University Of Nevada Reno

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Basque Studies

University of Nevada, Reno - Main Campus · Full-time

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About the role

The Center for Basque Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured faculty position in Basque Studies, open rank (Assistant (II), Associate (III), or Full (IV) Professor), to begin July 1, 2027.
We welcome applications from scholars in any humanities, arts, or social science discipline whose research and teaching engage the Basque Country, its languages and cultures, or the global Basque diaspora.
The successful candidate will hold a tenure home in a College of Liberal Arts department appropriate to their discipline including Anthropology

Responsibilities

Art, Art History and Design
Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life's difficult moments. Mountain EAP is located in Reno and specializes in counseling and advising services for personal or interpersonal issues.
We offer a dual career assistance program to newly hired faculty spouses/partners that provides resources and assists them to identify career opportunities in Northern Nevada.

Requirements

A Ph.D. in a relevant humanities or social science discipline or a similar terminal degree in the Arts.
For appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor, the degree must be completed no later than July 1, 2027.
Reading, writing, or speaking knowledge of Euskara and/or Spanish or French.
Final applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment.
Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee's spouse or domestic partner.

Nice to have

A record of, or clear potential for, interdisciplinary and international scholarly collaboration.
A record of securing, or strong potential to secure, external research funding.
Experience engaging public, community, or diaspora audiences.
This is a 9-month, "B" contract appointment.
Your 19.25% contribution is generously matched by the University.
Mountain EAP is located in Reno and specializes in counseling and advising services for personal or interpersonal issues.
Faculty Senate is the principal representing body for faculty.
Its membership includes representatives from each academic and administrative major unit of the University.

Compensation

Compensation is competitive and commensurate with rank, education, and experience, consistent with the appropriate faculty compensation grade within the Nevada System of Higher Education.
The salary schedule can be found here: https://www.unr.edu/hr/compensation-evaluation/salary-schedules under "Academic Faculty (nine-month contract) salaries, with salaries ranging typically from Q1 to Q2 for each rank.
All permanent employees on an annual "A" or "B" contract who are employed at least 50% full-time are eligible to participate in the NSHE retirement program.
E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers an annual or semester membership and family membership options. E.L. Wiegand Fitness Center

Benefits

Remarkable Retirement
Our retirement plan is beyond compare.
With the faculty retirement plan, you are 100% vested your first day.
Sit back and watch your retirement dollars grow!
Perks of working at UNR
Health insurance options including dental and vision - Health Insurance
Generous sick leave, life insurance, and long-term disability - Faculty Benefits
The University is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents.

Company info

We are a comprehensive, doctoral university that has been designated as a Carnegie R1 institution with very high research activity and a Carnegie Community Engagement Classification.
Nearly half of our students are students of color, and we are considered a Hispanic Serving Institution.
We are especially interested in candidates whose scholarship builds bridges across fields and speaks to national and international audiences.

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Center for Constitutional Law and the Center for Basque Studies, that foster creativity, critical thinking, and engaged citizenship

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