Applications are open for the selection of Visiting Professor in the areas of History, Political Science, Sociology/Anthropology or Economics for the 2025 spring semester. Until April 15, Portuguese academics at a University in Portugal or abroad can apply to teach up to two courses during one semester.

The Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) in Lisbon, Portugal, and the Saab Center for Portuguese Studies in the University of Massachusetts Lowell College of Fine Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences announce the FLAD/Saab Visiting Professorship in Portuguese Studies for Spring Semester 2025. This program is a three-year collaboration that sponsors a one-semester a year, open-rank, Visiting Professor of Portuguese Studies at UMass Lowell. The program is open to Portuguese Academics presently teaching at a university in Portugal or abroad.

The program contributes a Portuguese academic perspective to the curriculum of the College of Fine Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences and, more specifically, supports the Portuguese Studies Program at UMass Lowell and the mission of the Saab Center for Portuguese Studies. The program further enhances the University’s relationship with the regional Portuguese-American community.

For the third year of the program (Spring Semester 2025), we seek a Visiting professor in the academic areas of History, Political Science, Sociology/Anthropology or Economics. The Visiting Professor will teach up to two courses in English and deliver one or more public lectures in their area of expertise. The program provides for a competitive one-semester salary stipend.

Applications

Those interested in this competition should complete the online application form on the University of Massachusetts Lowell website, which can be found here: https://careers.pageuppeople.com/822/lowell/en-us/job/522584/fladsaab-visiting-professor-open-rank-portuguese-studies

To be able to apply for this first phase, candidates must submit the following documents:

  • Cover letter of interest;
  • Curriculum Vitae;
  • Sample Course Syllabi: include two potential course topics;
  • Names and contact information of three references will be required during the application process.

Deadlines

Applications submitted by April 15, 2024 will be reviewed in the first group, but applications will remain open until the position is filled.