Assistant Professor Spanish Applied Linguistics

Assistant Professor Spanish Applied Linguistics

Position Number: F2619P

Department: Franklin-Romance Languages

Posting Date: 12/24/2025

Open Until Filled: Yes

Anticipated

Start Date:

08/01/2026

Employment Type: Employee

Contract Type: Academic (9 mo.)

Tenure Status: Tenure Track

Benefits Eligibility: Benefits Eligible

Location of Vacancy: Athens Area

Position Summary

The Department of Romance Languages at the University of Georgia ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) invites applications for the position of tenure‑track Assistant Professor of Spanish Applied Linguistics with a specialization in Spanish Second Language Acquisition and/or Bilingualism to begin fall 2026. The responsibilities of the position include teaching a 2/2 course load in Spanish Second Language Acquisition (SLA) and/or Bilingualism, which will include a graduate‑level course on different approaches to SLA research taught in Spanish, in addition to introductory courses in Hispanic linguistics at the undergraduate and graduate levels, maintaining an active research program, service to the department, and mentoring student research in the MA and PhD programs in Hispanic and Romance Linguistics.

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD in Spanish, Romance Languages, Second Language Acquisition/Bilingualism, Applied Linguistics, or closely related field. (ABD applicants must have degree in hand at time of appointment).

Additional Requirements

Native/near‑native proficiency in Spanish and English.

Relevant/Preferred Education, Experience, Licensure, and/or Certification

• At least one year of experience teaching at the university level including as teaching/graduate assistant and at least one semester teaching Spanish linguistics at the university level.
• Proficiency in an additional language spoken in the Americas, Europe, or Africa (including indigenous languages, heritage languages).

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities And/or Competencies

• An active research agenda in Spanish SLA and/or Bilingualism, with evidence of scholarly productivity appropriate to career stage and potential for external funding.
• Interest developing a research methods course (including quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods).
• Evidence of effective teaching and mentoring of undergraduate and/or graduate students, including supervision of student research.
• Interest in developing or teaching a research methods course (quantitative, qualitative, and/or mixed methods).

Secondary Interest or Specialty Areas

• Language pedagogy and assessment (including critical approaches, experimental pedagogy, and language assessment)
• Language acquisition and cognition (including first language acquisition, heritage language acquisition, and psycho linguistic approaches)
• Sociolinguistics and language in society (including variation and contact, language attrition/loss, language policy and planning, raciolinguistics, queer linguistics, and translanguaging)

Requirements for Applicants

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• Statement of teaching philosophy (2 pages maximum)
• Statement of research program (2 pages maximum)
• Two sample papers or publications
• Contact information (name and email) for three references who can address the qualifications indicated above. We will request reference letters later in the search process. At least one of the letters should address the candidate’s teaching experience.
• Complete applications received by January 31, 2026 will receive full consideration.

Questions about the position should be directed to the search committee chair, Dr. Timothy Gupton, at gupton
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