Associate Professorship in Latin American Studies / Profesor Asociado en Estudios Latinoamericanos

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Associate Professorship (with Tenure) in Latin American Studies (100%)

The Associate Professorship in Latin American Studies is embedded in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) at the University of St.Gallen. The successful candidate will take up the position preferable on 1 February or 1 August 2024.

The postholder will represent the field of Latin American Studies within the SHSS-HSG. The position is interdisciplinary, but within the humanities (such as literary studies, cultural studies, history or philosophy etc.) or social sciences (such as sociology, human geography or anthropology etc.).

Requirements are an excellent doctoral dissertation, a second monograph completed or equivalent publications (set of articles comparable to a habilitation), as well as an outstanding track record in research, teaching and leadership. The successful candidate is expected to have an interdisciplinary profile, experience in raising external funding, an excellent network in Latin America and the willingness to engage with colleagues from other schools at HSG (business studies, economics, political science, computer science and law).