students, including students of color, first-generation students, and be committed to assisting the university in its continuing efforts to become a model of inclusive excellence.