Adjunct Instructor, Medical Spanish

University of Portland Portal•Portland, OR

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Portland Department of International Languages & Cultures is seeking applications for Adjunct Instructors to teach medical Spanish courses. This role involves teaching three in-person class contact hours per week per section, being available to meet with students, and participating in department orientation and trainings. The courses offered are SPN 380 Medical and Public Health Spanish, which covers vocabulary related to human physiology, pathology, public health in Latino communities, and professional Spanish skills, and SPN 480 Introduction to Medical Interpretation, a capstone course for the medical Spanish minor that focuses on sight translation and consecutive interpretation in healthcare settings, along with vocabulary development. Adjunct Instructors are employed on a semester-by-semester basis and may teach up to six credit hours per semester.

Requirements

Experience teaching medical Spanish courses
Ability to teach SPN 380 Medical and Public Health Spanish
Ability to teach SPN 480 Introduction to Medical Interpretation
Ability to provide three in-person class contact hours per week per section
Ability to maintain regular availability to meet with students
Ability to participate in department orientation and trainings

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of vocabulary specific to human physiology and pathology
Understanding of public health issues affecting Latino communities
Skills in professionalization of spoken and written Spanish
Experience with sight translation and consecutive interpretation in healthcare contexts
Experience with vocabulary acquisition in medical contexts