The Department of History at Tufts University seeks a part-time lecturer to teach an undergraduate survey course in U.S. Latinx history for the fall 2019 semester. The successful candidate will jointly serve the curriculums of the Department of Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora and the Department of History. Candidates should be able to teach a course on the major communities of Latin American origin in the United States, beginning with the colonial era, but stressing the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Qualifications: A Ph.D. in Latinx History/Studies and strong college-level teaching experience are preferred; ABDs will be considered.

Application instructions: All applications must be submitted via Interfolio at https://apply.interfolio.com/60173. Please submit a letter of application, C.V., a short description and syllabus of the proposed course, course evaluations if available, and have three recommendation letters uploaded directly to Interfolio by your recommenders.

Application letters should be made out to Kris Manjapra, Search Committee Chair.  Please direct any questions about the position to Department of History Administrator Annette Lazzara at annette.lazzara@tufts.edu.

Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Tufts University, founded in 1852, prioritizes quality teaching, highly competitive basic and applied research and a commitment to active citizenship locally, regionally and globally. Tufts University also prides itself on creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community. Current and prospective employees of the university are expected to have and continuously develop skill in, and disposition for, positively engaging with a diverse population of faculty, staff, and students.

Tufts University is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our faculty and staff and fostering their success when hired. Members of underrepresented groups are welcome and strongly encouraged to apply. If you are an applicant with a disability who is unable to use our online tools to search and apply for jobs, please contact us by calling Johny Laine in the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) at 617.627.3298 or at Johny.Laine@tufts.edu. Applicants can learn more about requesting reasonable accommodations at http://oeo.tufts.edu.

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