The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures announces two searches for the 2009-2010 AY: Portuguese, and Classics/Comparative Literature. Please see the more complete position descriptions below for particulars and deadlines.

CLASSICS AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

update: The first meeting for this search will take place on November 24th, 2009.

The University of South Carolina announces a joint position at the rank of assistant professor in Comparative Literature and Classics.  In Comparative Literature, the successful applicant must be able to teach in the undergraduate Great Books curriculum and a Graduate course on ancient literary theory.  In Classics, he or she must be prepared to teach beginning language and more advanced courses in Latin and Greek as well as classical culture courses.  Research specialty is open, except for Golden Age Latin poetry.

Please send letter of application, CV, and three letters of recommendation to Recruitment Coordinator, Dept. of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208. To assure full consideration, applications should be received by November 1, 2009.

PORTUGUESE
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

update: The search committee for the Portuguese Assistant Professor position will have a preliminary meeting on November 24 from 12:00 to 1:00 in room 716 Humanities office building. 

The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the University of South Carolina invites applications for a tenure-track position in Contemporary Luzo-Brazilian Literature and Film at the Assistant Professor level beginning August 2010. 

Applicants should have a demonstrable commitment to scholarship and native or near-native fluency in Portuguese. The successful candidate should be able to develop and teach courses in language and culture at the graduate and undergraduate level, as well as contribute to the development of a Ph.D. in Spanish and Portuguese/Hispanic studies; fluency in Spanish a plus. The appointment offers the possibility of interdisciplinary teaching in the Women’s and Gender Studies Program, the Latin-American Studies Program and a nationally-ranked Comparative Literature program. Please send letter of application, cv, and three letters of recommendation to Recruitment Coordinator, Dept. of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208. To assure full consideration, applications should be received by November 2, 2009.