Assistant Professor in Applied Intercultural Communication and Latin American Studies

The School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies welcomes applications from candidates with excellent research and teaching potential for the position of Assistant Professor in Applied Intercultural Communication and Latin American Studies.

Expertise will be required in contemporary Latin American cultures, histories and societies, and Spanish language, with specific expertise in applied intercultural communication, ideally for business, industry and enterprise purposes. Applications from candidates with a specialisation in one or more of the following will be particularly welcome: Cross-cultural management; Business Ethics and Latin American Resources (Environmental Humanities); EU-Latin America relations, with specific interest in developing Irish-Latin American networks and partnerships. Applicants with one or more regional specialisations including (but not limited to) any of the following are also particularly welcome: the Pacific Alliance (Mexico-Colombia-Chile and Peru), Mercosur (members and associates) and Caribbean, Latin American and Irish/EU relations, which could include CARICOM and Latin American/European connections. We particularly welcome regional expertise which is not limited to a single country, and not necessarily to a single language, but Spanish is a core requirement.

The successful candidate will be based in the Centre for Global Intercultural Communications, which was founded with funding provided by the Government of Ireland’s Human Capital Initiative (HCI). They will join a team of academic and professional colleagues at the Centre and will have responsibility for the development and delivery of a suite of short courses for the broader public on Latin America, and a range of modules for a part-time certificate, postgraduate diploma and Master’s degree that will accommodate the needs of those seeking to update their education and to upskill and re-skill, including entrepreneurs seeking to do business with Latin America. The successful candidate will also be a member of the Department of Hispanic Studies and will contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and supervision, particularly (but not exclusively) in relation to business related taught programmes involving Hispanic Studies. It is envisaged that it will be a notional 60/40 split between Applied Intercultural Communications (60% of this post) and Hispanic Studies (40%), with a flexibility that guarantees the success of the postgraduate programmes in Applied Intercultural Communications as a key priority in the School.

Post Title: Assistant Professor in Applied Intercultural Communication and Latin American Studies.

Post status: 5 Year Fixed-Term Contract, Tenure Track

Hours of Post: Hours of work for academic staff are those as prescribed under Public Service Agreements. For further information please follow: www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/academic-hours-public-service-agreement.pdf

Salary: Appointment will be made on the Lecturer Merged Salary Scale (109BN) commensurate with qualifications / experience and in line with Public Sector Pay Policy €41,500 - €99,550 per annum) www.tcd.ie/hr/assets/pdf/monthly-academic.pdf

Closing date: 12 Noon, 26^th September 2024

Please go to the Trinity website at jobs.tcd.ie to view the complete job description. Applications will only be accepted via jobs.tcd.ie.

Informal enquiries about this post should be made to Professor Omar García, Head of School, OMAR.GARCIA@tcd.ie

Application queries about this post, please email the Recruitment Team at E: recruit@tcd.ie and include the Competition ID number in the subject heading.

Trinity is an equal opportunities employer, and we encourage applications from talented people of all backgrounds to join our staff community.

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