The course will meet once a week for two and a half hours. Possible tenure track or tenured appointment. We are particularly interested in candidates with a postcolonial focus and expertise in mainland Puerto Rican or Cuban-American literature. Position assumes completed Ph.D. in English, ethnic studies, comparative literature, literary studies, American studies, or other pertinent area by August 1999. We will acknowledge all letters, and we plan to meet informally with appropriate candidates at the 1998 MLA conference in San Francisco to discuss the position further.
Salary commensurate with qualifications.
Appointments contingent on final approval of funding. The UIUC is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Puerto Wilches is a town of about 35,000 people on the Rio Magdalena, Colombia's largest river. The economy depends heavily on palm plantations, as well as on fishing and agriculture. Graduates of the School of Assassins have been responsible for some of the worst human rights abuses in Latin America.