Visiting Assistant Professor in Spanish, one-year appointment
About The Position
Eastern Connecticut State University is seeking a qualified candidate to fill the position of Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish, one-year appointment in the Department of World Languages and Cultures. Eastern is Connecticut’s Public Liberal Arts University and is located in Willimantic, Connecticut which is 1.5 hours from Boston and 2.5 hours from New York City. Eastern is one of four universities in the Connecticut State College and University System (CSCU). The position also offers substantial health and retirement benefits. Position Description: Teaching duties are four courses per semester at all undergraduate levels and may include language instruction to heritage & non-heritage learners, courses in culture, upper-division conversation and composition, Spanish for the Professions, film, and translation/interpretation. The successful candidate will join a small but dynamic department and will have significant language teaching experience and innovative ideas for upper-level courses in Spanish. Experience collaborating with community partners and engaging students in high-impact practices and potential to increase student recruitment & retention a plus. The successful candidate is expected to participate in departmental activities and engage in some academic advising.
Requirements
- Ph.D. in Spanish or a related discipline by the start of the appointment
- Native or near-native fluency in Spanish and English
Nice To Haves
- Experience collaborating with community partners and engaging students in high-impact practices
- Potential to increase student recruitment & retention
- Preference for Latin American studies and/or Caribbean studies
Responsibilities
- Teaching duties are four courses per semester at all undergraduate levels
- Language instruction to heritage & non-heritage learners
- Teach courses in culture, upper-division conversation and composition, Spanish for the Professions, film, and translation/interpretation
- Participate in departmental activities
- Engage in some academic advising
Benefits
- Substantial health and retirement benefits
- Competitive wages
- Wide range of fringe benefits including voluntary and supplemental benefits
- Paid personal, vacation and sick leave accruals
- Medical, dental, and prescription plans
- Group life insurance
- Retirement
- Retiree health care
- Tuition waiver for employee and eligible dependents at any of the Connecticut State Universities (Central, Eastern, Southern or Western) as well as an array of voluntary and supplemental benefits such as Deferred Retirement Contribution plans, Dependent Care Assistance and Medical Flexible spending accounts
- Long and short term disability insurance plans
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
