About the position
The Spanish program housed in the Department of English and World Languages offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in Spanish, Spanish: K-12 Teacher Preparation Concentration, Spanish: Media & Entertainment Concentration, and Spanish: Translation Studies Concentration. The program also offers a Spanish minor, an Advanced Spanish for the Health Professions Certificate, and a Basic Spanish for the Health Professions Certificate. Finally, the program contributes to undergraduate general education courses. This is a nine-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor position with the potential of summer teaching for additional compensation. Responsibilities include teaching 12 credit hours per semester with the possibility of reassigned time for research and/or service. Teaching assignments are based on department needs and candidate's area of expertise. Courses may include Spanish from 100 to 400 levels in areas such as Beginning and Intermediate Spanish, Spanish as a Heritage Language, Conversation and Composition, Cultural Studies, Linguistics, and Spanish for the Professions. Courses may also include areas in Chicano Studies such as Chicano Literature.
Responsibilities
- Engage in teaching activities outlined in our faculty handbook including teaching baccalaureate courses according to program needs and candidate's area of expertise.
- Participate in curriculum development.
- Contribute to student success through support and mentoring, including meeting for office hours.
- Participate in professional development activities in order to stay current within the discipline and utilize effective teaching methods, strategies and appropriate technologies.
- Engage in scholarly or creative activities including developing and maintaining a sustained record of scholarship.
- Share expertise within the academic community.
- Include undergraduate and graduate students in research when possible and appropriate.
- Participate in service activities including advising students to help them set academic goals, ensure appropriate coursework is completed, and provide referrals to appropriate student services.
- Participate in department, college, and university meetings.
- Participate in recruitment and retention activities.
- Participate in convocation and commencement activities.
- Participate in department and university committees.
Requirements
- Ph.D. in Spanish, Spanish literature, cultural studies, linguistics, or a related field by the position start date.
- Advanced Spanish Proficiency as per ACTFL standards.
- Demonstrated ability to relate to and commitment to serving various populations and learners.
- At least one year of college-level teaching experience.
- Experience working with various student and staff populations.
- Experience collaborating with other academic programs, student life, and various university offices.
Nice-to-haves
- Proficiency in French, Italian or German.
- Training in ACTFL standards.
- Generalist with the ability to teach courses in Cultural Studies, Linguistics, Spanish for the Professions, and/or Translation and Interpretation.
- Expertise in Chicano Studies.
- Experience as a sole instructor teaching Spanish courses at the college level.
- Experience teaching Spanish as a Heritage Language.
- Experience teaching and/or designing face-to-face, online, and hybrid courses.
- Experience using and/or developing open educational resources.
- Experience using Blackboard and/or Canvas.
Benefits
- Medical and prescription insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Flexible benefit plan
- Basic term life insurance
- Voluntary term life and AD&D insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Travel accident insurance
- Voluntary critical illness and accident insurance
- Annual and sick leave
- Retirement plans
- Employee and dependent tuition discounts
- State employee discounts via BenefitHub
