Starts March 1, 2023

Deadline: October 3, 2022

The Heidelberg Center for Ibero-American Studies (HCIAS) at Heidelberg University, Germany, is accepting applications for a junior professorship position to be appointed with a tentative starting date of March 1, 2023.

This junior professorship is a temporary qualification position limited to six years. It is based at the Heidelberg Center for Ibero-American Studies (HCIAS) and will be filled in close cooperation with the Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA). The future position holder will be a member of the Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences and collaborate with its Institute of Geography.

Candidates for this position are required to possess a doctorate in Geography, Latin American Studies, Inter-American Studies, American Studies, or a closely related field. We are primarily seeking scholars with a specialization in South-North migration within a political, economic, societal, or cultural framework, including Latin American diasporic experiences in the United States. Candidates are expected to bring along a particular preparedness to cooperate with colleagues from different fields and initiate individual and cooperative teaching and research projects. The deadline for applications is October 3, 2022.

For the full text of the position listing, please consult the HCIAS website: https://www.hcias.uni-heidelberg.de/en