Position overview Position title: Assistant Professor Salary range: The current salary range for this position is $84,100–$132,900 (9-month academic year salary); however, off-scale salary and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher than this range, are offered to meet competitive conditions. Anticipated start: July 1, 2027 Application Window Open date: August 31, 2026 Next review date:
Friday, Oct 23, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee. Final date: Friday, Oct 23, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date. Position description The Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of California, Berkeley, seeks applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Colonial Latin
American studies, focusing on literary, cultural and intellectual production. The position entails broad competence in literary and/or cultural studies related to the Colonial world, including, but not limited to Indigenous cultural production, critical race theory, Blackness and African diaspora studies, transatlantic and transpacific studies, material and visual cultures, colonial archives and cartography, gender
and sexuality, and comparative work between Latin America, Caribbean, and Luso-Brazilian contexts. The successful candidate will teach a broad range of undergraduate and graduate courses. The appointee will also advise undergraduates and graduates and supervise student research, develop a successful and original research program, and provide service contributions. The appointee will be expected to contribute to the
department’s diverse and inclusive community through their research, teaching, and/or service. We are an open, collegial and inclusive department that supports all faculty to develop their strengths and interests. Department faculty participate actively in UC Berkeley's abundant interdisciplinary programs and initiatives, including the Program in Critical Theory, the Berkeley Center for New Media, the Townsend Center
for the Humanities, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and Gender and Women's Studies, among others. All department faculty teach and mentor both graduate and undergraduate students and are given opportunities to teach courses on a wide variety of topics and approaches. Our programs are specially designed for highly motivated students with a passion for other languages, literatures and cultures, for
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