Visiting Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies

Union College•Schenectady, NY

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Union College seeks a Visiting Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies to begin September 1, 2027, for three academic years. The successful candidate will teach French at the basic, intermediate, and advanced levels, as well as other courses in French and English open to the campus community. The position includes a teaching load of two courses per 10-week trimester, or six courses per academic year. The College seeks a colleague with demonstrated excellence at all levels of language instruction and potential to teach upper-level French courses and/or translation courses that contribute to interdisciplinary programs. Teaching should draw on linguistic and cultural materials related to multiple aspects of the French and Francophone worlds. The successful candidate will have experience leading co-curricular programming, such as language tables and cultural events; offer courses contributing to the College’s Complex Questions curriculum; and demonstrate commitment to Union’s strategic goals of diversity and belonging. The candidate will also show promise for innovative, active scholarship involving rigorous and creative research questions. The College welcomes a variety of research agendas and is especially interested in research in Public Humanities, the Cultures of the Francophone Americas, or work connecting across disciplines. The selected candidate will join the Department of Modern Languages & Literatures, a diverse department with five language programs and seven language offerings. The department’s members are recognized for their teaching, research, scholarly production, innovative courses, editorial activity, and awards. Applications must be submitted as PDF files and include a cover letter addressing the position’s requirements, a current curriculum vitae, a teaching statement describing teaching goals, methods, and strategies for students with academically and culturally diverse backgrounds, and a research statement describing past and recent scholarship and the methods and principles guiding it. First-round interview candidates will be asked for contact information for three professional references. Review begins December 30, 2026; applications received by December 15, 2026 receive priority consideration. The position is located in Schenectady, New York. The annual salary range is $68,500–$70,500.

Requirements

Ph.D. in hand or near completion by September 2027.
Native or near-native fluency in French.
Demonstrated excellence in language instruction at all levels.
Experience leading co-curricular programming, such as language tables or cultural events.
Commitment to diversity and belonging.
Promise for innovative, active scholarship involving rigorous, creative research questions.

Nice To Haves

Research in Public Humanities.
Research in the Cultures of the Francophone Americas.
Research that connects across disciplines.
Potential to teach upper-level French courses and/or translation courses contributing to interdisciplinary programs.

Responsibilities

Teach French language classes at basic, intermediate, and advanced levels.
Teach other courses in French and English that are open to the full campus community.
Teach upper-level French courses and/or translation courses contributing to the College’s interdisciplinary programs.
Use linguistic and cultural materials related to multiple aspects of the French and Francophone worlds in teaching.
Lead co-curricular programming, such as language tables and cultural events.
Offer courses that contribute to the College’s Complex Questions curriculum.
Pursue innovative, active scholarship engaging rigorous and creative research questions.
Demonstrate commitment to Union’s strategic goals of diversity and belonging.