Assistant Professor of Italian Studies (Full-time)



Location:

Waterville, Maine

Open Date:

Sep 30, 2024

Description:

The Department of French and Italian at Colby College is seeking an Assistant Professor in Italian for a
continuing full-time position to begin in fall 2025. PhD in hand by the time of appointment. The
successful candidate will be part of an energetic department committed to providing the best education
possible to a diverse and talented undergraduate student body. The specialization is open. We are particularly interested in individuals with considerable experience in language instruction and teaching/research expertise in Italian culture across the centuries, with a focus on one or more of the following areas: language pedagogy, film studies, ecocriticism, women, gender and sexuality studies. This is a non-tenured and non-tenurable full-time position. The teaching load is five courses, at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels.
 


 

PhD in hand by the time of appointment

Applicants should submit a cover letter, a statement of teaching philosophy and research interests that
demonstrates a commitment to equitable and inclusive teaching, a curriculum vitae, three letters of
recommendation, and evidence of teaching effectiveness (two complete sets of course evaluations for two
different classes) via Interfolio at the following link, http://apply.interfolio.com/155966. Review of
applications will begin immediately, and will continue until the position is filled. Address all inquiries to
Gianluca Rizzo, Chair of Italian Search Committee (grizzo@colby.edu).

Colby is a private, coeducational liberal arts college that admits students and makes personnel decisions on the basis of the individual's qualifications to contribute to Colby's educational objectives and institutional needs. The principle of not discriminating on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, caste, national or ethnic origin, marital status, genetic information, political beliefs, veteran or military status, parental status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, physical or mental disability unrelated to the job or course of study requirements is consistent with the mission of a liberal arts college and the law.