Assistant Professor of Italian Studies bei Richmond

The Department of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures in the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Richmond invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position in Italian Studies at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin in August 2026.

We seek a teacher-scholar with research and teaching interests in the 20th and/or 21st centuries. The department welcomes expertise in at least two of the following areas: Italian Literature, Cinema and Culture; Mediterranean and Transcultural Studies; Ethnic Studies; Italian American Culture and Literature; Translation Studies; Environmental Humanities and Ecocriticism; Gender and Sexuality Studies.

Full professional fluency in Italian and English and a strong commitment to teaching at all levels of the undergraduate curriculum are required. We are particularly interested in applicants willing to engage in collaboration with the University’s programs in Film Studies, Global Studies, History, Art History, Classical Studies, GSS (Gender and Sexuality Studies), and/or PPEL (Philosophy, Politics, Economics, and Law). Experience in language teaching and instructional technologies is preferred. The teaching load will be five courses per academic year.

Italian Studies is a thriving program in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, with an average of 70 students enrolled in beginning, intermediate, and upper-level courses each semester. The program offers both a major and a minor.

Applicants should apply online at http://jobs.richmond.edu and submit the following:

1) Curriculum vitae

2) Cover letter

3) Statement of research interests (two single-spaced pages maximum)

4) Teaching statement (two single-spaced pages maximum) that articulates the candidate’s teaching philosophy, interests, and future professional development goals as well as involvement in and commitment to inclusive pedagogy. Applicants should also describe their approach to teaching language courses that will generate student interest and maintain enrollments.

5) Copies of academic transcripts.

Candidates for this position may be asked, at a later date, to provide the names and contact information for three references from whom letters of recommendation will be requested.

Review of applications will commence on November 1, 2025 and continue until the position is filled. Finalists will be asked to submit a writing sample from their research. Please direct any questions to Lidia Radi ([email protected]) or Anthony Russell ([email protected]), co-chairs of the search committee.  For more information on the department and its programs, please visit https://llc.richmond.edu.

The University of Richmond is a private university located just a short drive from downtown Richmond, Virginia. Through its five schools and wide array of campus programming, the University combines the best qualities of a small liberal arts college and a large university. With approximately 4,000 students, an 8:1 student-faculty ratio, and more than 90% of traditional undergraduate students living on campus, the University is remarkably student-centered.

The mission of the University of Richmond is to educate in an academically challenging, intellectually vibrant, and collaborative community dedicated to the holistic development of students and the production of scholarly and creative work. A Richmond education prepares students for lives of purpose, thoughtful inquiry, and responsible leadership in a diverse world. The University of Richmond’s strategic priorities are academic excellence, belonging and community, access and affordability, well-being, and experiential learning and community engagement. The University seeks to model a relentlessly welcoming and inclusive campus community that values the expression of difference in ways that promote excellence in teaching, learning, personal development, and institutional success. Our academic community strongly encourages applications that are in keeping with this commitment.