NEWS AND OPPORTUNITIES AT THE CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES AND THE LEMANN INSTITUTE FOR BRAZILIAN STUDIES THIS FALL 2013

· CALENDAR OF LECTURES FALL 13 http://www.clacs.illinois.edu/news/lectures.aspx

· LIST OF APPROVED COURSES FOR FALL 13 http://www.clacs.illinois.edu/academics/courses.aspx

· 6^TH ANNUAL LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL http://www.clacs.illinois.edu/news/latinfilmfest.aspx

· ANNUAL CLACS/LEMANN RECEPTION Friday, September 13. 5-8pm 101 International Studies Building

· 50^th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES, OCTOBER 10-11, 2013

As part of the activities to celebrate the 50^th anniversary of CLACS we announce two important exhibits:

FOLK ART IN LATIN AMERICA

SPURLOCK MUSEUM

Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - Sunday, January 5, 2014

The Spurlock Museum joins the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) in celebrating its 50th anniversary. An integral part of this celebration is "Latin American Research: Past, Present, and Future." To complement this focus there will be an exhibition of Latin American folk art. Situated adjacent to the permanent South American Gallery, the exhibition will feature selected objects from Puerto Rico, Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil, countries where CLACS personnel have conducted and are conducting research.
Location: Hundley Central Core Gallery, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
Time: During Museum Hours
Cost: Free Admission

UNITY IN DIVERSITY: LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS’ LIBRARY

An exhibit curated by Prof. Antonio Sotomayor and Prof. Paula Carns.

Open all of September 2013

Exhibit hall on the south side of the first floor of the Main Library

Latin America and the Caribbean is a region special for many reasons. Its rich culture, dynamic politics, and varied economies provide much space for study and engagement. However, as Peter Bakewell argues in “A History of Latin America,” what makes Latin America and the Caribbean a region unique from other parts of the world is its long history of cultural, political, racial, and ethnic mixing, otherwise known as mestizaje. Through more than 500 years of constant intermixing of different civilizations (broadly defined as Indigenous, European, African, and Asian), new types of societies have emerged, in different ways and with different features. The societies that inhabit these lands are a result of this mestizaje, whether genetic or cultural, which provides the basis for the ways in which politics work, their culture redefined, literary works created, languages spoken and written, and religions followed and practiced. Latin America and the Caribbean, is thus a true kaleidoscope of human civilizations, experiences, and histories, all brought together by that same diverse process of human interaction to achieve unity in diversity. In this exhibit you will see a very slim, but rare and sometimes unique, selection of the plethora of resources in our library collection. Stop by the exhibit hall on the south side of the first floor of the Main Library to learn more about these fascinating cultures.

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LEMANN INSTITUTE FOR BRAZILIAN STUDIES

LECTURE SERIES

TUESDAY, AUGUST 27

2PM

101 International Studies Building

THIRD LANGUAGE ACQUISITION OF NOMINAL INTERPRETATION IN BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE

TANIA IONIN (Linguistics, Univ. of Illinois) and ELAINE GROLLA ( Linguistics, USP, Brazil)

This talk will examine how learners of Brazilian Portuguese as a third language interpret noun phrases with and without articles, with a particular focus on how these learners are affected by cross-linguistic influence from their prior languages, English and Spanish. Brazilian Portuguese, English and Spanish have a three-way distinction in how they express generic interpretation. In English, a generic statement about cats can be made using an article-less plural form, as in “Cats love milk”. If the definite article is used with a plural form, as in “The cats love milk”, the statement is about specific cats, rather than cats in general. In contrast, in Spanish, definite articles are required for generic readings: “Los gatos adoran la leche” can be a statement either about cats in general, or about specific cats. Finally, in Brazilian Portuguese, definite articles are optional with generic readings, so that both “Os gatos adoram leite” and “Gatos adoram leite” can be statements about cats in general. This three-way distinction allows us to formulate specific predictions for how learners of Brazilian Portuguese as a third language interpret noun phrases with and without articles in generic environments, depending on whether they are influenced by transfer from English, from Spanish, or from both languages. We report the results of two experimental studies of learners’ linguistic judgments; these studies were made possible by the support of a collaborative Lemann Institute grant.

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CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES

LECTURE SERIES

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5^th

12pm

101 International Studies Building

NEGOTIATING FORMALIZATION: TEACHING AND LEARNING RURAL MUSIC IN A NOT-SO-RURAL NORTHERN COLOMBIA

IAN MIDDLETON, Graduate Student, Department of Music

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PIŇATA/COMBO GRANTS FOR FACULTY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 2013

The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, with the Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies, is please to invite proposals for the following initiatives.

n Faculty Development Conference Grants

n Course Development Awards

n Faculty Travel Awards

All Proposals are due October 14, 2013

Send (1) application and (2) cover sheet to cotler@illinois.edu (subject line: Faculty Support)

http://www.clacs.illinois.edu/academics/fellowships/travelgrants/

Program descriptions and application information:

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE GRANTS are intended to help support small conferences or workshops enabling UI faculty to advance innovative directions in scholarship related to Latin America. Projects involving interdisciplinary and inter professional collaborations are especially encouraged. Awards of up to $2,500 can be used to support travel and lodging of invited conference participants, publicity, and dissemination of conference proceedings. Conferences should take place during the 2010-11 academic year. The Center can assist by providing meeting space, publicizing the conference event, and disseminating conference proceedings (white papers, podcasts, etc.) through the CLACS website.

Applications should include:

a) the names, titles and home departments of the principal organizers;

b) statement of no more than 5 pages describing the themes of the conference, including a description of the format of the conference and list of potential participants;

c) a budget for the project, indicating any other sources of support;

d) a short (1 page) statement discussing expected outcomes from the conference. (such as new courses, publications, white papers or podcasts to be circulated through the CLACS website, etc.).

BRAZILIAN STUDIES COURSE DEVELOPMENT AWARDS are intended to support faculty developing new courses, or revising existing courses, to include significant Brazilian content. Courses from any discipline are welcome, although courses likely to contribute to the core of an interdisciplinary Brazilian Studies curriculum within the LAST major are especially encouraged. Courses likely to be taught regularly will also be given priority. Awards of up to $3,000 can support travel, the purchase of potential course materials, photocopying, research assistance or similar costs related to the development of the course.

Applications should include:

a) the name, title and home department of the principal instructor;

b) a statement of no more than 5 pages describing the course, including a discussion of its likely contributions to the curriculum in the home department and to an interdisciplinary curriculum in Latin American (and particularly, Brazilian) Studies, and an indication of when the course would be first offered and how regularly it will be taught;

c) A timetable of activities related to the development of the course, with a budget listing anticipated costs

FACULTY TRAVEL AWARDS are intended to support faculty travel overseas for short-term trips to enrich instructional materials, establish and maintain linkages with overseas institutions, and explore promising new lines of research. Travel must be for a minimum of 10 days. Travel supported by Title VI NRC funds must be on US carriers and the itineraries must be approved by the U.S. Department of Education.

Awards of up to $1,200 will be made for travel to take place between November 15, 2013 and April 30, 2014

Applications should include:

a) Two-page statement about the purpose of the trip and details about major planned activities while abroad;

b) Abstract of this statement, no longer than 300 characters (required by US ED);

c) List of major publications/ creative activities during the past 5 years;

d) Itinerary, with precise dates, air carrier(s) and flight numbers (US ED requirement);

e) Detailed budget.

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CALL FOR PAPERS/ CONFERENCES

■ LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION (LASA) CONFERENCE

May 21-24 Chicago, 2014

DEMOCRACY & MEMORY

Important Dates:

August 23, 2013
Deadline to renew your LASA membership to be able to submit proposals and travel funding requests. Deadline to request LASA to add participants to the proposal system.
September 3, 2013
Deadline for proposal submissions and travel funding requests to be received

http://lasa.international.pitt.edu/eng/

Additionally, travel grant requests will also be received by September 3, 2013. There are 5 different travel grants which can be applied for:

1) LASA Congress Travel Fund – for scholars traveling from Latin America and the Caribbean.
2) Student Travel Fund – for students enrolled in institutions outside of Latin America and the Caribbean
3) The Indigenous and Afro-Descendant Travel Fund – for indigenous participants at each Congress.
4) Non-Tenured Fund – for US Non-Tenured, full time track Professors (a letter from your department affirming your US, non-tenured track, full time status is required with the application.)
5) Fund for professors outside Latin America and US
Remember to follow the application process outlined and attach a CV with your application. Only those who have not received a grant in the last 3 congresses and who have an accepted paper will be eligible for a grant.

■ BRASA XII - Call for Proposals

The 12th International Congress of the Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA) will take place in August 2014 in London.

The Congress program will include academic panels, invited speakers, workshops, plenary sessions, and cultural activities. Our partners will be King’s Brazil Institute at King’s College London and the Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. BRASA’s Executive Committee has adopted the following guidelines for proposing papers and organizing panels:

1. All proposals for panels or papers must be submitted directly to the Program Committee through the BRASA Proposal Portal.

The Program Committee will not consider proposals not submitted and received through the Proposal Portal at: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=brasa2014

2. Each participant must be a member of BRASA. Each participant may present only one paper in the Congress, but may also preside over a panel or serve as a discussant.

3. BRASA suggests that all panels include at least four papers, but no more than five, and that the moderator not be presenting a paper. Each session should leave at least 30 minutes for discussion or for comments by a discussant immediately following the presentations.

4. The Congress will have approximately 12 sessions with 12 panels per session during a period of three days, for a total of 144 panels.

5. Questions about the organization of panels and suggestions for other possible events at the Congress should be directed to the BRASA secretariat at: brasa-illinois@illinois.edu or to the Chair of the Program Committee, Bryan McCann: bm85@georgetown.edu.

6. The Program Committee will give preference to proposals to organize complete panels with participants from different universities and that have an interdisciplinary focus.

7. Dates for submission and acceptance of proposals are the following: the deadline for submission of proposals for panels or individual papers through the BRASA Proposal Portal is October 15, 2013. The Program Committee will announce final decisions by February 15, 2014. For more information, please visit the BRASA website http://www.brasa.org or send an email to brasa-illinois@illinois.edu.

■ I CONFERENCIA DE ESTUDIOS ESTRATEGICOS “Repensando un mundo en crisis y transformación”

16 al 18 de Octubre de 2013
La Habana Cuba.

Participarán en este encuentro investigadores/as, profesores/as y estudiosos, de las relaciones internacionales, la política internacional y los complejos procesos que caracterizan el mundo actual. Los ejes temáticos del evento serán:

La crisis actual y el probable reordenamiento del poder global: agendas, intereses y alianzas de las potencias centrales y emergentes.
Integración, cooperación y concertación. La nueva geografía del poder global y regional.
Crisis de la gobernabilidad, actores gubernamentales y no gubernamentales. Procesos contestatarios a nivel global, tendencias y perspectivas.
Resignificación de los recursos naturales en la geoestrategia mundial. Desarrollo y medio ambiente.
Seguridad y defensa, retos y perspectivas en su enfoque multidimensional. Principales tendencias de la conflictividad político-militar internacional. La carrera armamentista.
Situación del Derecho Internacional Humanitario. Realidades y perspectivas.

Proposal deadline: September, 2013

Contact information:
Dr. Adalberto Ronda Varona, ronda@cipi.cu,
Mara Pérez Chinea mara@cipi.cu.
Teléfono: (537) 2063098

Additional information:
Los interesados podrán inscribirse mediante el envío, por correo electrónico, al Comité Organizador de la planilla de inscripción que se adjunta con los datos personales y un resumen de la ponencia que no exceda de 250 palabras, en inglés o español, que serán los idiomas oficiales de la Conferencia, antes del 15 de septiembre de 2013. Los ponentes y participantes extranjeros en la I Conferencia de Estudios Estratégicos “Repensando un mundo en crisis y transformación”, deberán abonar una cuota de inscripción individual de 100.00 CUC (peso cubano convertible) mientras que en el caso de los nacionales será de 100.00 CUP. Los estudiantes que presenten la documentación correspondiente, abonarán respectivamente, 60.00 CUC ó 60.00 CUP. Dichas cuotas se harán efectivas en el momento de la acreditación.

■ XXIX BIENNAL LOUISIANA CONFERENCE ON HISPANIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES : "Mobilities and Moorings"

February 27 - March 1, 2014
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Since the 1990s a “new mobilities paradigm” has crossed disciplinary boundaries to examine the broader social and political implications of movement, ranging from the scale of the body to the global. Human geographer Tim Cresswell points out three aspects that allow for a holistic understanding of mobility: “the fact of physical movement—getting from one place to another; the representations of movement that give it shared meaning; and finally, the experienced and embodied practice of movement”. The upcoming edition of the Louisiana Conference on Hispanic Languages and Literatures aims to explore the varied cultural and linguistic manifestations and interpretations of mobility that emerge in the Spanish-speaking world throughout history. We extend the call for essays that examine how movement or mobility is represented in art, literature, film, and performance; as well as how actual movement is involved in the creation, circulation, and reception of works. The field of linguistics is particularly tied to forms of mobility and presentations might explore issues of variation in time and/or space, sociolinguistic aspects of mobility, the language of written records, bilingualism, language maintenance, issues related to proficiency/nativity/hybridity, and language attitudes.

Proposal deadline: Oct. 1, 2013

Contact information: lsuchll2014@gmail.com

Additional information:
We invite abstracts for individual presentations or panels on any aspect of Hispanic linguistics, literature, or cultural studies; topics related to the conference theme are particularly welcome. Presentations may be delivered in English or Spanish. Abstracts should be no longer than 500 words in length and must be received on or before October 1, 2013. Abstracts may be submitted to: lsuchll2014@gmail.com. Panel proposals should include an abstract-length statement of vision for the panel as well as an individual abstract submitted separately by each proposed panelist. Additional information

■ FIEALC, (Federación Internacional de Estudios de América Latina y el Caribe) Congreso XVI “El viejo Mundo y el nuevo mundo en la era del dialogo”SubtemaVI Lengua, lingüística, literatura, arte y cultura: pasado y presente.Iconografías latinoamericanas: la ciudad y el campo como fuentes de representaciones y universos simbólicos

8, 9, 10 y 11 de octubre de 2013
Antalya, Turquía

Las fuentes iconográficas son nuevos objetos de estudios requeridos por las disciplinas históricas, sociales, humanas, filosóficas, semióticas, estéticas y otras, es decir “lecturas transdiciplinarias” (García Canclini) para realizar ingresos renovados a la realidad cultural de América latina y el Caribe.

La constitución de argumentaciones y en particular la organización de epistemologías desde matrices del “viejo mundo” en particular de las Bellas Artes con sus propuestas explicitadas en dibujos, pinturas, esculturas y arquitecturas crearon todo un ideario sobre la ciudad y el campo como fuente inspiracional a lo largo de estos últimos siglos en vastos y recónditos territorios.

Así también, las artes industriales con las tecnologías de la prensa, los archivos fotográficos, las propuestas del diseño y la organización del cine regional y de autor, han marcado las prácticas sobre la ciudad y el campo, en particular en las luchas sociales y la reivindicación popular.

En fin, las tipologías iconográficas en nuestro continente han dado consistencia a renovadores discursos sobre la identidad, el sentido de lo latinoamericano y en muchos casos han constituido trincheras representacionales y políticas precisas desde un acontecimiento urbano o de un hecho rural. Por lo mismo, las iconografías han producido “diálogos entre el viejo y el nuevo mundo”, así también han creado numerosos universos simbólicos que operan entre la subjetivación y la objetivación de tensados imaginarios culturales (N. Richard).

La imagen fija, la imagen en movimiento, el dibujo en papel, la pintura en lienzos, las esculturas en los espacios públicos, los estilos en la ciudad de los muertos o en la viva estructura urbana, los negativos fotográficos, los archivos fílmicos, los originales analógicos o los del mundo digital, son entradas direccionadas de la representación desde las “estructuras del sentimiento” (R.Williams) pues nos entregan una ciudad y ruralidad primeramente visualizada y soñada, pero sobre todo utópicamente amada.

Esta propuesta apunta a realizar un balance, rectificar omisiones de las “cultura mudas de América Latina y el Caribe” (P. Freire) y principalmente darle coherencia científica a este campo de resonancias que establecen múltiples exploraciones desde corpus consistentes que definen campos fecundos de acción analítica y crítica: una “ecología de saberes” (B de Sousa), un campo de identidades simbólicas precisas.

Proponemos una mesa establecida en cuatro matrices culturales:

Idearios iconográficos de la ciudad y el campo del siglo XIX
Políticas de las representaciones de la modernidad urbana/rural
Análisis discursivos iconográficos entre la tradición y el progreso
Nuevas transiconografías (hibridismos)

Proposal deadline: 5 agosto 2013

Contact information: Dr. Gonzalo Leiva Quijada, Chile, Académico e investigador Instituto de Estética, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. gleivaq@uc.cl

Dra. Andrea Casa Nova Maia, Brasil. Profesora de Historia del Instituto de Historia de la Universidad Federal de Rio de Janeiro andreacn.bh@gmail.com

Additional information:
Informes e inscripciones, Prof. Dr. Mehmet Necati Kutlu, Centro de Estudios Latinoamericanos, Universidad de Ankara, e-mail: kutlu@ankara.edu.tr y lamerika@ankara.edu.tr

Consultas especiales: Coordinación General de la FIEALC (CCyDEL, CIALC, UNAM) Torre II de Humanidades, lo piso, C. U. México, Tel. (5255) 56 16 25 15, e-mail: zea@unam.mx

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OPPORTUNITIES

· FORD-LASA PROJECTS

LASA is pleased to announce the eighth cycle of the Ford-LASA Special Projects competition, made possible by a contribution by the Ford Foundation to the LASA Endowment Fund. Funds provided will support such activities as transregional research initiatives, conferences, working groups, the development of curriculum and teaching resources, and similar projects organized and carried out by LASA Sections or by ad hoc groups of LASA members. Proposers are encouraged to think creatively about how this funding might be used to advance the principles of hemispheric collaboration among Latin American Studies scholars and teachers. Proposals that do not assign priority to this objective will not be considered for funding.

Proposals should identify the participants in the proposed activity, the objectives of the project, and the process by which those objectives are to be achieved. The total amount requested in each proposal may not exceed $12,500. Grants may be combined with other sources of funding, and may be used to initiate projects that continue with funding from other sources. No project or group will be funded more than once.

Proposals of no more than five (5) single-spaced pages in length must be received by the LASA Secretariat by September 15, 2013. Proposals will be reviewed by a panel of LASA members appointed by the President for each program cycle, chaired by the Vice President of LASA.

Preference will be given to projects that involve transregional collaboration in the Western Hemisphere, and which are intended to result in publication of project results. It may be possible for LASA to disseminate project results, including conference papers, through its website, which would not preclude eventual publication in other media. Project directors are encouraged to consider submitting a panel proposal based on their preliminary work for presentation at the May 2014 LASA Congress. By June 30, 2014, the project directors will be required to submit a report on the activities undertaken with Special Project funding, suitable for publication in the LASA Forum.

· NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP WORKSHOP

Are you:

· a US citizen, national, or permanent resident,

· a 1st or 2nd year graduate student in a research-based Master’s or PhD program,

· in a STEM field or one of the following fields: Anthropology, Communications, Economics, Geography, History & Philosophy of Science, International Relations, Linguistics, Psychology, Political Science, Sociology, STEM Education, or Urban & Regional Planning?

If yes to all three, then you are probably eligible for the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship, one of the premier fellowships for graduate students nationwide.

The GRF provides three years of support, a $32,000 annual stipend, coverage of tuition, access to international research opportunities, and entry into one of the most prestigious scientific communities in the world.

The workshop will provide an overview of the fellowship and offer insights on how to prepare successful applications. Speakers include:

· William Hahn, former NSF-GRF Program Director

· Elizabeth Hsiao-Wecksler, Associate Professor of Mechanical Sciences & Engineering

· Glaucio Paulino, Professor of Civil Engineering at UIUC, Director of Mechanics of Materials Program at NSF

· Ken Vickery, Director of External Fellowships, Graduate College

The workshop will take place on Friday, September 13, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m., in 141 Loomis Lab (1110 W. Green St.). Registration is required. Register online https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/4401970

If you have questions, contact Ken Vickery at vickeryk@illinois.edu.

For additional details on the NSF-GRF, see the listing in Fellowships Opportunities https://www.grad.illinois.edu/fellowship/listing/3008

· MELLON-LASA SEMINARS

LASA is pleased to announce a competition for workshop and conference funds as part of the program of Mellon-LASA seminars, made possible through a generous grant to the Association by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This program is intended to foster innovation in Latin American Studies and enrich LASA Congresses by supporting projects that reflect one or more of the following objectives:

Incorporate into Latin American Studies researchers, whose primary geographic focus is on other regions of the world, thus adding comparative or connective dimensions to Latin America-related work and/or introducing to the field methodological or analytical perspectives that have typically been applied elsewhere.
Challenge conventional geographic boundaries of Latin American Studies, for example by exploring opportunities for articulating research in terms of the Americas, the Atlantic, the Pacific Rim, or other geographic configurations.
Integrate into Latin American Studies theoretical and/or methodological perspectives drawn from state-of-the-art research in core disciplines of the social sciences and humanities.

Proposals that do not assign priority to one or more of these objectives will not be considered for funding. Preference will be given to projects that involve significant participation by researchers from Latin America; inclusion of junior scholars is encouraged. To be eligible for consideration, proposals must be submitted by a LASA member in good standing, but other participants in the project need not be members of the Association. Organizers of successful projects must convene a panel at the 2014 LASA meeting in Chicago, IL to present preliminary results of the initiative.

Proposals should identify the participants in the proposed workshop or conference, the objectives of the project, the process by which those objectives are to be achieved, and the anticipated calendar of activities. The total amount requested in each proposal may not exceed $15,000, devoted primarily to covering travel and per diem expenses for workshop participants. Of the project’s total budget, up to $1,500 may be allocated for travel of key participants to present results of the project at a Mellon-LASA panel convened during the May 2014 LASA Congress in Chicago, IL, and up to $1,500 may be reserved for publication support, including translation. Administrative and indirect costs will not be eligible. Grants may be combined with other sources of funding, and may be used to initiate projects that continue with funding from other sources.

This is an additional round of competitions for Mellon-LASA seminar grants. To be considered for this final round, the core project activities may take place either before or after the May 2014 LASA Congress in Chicago, IL. No project or group will be funded more than once through this program.

Proposals of no more than five (5) single-spaced pages in length, plus a one-page summary of the budget and one-page c.v.s of principal organizers, must be received by the LASA Secretariat by September 15, 2013. The narrative must make clear how the project will contribute to innovation in Latin American Studies by advancing one or more of the three objectives outlined above. Proposals will be evaluated by a peer review panel, and applicants will be informed of the results by October 30, 2013.

Note: given that most proposals are not likely to be funded, applicants who wish to convene a panel at the 2014 LASA Congress in Chicago, IL should also submit a proposal through the normal channels.

Within 18 months of the announcement of the award recipients, the project director(s) will be required to submit a report on the activities undertaken, suitable for publication in the LASA Forum.

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IN THE MARKET

■ University of Oregon, Adjunct Instructor Pool

The University of Oregon Latin American Studies program seeks to create a pool of qualified applicants for possible temporary appointments teaching area studies courses related to Latin America. Positions are funding contingent, part-time or temporary assignments with an appointment of up to one year, but with the possibility of renewal for up to three years depending on need, funding and performance.

Salary is dependent on education and experience. An M.A. degree is required; a Ph.D. is preferred and appropriate experience required.

Screening of applications will take place as positions become available and continue until positions are filled. We invite applications from qualified candidates who share our commitment to diversity and from members of underrepresented groups. Applications are accepted immediately and will be maintained on file for a period of one year. http://jobs.uoregon.edu/unclassified.php?id=4273

Deadline: April 30, 2014

Minimum Requirements: M.A. degree

Preferred Qualifications: Ph.D.

Documents Required: Cover letter, CV, two letters of reference, syllabus

Additional Information: jaredl@uoregon.edu or call

541-346-2850

■ University of California Santa Cruz, Full or Associate Professor, Political Economy

The Latin American and Latino Studies Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) invites applications for a position in Political Economy, at the Full or Associate Professor (tenured) level. The position is open with respect to substantive focus. We seek candidates whose research focuses on political economy from an interdisciplinary perspective, with an emphasis on how economic structures enable and constrain different pathways of change in Latin America and/or for Latinos/as in the United States. The candidate’s work should demonstrate expertise in transnational approaches. We are open as to scale of analysis—local, regional, national, hemispheric, or global—and encourage applicants who demonstrate an emphasis on urban-regional studies and/or natural resource policy challenges. Preference will be given to candidates qualifying for the rank of Full Professor.

While we are open to the specific issues that the successful candidate would focus on in his/her research, we seek to hire a political economy professor whose approach will fit the department’s four substantive themes: cultural flows/cultural politics, collective action/social movements, social inequalities, or transnational migration.

The Department of Latin American and Latino Studies has a strong tradition of collaborative and interdisciplinary work, and we especially encourage applications from strongly qualified candidates eager to extend their teaching and research activities across departmental and disciplinary boundaries.

We seek scholars with significant teaching experience at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including doctoral supervision, and with evidence of a developed research trajectory and successful history of extramural funding. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute administrative service to the department and campus.

The successful candidate must be able to work with students, faculty and staff from a wide range of social and cultural backgrounds. We are especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community and we encourage both domestic and international candidates to apply.

RANK: Full or Associate Professor

SALARY: Commensurate with qualifications and experience

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. in Social Science or Humanities field, or other related field. Demonstrated record of research and teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels; record of publication, extramural funding, and administrative service.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Proficiency in Spanish, Portuguese or an indigenous language in the Americas. Demonstrated excellence in research and publication, successful extramural funding record and proven distinction in university teaching and administrative service.

POSITION AVAILABLE: July 1, 2014, with academic year beginning September 2014. Position contingent upon final budgetary approval.

TO APPLY: Applications are accepted via the UCSC Academic Recruit online system, and must include Curriculum Vitae, Letter of Application, three selected publications, research statement, pedagogy statement, three confidential letters of reference*, and teaching evaluations. Applicants are invited to submit a statement addressing their contributions to diversity through research, teaching, and/or service. Documents/materials must be submitted as PDF files.

Apply at http://apptrkr.com/377578

Refer to Position #JPF00035-14 in all correspondence.

*All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. For any reference letter provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service, career center), direct the author to UCSC’s confidentiality statement at http://apo.ucsc.edu/confstm.htm

CLOSING DATE: Review of applications will begin on October 1, 2013. To ensure full consideration, applications should be complete and letters of recommendation received by this date. The position will remain open until filled, but not later than 6/30/2014.

■ University of California Santa Cruz, Assistant Professor, Youth Studies

The Latin American and Latino Studies Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) invites applications for a position in Youth Studies, at the Assistant Professor (tenure-track) level. The position is open with respect to substantive focus. We seek candidates whose research focuses on youth studies, with an emphasis on the processes and implications of how youth actively reinvent and mobilize around their identities, construct social, cultural and communicative or media practices, or engage in active civic and political life in areas such as public education, representation, gender, sexual and racial equality, or immigration reform. The candidate’s work should demonstrate expertise in transnationalism. While we are open to the specific issues that the successful candidate would focus on in his/her research, we seek to hire a youth studies professor whose approach will fit the department’s four substantive themes: cultural flows/cultural politics, collective action/social movements, social inequalities, or transnational migration.

The Department of Latin American and Latino Studies has a strong tradition of collaborative and interdisciplinary work, and we especially encourage applications from strongly qualified candidates eager to extend their teaching and research activities across departmental and disciplinary boundaries.

The ability to contribute significantly to graduate education and the mentoring of graduate students is highly desirable. The successful candidate must be able to work with students, faculty and staff from a wide range of social and cultural backgrounds. We are especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community, and we encourage both domestic and international candidates to apply.

RANK: Assistant Professor

SALARY: Commensurate with qualifications and experience

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. in Social Science or Humanities field, or other related field, is required by June 30, 2014. Demonstrated record of research and university teaching.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Proficiency in Spanish, Portuguese or an indigenous language in the Americas.

POSITION AVAILABLE: July 1, 2014, with academic year beginning September 2014. Position contingent upon final budgetary approval.

TO APPLY: Applications are accepted via the UCSC Academic Recruit online system, and must include Curriculum Vitae, Letter of Application, sample of written work, research statement, pedagogy statement, three confidential letters of reference*, teaching evaluations (optional). Applicants are invited to submit a statement addressing their contributions to diversity through research, teaching, and/or service. Documents/materials must be submitted as PDF files.

Apply at http://apptrkr.com/377593

Refer to Position #JPF00034-14 in all correspondence.

*All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. For any reference letter provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service, career center), direct the author to UCSC’s confidentiality statement at http://apo.ucsc.edu/confstm.htm

CLOSING DATE: Review of applications will begin on October 01, 2013. To ensure full consideration, applications should be complete and letters of recommendation received by this date. The position will remain open until filled, but not later than 6/30/2014.

■ Hamilton College, Assistant Professor in Latin American Politics

Deadline: October 1

Minimum Requirements: ABD

Preferred Qualifications: Ph.D

Documents Required: Please submit curriculum vitae, graduate transcripts, a list of courses the applicant is prepared to teach, evidence of teaching performance, and arrange for submission of three letters of recommendation to Interfolio at https://secure.interfolio.com/apply/21970, addressed to Philip Klinkner, Chair, Government Department, Hamilton College. Your cover letter should address ways in which you bring issues of diversity into your teaching, scholarship, and/or service. Experience teaching or working with diverse student populations is an asset. We will begin consideration of applications on October 1 and continue until the position is filled. Applicants wishing to be interviewed at the APSA should submit materials by August 25.

Contact Information: govsrch@hamilton.edu

Additional Information: Appointment begins July 1, 2014. Five courses per year with competitive salary and research and travel support. Hamilton College (www.hamilton.edu) is a residential liberal arts college located in the Mohawk Valley of upstate New York; for applicants with dual-career considerations, Hamilton participates in the regional Higher Education Recruitment Consortium, which posts additional area employment opportunities atwww.upstatenyherc.org. Hamilton College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity in all areas of the campus community. Hamilton provides domestic partner benefits. Candidates from underrepresented groups in higher education are especially encouraged to apply

■ Centro de Estudios Sociologicos, El Colegio de Mexico. Profesor-Investigador

El Centro de Estudios Sociológicos de El Colegio de México convoca a ocupar una plaza de profesor investigador de tiempo completo para realizar actividedes orientadas a la docencia y la investigación, las áreas temáticas de interés de los postulantes deberán ser etnografía, cultura, política, estudios urbanos.:

Deadline: October 25, 2013.

Minimum Requirements:
1. Tener grado de doctor en Sociología, Antropología, Ciencia Política o disciplinas afines otorgado por una universidad o centro de enseñanza superior de reconocido prestigio. 2. Tener alguna experiencia en labores docentes o de investigación en temas de etnografía en ámbitos urbanos, cultura, política y/o estudios urbanos utilizando para ello, métodos cualitativos o etnográficos. 3. Presentar un proyecto de investigación acorde con los temas de problemas sociales, culturales y políticos en contextos urbanos en América Latina y México; el documento no deberá ser mayor a seis mil palabras. 4. Tener disponibilidad y vocación para la docencia y la investigación, orientada a las áreas temáticas de interés del CES; El profesor deberá asumir tareas de docencia e investigación en estas áreas y apoyar las actividades internas del Centro de Estudios Sociológicos. 5. Tener vocación y disponibilidad de tiempo completo para dedicarse a la docencia y a la investigación sobre las áreas temáticas de la etnografía, cultura, política, estudios urbanos y las demás que sean de interés del Centro de Estudios Sociológicos. 6.Ser miembro del Sistema Nacional de Investigadores nivel I o candidato, o en su caso, estar en la disponibilidad de ingresar a la brevedad posible a dicho sistema.

Preferred Qualifications:
Doctorado en Sociología, Antropología, Ciencia Política o disciplinas afines otorgado por una universidad o centro de enseñanza superior de reconocido prestigio.

Documents Required:
Llenar la solicitud electrónica en el sitio web del CES, carta de exposición de motivos, curriculum vitae con soporte documetnal, proyecto de investigación, constancia de legal estancia en México para postulantes extranjeros, documentación que acrediten la posesión de grado académico.

Contact Information: directorces@colmex.mx

Additional Information: http://ces.colmex.mx/index.php/academicos/convocatoria-a-plaza

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