Position: Assistant Professor at the Department of American and Canadian Studies of the Institute of English Cultures and Literatures
Place: at the Faculty of Philology of the University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Starting date: 1st October 2014
Formal requirements:
1) Ph.D. in English obtained in the European Union or in an English-speaking country;
2) Lack of contra-indications to work as an academic teacher and researcher;
Substantive requirements:
3) Fluent command of Spanish and English, confirmed by the academic degree, allowing the Candidate to teach Americanist subjects at the B.A. and M.A. level, to direct B.A. and M.A. degree dissertations and to publish texts of superb quality in Americanist periodicals and monographs in Poland and outside of Poland. In the case of Candidates for whom one of the two languages is their native language, only an academic degree confirming the fluent command of the other language is required;
4) At least a Ph.D. degree in the area of studies in the literatures/cultures of the Spanish-speaking ethnic groups in the United States and/or Canada and/or cultures of the Mexican-US border;
5) Documented academic achievement especially in the following areas:
• studies in the literatures/cultures of the Spanish-speaking ethnic groups in the United States and/or Canada;
• North-American border studies;
• comparative studies in the area of ethnic literatures in the United States;
6) Documented participation in Americanist conferences, congresses and other academic events related to the study of the North American cultures;
7) Experience in the organization of intra- and/or international conferences