Assistant Professor of English- French Language

Instructor Of English

The Department of English and Modern Languages in the College of Education, Humanities, and Behavioral Sciences seeks a highly motivated scholar-practitioner to serve as an Instructor of English. The applicant should possess a strong commitment to and demonstrated excellence in teaching, research, and service. The position is a full-time, 9-month faculty position. The successful candidate will meet and instruct assigned classes in the designated site-based locations (mornings, afternoons, & evenings), and teach a minimum of 12 credit hours per academic semester.

The rank and tenure-status of the position is negotiable based on qualifications.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Teach a minimum of four (4) undergraduate French courses per semester in the English and General Education Program primarily.
• Actively participate and lead in the activities of the department, college, and university including recruitment and new course development (site-based and online course certifications).
• Serve on department committees.
• Engage in research, scholarly activities, recruitment and advising English majors.
• Schedule and attend a minimum of 10 hours of office hours per week.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum position requirements include:

• An earned Ph.D. in English with a specialization in French Language.
• Native or near-native fluency in French as well as English.
• At least three (3) to five (5) years of experience in curriculum development, leadership and project management.
• At least three (3) to five (5) years of coursework and experience successfully teaching courses in the French language at the college or university level.
• Evidence of excellence in teaching, including student evaluations or student comments are a plus.
• Experience and credentials in linguistics would be a plus.
• Experience teaching a diverse population and flexibility.
• Ability to initiate and successfully execute projects.
• Knowledge of a second language, preferably Spanish, is a plus.

Knowledge, skills and abilities include:

• Excellence in oral and written communication skills.
• Excellence in teaching at the university level.
• Demonstrated leadership experience related to initiation and execution of committee work.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with university colleagues within a diverse environment.
• Ability to successfully advise, instruct, evaluate, and motivate first generation college students.
• Ability to contribute to the academic program development at the undergraduate and master's level.
• Ability to demonstrate proficiency in assessment of writing and critical thinking.
• Ability to learn AAMU's learning management system (Blackboard Ultra) and integrate the platform into teaching practices to include gradebook features.