Craig M. Cogut Visiting Professor of Latin American and Caribbean Studies 2025-2026

Description

The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) is inviting applications for its Craig M. Cogut Visiting Professorship in Latin American and Caribbean Studies to be taken up during the 2025-2026 academic year.

The Craig M. Cogut Visiting Professorship brings leading scholars from Latin America and the Caribbean to Brown University to teach and conduct research. Visiting Professors are based at the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. Cogut Professors meet regularly with undergraduate and graduate students, give presentations on campus through CLACS or affiliated units, and either teach one undergraduate course on Latin America and/or the Caribbean per semester or to participate fully as a co-teacher in an already existent course at Brown. The Craig M. Cogut Visiting Professorship provides a salary, an optional medical insurance package, a modest research fund, and administrative assistance. Appointments are possible for one or two semesters.

 

For the academic year 2025-26, applications will be accepted in all fields and geographical areas of interest but we especially welcome applications from scholars whose work focuses on the history of collections and collecting in Latin America (museums, libraries, etc.) as well as researchers working on the Amazon River region from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives (anthropology, political science, literature, etc.).

Qualifications

Preference will be given to individuals currently working in Latin America or the Caribbean, but we will also consider US-based applicants. Academic applicants must hold a Ph.D. in any discipline of the humanities and social sciences. In exceptional circumstances, we may consider applicants with professional qualifications and extensive experience in academia, the arts, and the public service. This position is not open to junior faculty.

Applications must be either (1) a foreign national who is eligible to obtain a J-1 visa or (2) a U.S. citizen or resident. Applications should include: (1) a cover letter describing your research, teaching, accomplishments, and proposed length of stay (one or two semesters, and preference of semester, if coming for one); (2) a current C.V.; (3) a list of up to three professional references, including, if applicable, a professional contact at Brown University who is familiar with your work and/or with whom you may wish to collaborate or co-teach a course; and (4) a one-page description of the proposed course or courses that you would like to teach as a Visiting Professor (may be taught in English, Spanish or Portuguese) OR a suggestion of a faculty colleague at Brown with whom you would like to co-teach a course (list of CLACS-affiliated faculty located here).

 

The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer our students richly varied disciplines, perspectives, viewpoints, and ways of knowing and learning.

Application Instructions

Applications should include: (1) a cover letter describing your research and teaching accomplishments, and including your proposed length of stay (one or two semesters, and preference of semester, if coming for one); (2) a current C.V.; (3) a list of up to three professional references; and (4) a one-page description of the proposed course or courses that you would like to teach as a Visiting Professor (the course/s may be taught in English, Spanish or Portuguese). Optionally, if the applicant has existing ties to colleagues at Brown, a brief note of support from a CLACS-affiliated Brown faculty member may also be sent under separate cover to CLACS.

 

Application review will begin on December 1st and will continue until positions are filled.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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