Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Slavic Department

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position to begin in Fall 2025, pending budgetary approval. The area of specialization is fully open and all primary fields of specialization within Slavic; Eastern European; East Central European; South Slavic; Central Asian; Russian and Russophone including diasporic Russophone; and indigenous Eurasian including within the Russian Federation. Candidates with additional fields of specialization in such areas as art history; digital humanities; disability studies; film and media studies; music; performance studies; race, ethnicity, and migration studies; and women's, gender, and sexuality studies are particularly welcome.

We are especially keen to receive applications from candidates whose research traverses our region of study, foregrounding one or more cultural and linguistic communities from the following aggregate groupings: Eastern European, East Central European, South Slavic, Central Asian; Russian and Russophone including diasporic Russophone; and indigenous Eurasian including within the Russian Federation. Candidates with additional fields of specialization in such areas as art history, digital humanities, disability studies, film and media studies, music, performance studies, race, ethnicity, and migration studies, and women's, gender, and sexuality studies are particularly welcome.

A Ph.D. in Slavic or a related field is required at the time of appointment. Native or near-native or ACTFL Superior-level proficiency in English is required; ACTFL Advanced High proficiency in one or more Slavic, East European, and/or Eurasian languages is required, with ACTFL Superior-level proficiency desirable. The position entails teaching at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, where undergraduate courses may involve some combination of language and general education literature, culture, and/or cinema courses in English.

Candidates should submit a letter of application; CV; representative student teaching evaluations; representative syllabi; samples of scholarly writing the length of one or two journal articles; a teaching statement; a research statement; a brief description of how their research, teaching, and service demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion; as well as the names and contact information for three persons able to provide confidential professional letters of recommendation. Questions may be directed to Kelly Britcher, Faculty Actions and Recruitment Coordinator ksb85@pitt.edu.

Application Deadline: Friday, October 18, 2024.

The Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences is committed to building and fostering a culturally diverse environment. Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of individuals and constituencies in support of a diverse community are required.

Cover letter

CV

Representative student teaching evaluations

Representative syllabi

Samples of scholarly writing

Teaching statement

Research statement

Brief description of how research, teaching and service demonstrates a commitment to diversity and inclusion

Names and contact information for three professional recommenders

The University of Pittsburgh is committed to championing all aspects of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility within our community. This commitment is a fundamental value of the University and is crucial in helping us advance our mission, which includes attracting and retaining diverse workforces. We will continue to create and maintain an environment that allows individuals to discover, belong, contribute, and grow, while honoring the experiences, perspectives, and unique identities of all.

The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and values equality o opportunity, human dignity and diversity. EOE, including disability/vets.

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