Latin American Perspectives Lectureship

Nomination submission opens on October 1, 2025. Nominations for Academic Year 2026-27 are due by February 3, 2026.

Thanks to the generous sponsorship from donors of the Latin American Perspectives Journal, Stanford’s Center for Latin American Studies welcomes nominations by Stanford faculty to bring junior and senior Latin Americanist scholars to campus for a short term (one week) to lecture, teach, and do research at Stanford. Appointees receive a round trip economy class airfare, one week lodging, and a stipend. Stanford Libraries access will be provided. Office facilities at CLAS and/or at the nominator's department may be available.

Latin American Perspectives (LAP) Lecturers are selected by a faculty committee on the basis of academic qualifications, the quality of research plans, and the relevance to the Center's mission. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, including women scholars and members of traditionally underrepresented groups, who have recently published in the Latin American Perspectives Journal.

During their visit, LAP Lecturers are required to give a public lecture and are expected to conduct research and engage in the academic life of CLAS and their nominator's department. Past LAP Lecturers have also engaged in further academic activities such as leading a graduate students workshop on their area of expertise, or teaching or co-teaching a one unit course with a Stanford faculty. 

Eligibility

Nominees must hold a doctorate AND a current academic appointment at a university or research institution. In addition, nominees are required to have a publication in the LAP Journal.

Nomination Process for Academic Year 2026-27

Stanford faculty are invited to nominate their peers from Latin America or Iberia to come to Stanford to teach, research, and advise in their areas of expertise.

• Complete nominations must be submitted by Stanford faculty. CLAS does not accept documents or nominations from nominees.

Nominate Here

Nominations should include the following:

• Statement of Purpose
  • A brief proposal (500 words maximum) explaining in detail the reason of interest in becoming a Latin American Perspectives Lecturer at CLAS, a proposed public lecture or one-unit course, and the line of research to follow while associated with the University.
  • Proposals should state how the proposed research benefits from Stanford's unique resources such as libraries, faculty, and academic programs.
• Stanford Faculty Sponsorship:
  • Letter of endorsement by a Stanford University faculty member.
• Candidate's Curriculum Vitae
  • The CV should include educational degrees, current position title and employer, mailing address, and email address.
• Reference, DOI, or link to the nominee's publication in the LAP Journal.
• Evidence of English Proficiency (one of the following):
  • A current TOEFL iBT score of 90 or higher (prior to January 21, 2026) or 4.5 or higher (as of January 21, 2026), or an IELTS score of 7 or higher.
    • Stanford considers English proficiency test scores to be valid for two years. Expired scores will not be accepted.
  • Nominee earned a U.S. bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree, or international equivalent from a university where all instruction was conducted in English.
  • Nominee has two or more consecutive years of full-time professional or educational experience in English, in the past 10 years.
  • A documented interview conducted by the department or nominating faculty, either in person, by video conference, or by telephone. For sample questions to use in interviews of prospective J Scholars, please feel free to use the following: Questions for Interviews for Assessing English Proficiency (pdf). To document this "evidence," we encourage you to use the English Proficiency Form for J Scholars (Word document) to be completed, printed and signed and retained for three years after.

For Further Information

Feel free to contact CLAS at clas-visitors [at] stanford.edu (clas-visitors[at]stanford[dot]edu).