Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Basque Studies

University of Nevada Reno • Reno, NV

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) is seeking a tenure-track or tenured faculty member in Basque Studies, open rank (Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor), to begin July 1, 2027. The field of specialization is open, and applications are welcomed from scholars in any humanities, arts, or social science discipline whose research and teaching engage the Basque Country, its languages and cultures, or the global Basque diaspora. The successful candidate will hold a tenure home in an appropriate College of Liberal Arts department and contribute to the interdisciplinary mission of the Center for Basque Studies, including its Ph.D. program. The position involves teaching and mentoring students, a standard 2-2 teaching load with significant graduate education involvement, participation in Center conferences and publications, public outreach, and service roles. The rank and tenure status will be commensurate with the candidate's record and qualifications. Early-career, mid-career, and senior scholars are encouraged to apply.

Requirements

• A Ph.D. in a relevant humanities or social science discipline or a similar terminal degree in the Arts.
• For appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor, the degree must be completed no later than July 1, 2027.
• Candidates for appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor must hold the Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree in the discipline and present a record of scholarship, teaching, and service commensurate with tenure at that rank.
• An active and promising research agenda that engages Basque Studies—the language, cultures, history, society, arts, or diaspora of the Basque people—broadly conceived.
• Qualifications sufficient to hold a tenure home in an appropriate department within the College of Liberal Arts.
• Demonstrated excellence, or clear promise of excellence, in teaching, research, and service.
• Reading, writing, or speaking knowledge of Euskara and/or Spanish or French.

Nice To Haves

• A record of, or clear potential for, interdisciplinary and international scholarly collaboration.
• Experience with, or commitment to, graduate mentoring and doctoral education.
• A record of securing, or strong potential to secure, external research funding.
• Experience engaging public, community, or diaspora audiences.
• Scholarly strengths that complement and extend existing expertise at the Center and across the College of Liberal Arts—for example, in comparative and transnational approaches applied to a range of disciplines, linguistics, digital or public humanities, environmental arts and humanities, cinema and media studies, gender and sexuality studies, migration and diaspora studies.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the interdisciplinary research, teaching, and public-facing mission of the Center for Basque Studies, including its Ph.D. program in Basque Studies.
• Teach and mentor students in the Ph.D. in Basque Studies and in their home department’s undergraduate and graduate programs.
• Fulfill a standard teaching load of 2-2.
• Provide substantial involvement in graduate education, including graduate-level teaching, student mentoring and advising, and service as chair or member of graduate committees.
• Contribute to Center for Basque Studies conferences and publications.
• Participate in the Center’s full range of public outreach and programming.
• Perform service and administrative roles appropriate to the stage of their career development.

Benefits

• Health insurance options including dental and vision
• Generous sick leave, life insurance, and long-term disability
• E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers an annual or semester membership and family membership options.
• Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life’s difficult moments.
• No state income tax!
• Grants-in-aid for Faculty Employees (reduced-rate tuition benefit for faculty and qualified dependents)
• Faculty Dual Career Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree