Teaching Assistant Professor of World Languages & Digital Humanities Technologies

University of Arkansas • Fayetteville, AR

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About The Position

The Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure track Teaching Assistant Professor of World Languages and Digital Humanities Technologies to work as Director of the World Languages and Digital Humanities Studio, to enhance a successful and dynamic department dedicated to the teaching of world languages and cultures through technology and innovative methods, beginning August 2026. This is a 9-month faculty appointment with a standard academic workload of 75% teaching, 20% administrative and 5% service. Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others. The Director of the World Languages and Digital Humanities Studio should demonstrate excellence in teaching, with the ability to teach languages, language pedagogy and acquisition courses as well as digital humanities courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels as well as the interpersonal skills and collegiality necessary to support various language and culture programs. The Director should also demonstrate expertise in teaching Languages and Digital Humanities, with expertise in emerging media forms, as well as public engagement through Digital Humanities, especially through interactive media such as online apps, video games, virtual reality, and AI. The Director of the World Languages and Digital Humanities Studio (WLDH) will devote 20% of their time to the strategic leadership and management of the content-aspects of the Studio, working collaboratively with the Studio's Assistant Director and other faculty members within the department. Strategic direction of the Studio will include collaboration with faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students on languages, cultures and Digital Humanities (DH) projects, as well as co-offering workshops with colleagues on DH approaches and/or methods and training on language teaching with technology and digital media. They will devote 5% to department, college, and university service and will be expected to teach 6 courses per year focused on a combination of language teaching, language pedagogy and acquisition as well as language technologies including Digital Humanities as it relates to languages and cultures comprising 75% of their performance evaluation.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in a world language other than English or a related field from an accredited institution of higher education conferred by the date of initial appointment
• Native or near-native fluency in English
• Experience teaching a language other than English (Any language offered by the UA is viable)
• Demonstrated experience in using a wide variety of available interactive media and DH tools and programs (online apps, virtual reality, AI for example) for language teaching and learning
• Demonstrated engagement with current and emerging trends in Digital Humanities
• Demonstrated knowledge of second language acquisition and teaching theories with digital technologies

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated understanding of computational methods of analysis used in Digital Humanities
• Experience in structuring and administering digital technologies and information systems
• Demonstrated willingness to engage with and use new technologies

Responsibilities

• Strategic leadership and management of the content-aspects of the Studio
• Collaboration with faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students on languages, cultures and Digital Humanities (DH) projects
• Co-offering workshops with colleagues on DH approaches and/or methods and training on language teaching with technology and digital media
• Department, college, and university service
• Teach 6 courses per year focused on a combination of language teaching, language pedagogy and acquisition as well as language technologies including Digital Humanities as it relates to languages and cultures

Benefits

• university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance
• tuition waivers for employees and their families
• 12 official holidays
• immediate leave accrual
• a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree