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Tenure-Track: Assistant Professor- Latino/a Literature and Culture English

Location College Station, Texas

Open Date 9/8/2025

Position ID 168279

Description

The Department of English, in the College of Arts and Sciences, at Texas A&M University invites applicants for two full-time, tenure-track, 9-month appointment Assistant Professors of Latino/a Literature and Culture, to begin in Fall 2026. One position will be focused on Texas or the Southwest, the other on transnational approaches.

We welcome all qualified candidates who conduct research in Latino/a literature and culture, whether regionally or transnationally focused, and have additional teaching competencies in environmental humanities . Candidates who can help build existing departmental strengths in health humanities, disability studies, and/or environmental humanities are particularly encouraged to apply.

The successful candidate will be expected to maintain an active research agenda, contribute to the department’s teaching mission of the departments (standard teaching load is 2 courses per semester), and fulfill service duties at the departmental, university, and disciplinary levels.

Texas A&M’s Department of English is home to an undergraduate major and minor; minors in health humanities, professional writing, and science fiction studies; as well as M.A. and Ph.D. programs. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to participate in the College of Arts and Sciences interdisciplinary programs in Africana Studies, Digital Humanities, Latino/a and Mexican-American Studies, and Women’s & Gender Studies. Texas A&M University is a Hispanic-Serving Institution and a First-Gen Forward institution. Texas A&M is also home to the nationally recognized Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research, and the newly revamped Race and Ethnic Studies Institute.

The English Department is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to and implement curricula and programs responsive to the needs of all members of the university community.

These positions are 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 environmental humanities initiative. This initiative seeks to build a collaborative community of scholars from across the humanities converging to advance transformative conversations toward better responses to everyday environmental issues in borderland communities in Texas and beyond. Additional resources are earmarked to support the cluster hire faculty both individually and in their collaborative efforts.

About Texas A&M:

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment for all visitors, students, faculty, and staff. Multiple perspectives, talents, and identities are vital to accomplishing our mission ( https://www.tamu.edu/statements/mission.html ) and living our core values ( https://www.tamu.edu/about/coreValues.html ).

Texas A&M is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and a Very High Research Activity institution (R1) as classified by the Carnegie Foundation. As an Institutional Member of the NCFDD, the department provides support for new faculty to participate in the NCFDD’s Faculty Success Program and other workshops. One of only seventeen universities designated as a land-, sea-, and space-grant institution, Texas A&M combines academic excellence and cutting-edge research with affordability and a commitment to producing academic, business, and civic leaders.

Texas A&M is located in College Station, a thriving community known for the quality of its public schools, a strong local economy, and a low cost of living ( https://www.cstx.gov/our\_community/recognitions\_\_rankings ). College Station is a two-hour drive from Houston and Austin, and three hours away from San Antonio and Dallas.

Qualifications

The position requires a Ph.D. in English, Comparative Literature, American Studies, or related field, evidence of teaching experience, and a strong record of publications.

Application Instructions

Please upload the following required materials to Interfolio: apply.interfolio.com/172926

1. Cover letter

2. Curriculum Vitae

3. Personal statement (2 pages) to include philosophy and plans for teaching, research, and service.

4. Three confidential letters of reference.

Applications received by October 15, 2025 will receive full consideration.

Contact information:

Dr. Mikko Tuhkanen, Chair of the Search Committee: [email protected]