Job Details

Overview

Salary range: The current salary range for this position is $80,800-$128,700 (9-month academic year salary). Off-scale salary and other components of pay are offered to meet competitive conditions.

Anticipated start: July 1, 2026

Application Window

Open date: September 24, 2025

Next review date: Tuesday, Nov 18, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Tuesday, Nov 18, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

Position description

The Department of Italian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Renaissance Italian Literature (1400-1600), with a secondary specialization in gender studies and/or critical race theory. We welcome applications from candidates working on a wide variety of critical approaches, including Mediterranean studies, environmental humanities, postcolonialism, visual culture, book history, material texts, and digital humanities. The successful candidate will teach introductory and special topics courses in Renaissance Italian Literature, mentor undergraduate and graduate students, and engage with the broader Renaissance/early modern community on campus.

Tenure-track Assistant Professors at Berkeley are expected to excel in research, teaching, and service. Responsibilities include: implementing a program of research culminating in the publication of books and articles; developing and teaching undergraduate and graduate seminars and lecture courses; supervising dissertation research; and participating in administrative activities within the Italian department and across the University.

The Department of Italian Studies at UC Berkeley explores Italys language, literature, history, and culture through dynamic, interdisciplinary perspectives. Our mission is to foster a global understanding of Italys impact across time and regions, supporting scholarly pursuits and public engagement through diverse programs, events, and study abroad opportunities. We sponsor and co-sponsor events, including lectures, conferences, film screenings, and study abroad programs in Italy during the regular academic year and summer.

We are committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We welcome candidates with non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. For relocation information or career needs of accompanying partners, please visit:

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application): PhD (or equivalent international degree), or enrolled in a PhD or equivalent international degree-granting program at the time of application.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae Your most recently updated C.V.


• Cover Letter


• Research Statement Discuss research accomplishments and proposed plans, including publication record, awards, presentations, inclusive practices, and areas for future research.


• Teaching, Mentoring, and Service Statement Discuss prior teaching experience, approach, and future interests; include mentoring experiences and plans to support inclusive curricula and equitable access.


• Authorization to Release Information Form Download, complete, sign, and upload. A reference check will be completed only if you are selected as a candidate to whom an offer would be extended.


• Writing Sample 1 A sample of your academic writing (e.g., dissertation chapter, article, or chapter).


• Writing Sample 2 A second sample of your academic writing.

Reference requirements: 3-5 references (required). Letters will be requested for candidates under serious consideration later in the process.

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About UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our public mission of research, teaching, and service. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.

Additional information on policies and confidentiality is available in UC Berkeleys official statements and guidelines linked from the recruitment page.

Job location

Berkeley, CA