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Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Humanities.
The Bryn Mawr College programs in Film Studies, Gender and Sexuality, and Latin American, Latino and Iberian Peoples and Cultures seek to sponsor an Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Humanities renewable for up to two, one-year terms beginning July 1, 2010. The appointment will begin in the academic year 2010-2011.

These programs seek a scholar committed to the theory and practice of film and media studies whose work encompasses Latin America and/or Latino issues in the Humanities or humanistic Social Sciences. The research methodologies and interests of the scholar may be broadly interdisciplinary, although we are especially interested in those who can also offer perspectives on gender and sexuality within these areas. The scholar will help to expand and link the curricular offerings of all of these programs while being situated in an individual anchor department.

The successful candidate will teach two courses per year and will also participate in and contribute to the ongoing activities of these programs (such as faculty seminars, workshops and curriculum development initiatives), as well as in the larger intellectual and social life of Bryn Mawr College. Ph.D. required at time of appointment.

Please send a letter of application with your CV, a writing sample, and at least three current letters of reference. The committee will begin reading files on March 15, 2010. Please send material to Professor Lázaro Lima, Gender and Sexuality Studies, c/o Linda Butler Livesay, Office of the Provost, Bryn Mawr College, 101 North Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA, 19010-1022.

Located in suburban Philadelphia, Bryn Mawr College is a highly selective liberal arts college for women who share an intense commitment to intellectual inquiry, an independent and purposeful vision of their lives, and a desire to make meaningful contributions to the world. Bryn Mawr comprises an undergraduate college with 1,300 students, as well as coeducational graduate programs in social work and in some humanities and sciences. The College promotes faculty excellence in both research and teaching, and has strong consortial relationships with Haverford College, Swarthmore College, and the University of Pennsylvania. Bryn Mawr College is an equal-opportunity employer; minority candidates and women are especially encouraged to apply.