Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities and Mexican American Studies​/College of Liberal Arts

Job Class Code: 10031

FLSA:
Exempt

Posting Number: FRGV
2062

Location:

Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Division/Organization:
Provost - Academic Affairs

Tenure Status:
Tenure Track

FTE: 1.0

We seek applicants who are dedicated to serving The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
's student body as an Assistant Professor of Literatures & Cultural Studies beginning in the  academic year.

UTRGV serves the Rio Grande Valleyand beyond via an innovative and unique multicultural education dedicated to student access and success. By championing leading research, healthcare, and application of university discoveries, wesupport sustainable development, community engagement, andwell-being. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) is committed to building and sustaining a highly qualified and talented faculty to pursue excellence in everything that we do,including teaching, research, and service.

Drawing on our unique identity as the leading Hispanic-Serving Institution in a bilingual and bicultural environment, UTRGV will promote student access and success by building from strength in education and creating avibrant campus experience. By 2027, we will accelerate transformation in the Rio Grande Valley and beyond by driving meaningful advancements in research and creative works, expanding access to high-quality and affordable healthcare, and fostering authentic community engagement and integration.

UTRGV is adistributed campus, one university spanning four counties and multiple locations. Our purpose is to be a university for theentire Rio Grande Valley and beyond. Over 91% of the students enrolled at UTRGV identify as Hispanic, making UTRGV one of the top3 universities with the highest percentage of Hispanic students. For additional information, please visit UTRGVwebsite
.

• PhD in Mexican American studies or closely related field (with graduate coursework in Mexican American Studies) such as Ethnic Studies, English, or History. Applicants must present evidence ofactive research that includes publications in peer-reviewed journals; potential to effectively teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels; potential to supervise and mentor clinical and research activities of students; potential to maintain activeprogrammatic research, and potential to obtain external grant funding.

• Preparation to teach a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in Mexican American Studies and Digital Humanitiesrequired.

• Research focus on regional Latinx/ Chicanx / Caribbean diasporassupported by community engaged scholarship through New Technologies& Media Studies preferred (including but not limited to:generative Artificial Intelligence, new media and social media,digital archiving & preservation, audio visual production, andpublic humanities).

Commensurate with Qualifications and Experience

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09/01/2027

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