Visiting Assistant Professor of Italian Studies at University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia

Job Description:

The University of Richmond's Department of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor position in Italian Studies to begin on August 19, 2025. 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 and/or Minority studies; Italian American Culture and Literature; Translation Studies; Environmental Humanities and Ecocriticism; Gender and Sexuality Studies. The successful candidate will teach 3 course units in the Fall and 3 course units in the Spring, which may include but are not limited to Intensive Italian (beginning and intermediate), Italian in the Media (ITAL 312), and Italian Literature in Context (ITAL 321). Native or near-native fluency in Italian and English and a strong commitment to teaching at all levels of the undergraduate curriculum are required. Experience in language teaching and instructional technologies is preferred. The regular teaching load will be six units per academic year.


Italian Studies is a thriving program in the Department of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures, with an average of 70 students taking 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 a curriculum vitae and a cover letter detailing their teaching philosophy and commitment to educating a diverse student body through inclusive pedagogies. In addition, please include 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 who will be asked to submit letters of recommendation.


Review of applications will commence on May 1, 2025, and continue until the position is filled. Please direct all inquiries about this position to Anthony Russell (arussell@richmond.edu), chair of the search committee and Coordinator of the Italian Studies Section.


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.