Assistant Professor of Spanish

At Concordia College, faculty are part of a close-knit academic community committed to excellent teaching, meaningful student relationships, and preparing students to influence the affairs of the world. Faculty have the opportunity to engage students both in and beyond the classroom, collaborate with colleagues across disciplines, and contribute to a campus community where teaching, scholarship, service, and mentorship are valued.

Located in Moorhead, Minnesota, Concordia offers the opportunity to build a rewarding academic career in a community centered on learning, purpose, and connection.

Concordia has a longstanding commitment to global and language education, with opportunities for language learning across ages and stages of life. The Concordia Language Villages, for example, is an extension of the College that brings that commitment beyond the traditional undergraduate classroom and provides distinctive opportunities for language and cultural learning.

The Department of World Languages and Cultures at Concordia College invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), three-year appointment as Assistant Professor of Spanish beginning August 2027.The teaching load is three four-credit courses, or the equivalent, per semester and will include a combination of beginning, intermediate, and advanced courses in Spanish and French. Opportunities may also include collaboration with other academic areas, such as the M.Ed.

in World Language Instruction, interdisciplinary programs, and First-Year Experience courses.

Applicants should submit a cover letter describing their teaching experience and commitment to inclusive excellence; a curriculum vitae; a teaching statement; unofficial transcripts; and the names and contact information of three references who have agreed to provide letters of recommendation upon request.
Reference letters will be requested separately through our application system as the search progresses
. Candidates are also welcome to submit optional materials, such as student course evaluations.

For full consideration, please submit application materials by November 8, 2026.

The Department of World Languages and Cultures strives to educate students to become engaged citizens who are committed to advancing social sustainability and justice with communities at all levels, from local to global. Through an interdisciplinary approach, students embrace the rich linguistic and cultural diversity found across the world by developing knowledge, skills, and attitudes that allow them to effectively develop human relationships that foster intercultural communicative competence and citizenship.

Concordia College is a private liberal arts college of approximately 2,000 undergraduate students located in Moorhead, Minnesota, part of the vibrant Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan community of approximately 250,000 people. Home to a thriving higher education community, the region offers the welcoming feel of a smaller community with the cultural, recreational, and professional opportunities of a growing metropolitan area. Fargo-Moorhead is a regional hub for education, healthcare, business, and the arts, with an active downtown, a strong entrepreneurial community, and easy access to Minnesota lakes country.

Concordia's location offers faculty the opportunity to build meaningful connections both on campus and throughout a dynamic and engaged community.

Learn more about Concordia College at https://www.concordiacollege.edu.

We're looking for an engaging and collaborative teacher-scholar who is excited to teach across the Spanish and French curriculum and contribute to a department deeply committed to language learning, intercultural competence, and interdisciplinary education.

Successful candidates will aspire to be part of a diverse community that affirms an abundance of identities, experiences, and perspectives in order to imagine, examine, and implement possibilities for individual and communal thriving both inside and outside of the Department of World Languages and Cultures. Preference will be given to generalists with a commitment to developing and teaching innovative courses in Spanish and French.