Assistant Professor of French

Union College•Schenectady, NY

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Union College invites applications for the position of tenure-track Assistant Professor in French and Francophone Studies, with a focus on Digital Humanities, beginning September 1, 2027. We seek a colleague with demonstrated excellence at all levels of language instruction (native or near-native fluency in French is required) and potential to teach upper-level Courses in French and/or translation courses that contribute to the College’s Interdisciplinary Programs. Moreover, we seek a candidate with interest in leading our term abroad program to France. We are interested in teaching that makes use of linguistic and cultural materials related to multiple aspects of the French and Francophone worlds. The successful candidate will be able to teach French classes at basic, intermediate, and advanced levels, as well as other courses in French and in English (thus open to the full campus community), will have experience in leading co-curricular programming (i.e., language tables, cultural events), and will offer courses that contribute to the College’s Complex Questions curriculum. The successful candidate will furthermore exhibit promise for innovative, active scholarship with both broad and deep engagement with rigorous, creative research questions. Teaching load is 2 courses per 10-week trimester, 6 courses per academic year. The selected candidate will join a vibrant and diverse department, with colleagues who value the community shared across our five language programs and seven language offerings. Department members are regularly recognized for their commitment to teaching and research, as evidenced by their scholarly production, innovative courses, and editorial activity, as well as by their distinction with internal and external awards of excellence.

Requirements

Native or near-native fluency in French.
Ph.D. in hand or near completion by 9/27.
Demonstrated excellence at all levels of language instruction.
Potential to teach upper-level courses in French and/or translation courses.
Interest in leading the term abroad program to France.
Teaching that makes use of linguistic and cultural materials related to multiple aspects of the French and Francophone worlds.
Experience in leading co-curricular programming.
Courses that contribute to the College’s Complex Questions curriculum.
Promise for innovative, active scholarship with both broad and deep engagement with rigorous, creative research questions.
Cover letter describing how your education, teaching and research, academic interests, and experience address the requirements of this position.
Curriculum vitae.
Teaching statement that outlines the goals and methods of your teaching, including information regarding strategies you’ve developed for teaching students with academically and culturally diverse backgrounds.
Research statement that describes your past and recent scholarly activities, as well as the methods and principles that have governed those activities.
Contact information for three professional references who can speak to their abilities in teaching and research (provided upon request for first-round interviews).

Nice To Haves

Focus on Digital Humanities.

Responsibilities

Teach French classes at basic, intermediate, and advanced levels.
Teach upper-level courses in French and/or translation courses that contribute to the College’s Interdisciplinary Programs.
Teach other courses in French and in English.
Lead co-curricular programming (i.e., language tables, cultural events).
Offer courses that contribute to the College’s Complex Questions curriculum.
Lead the term abroad program to France.
Engage in innovative, active scholarship with both broad and deep engagement with rigorous, creative research questions.