Assistant Professor of Spanish; tenure-track

Position: Assistant Professor of Spanish (tenure-track)
Bethune-Cookman University

Job Title:

Assistant Professor of Spanish (tenure-track)

Reporting Structure:
Chairperson of the Department of English, World Languages, and Cultures Studies

Division:
College of Arts and Humanities

JOB SUMMARY:

The Department of English, World Languages, and Cultures Studies at Bethune-Cookman University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Spanish position. The successful candidate will teach first-year Spanish courses primarily and upper-division culture and literature courses based on their credentials and enrollment needs. Excellent written and oral communication skills are required.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Excellence in teaching and a commitment to scholarship.

* The successful candidate will teach four courses each semester.

* Online teaching experience is a plus but is not required.

* The successful candidate will maintain 10 regularly scheduled office hours on a weekly basis.

* The successful candidate is expected to contribute to departmental service

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:

* Qualifications include a Ph.D. degree in Spanish, Latin American or Hispanic literature, or a related field

* Native or near-native fluency in Spanish and English

PREFERRED SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, and

EXPERIENCE:

* Applicants should also have at least one year of experience teaching Spanish at a college or university and have experience using or integrating learning management tools such as Canvas. Experience in teaching historically disadvantaged populations and first-generation students is desired.

ENVIRONMENTAL/

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

* Working environment is a normal business office setting.

* Demands normal manual dexterity and visual and auditory acuity.

* Typically, the incumbent may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking, standing, bending, or carrying of light items.

* Must be mobile throughout the campus.

* Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

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