Lecturer of Spanish – Specialist in Translation and Interpreting, Modern Languages and Literatu

Lecturer of Spanish - Specialist in Translation and Interpreting, Modern Languages and Literatures Department

John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a senior college of the City University of New York (CUNY) and an internationally recognized leader in educating for justice. Led by President Karol V. Mason, John Jay is a federally designated Hispanic-serving institution, it is ranked third in the nation in Black student success, and it is a top ten institution for promoting student social mobility.

John Jay is proud to serve a diverse and dynamic student body of 15,000 students that includes nearly fifty percent students who are first in their family to attend college as well as students who are immigrants, from low-income families, or from other historically underrepresented groups in higher education.

The College participates in the doctoral programs of the Graduate Center of CUNY and offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees both in traditional criminal justice-related fields of study as well as in a robust portfolio of liberal arts and sciences programs that highlight themes of justice across the arts, sciences, humanities, and social sciences. The College seeks staff and faculty members who thrive in multicultural academic environments and are committed to access and excellence in higher education.

The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at John Jay College-CUNY seeks applications from individuals with experience teaching Spanish English Translation & Interpreting for a full-time Lecturer position to begin Fall 2027. The position of Lecturer is tenure-bearing through a Certificate of Continuous Employment (CCE) following the sixth annual reappointment. Lecturers become eligible for promotion to the rank of Senior Lecturer after eight years of full-time continuous service, and for the rank of Doctoral Lecturer upon completion of a Ph.D.

The appointed faculty member will perform teaching and related faculty functions in areas of expertise, share responsibility for departmental and College committee work and other duties as assigned by the chair. Teaching duties include a 4/4 load (eight undergraduate courses per year). Service duties include actively recruiting, advising and mentoring Spanish majors, minors, and Certificate students, among others. Responsibilities will include working collaboratively with colleagues, the department, and the College.

The hiring committee is especially interested in applicants who contribute to the goals of the college through their leadership, community service, and or lived experiences.

The successful candidate should be enthusiastic and well-prepared to work with students from a wide range of backgrounds and demonstrate a commitment to fostering an inclusive and supportive learning environment. As demonstrated in John Jay College’s Seven Principles for a Culturally Responsive, Inclusive, and Anti-Racist Curriculum (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).), the College seeks a faculty member who thrives in a multicultural, collaborative academic environment and is committed to both access and excellence in higher education.

The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures offers a BA in Spanish with concentrations in Spanish English Legal Translation/Interpretation, and Spanish and Latin American Literatures and Cultures; a Spanish minor; and three Certificates in Legal Translation and/or Interpretation. It also offers L2 courses in American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Portuguese. For Spanish, both L2 and Heritage tracks are offered

By the date of appointment, applicants must possess a Master's degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or an equivalent non-U.S. institution in one of the following: (1) Translation and/or Interpreting Studies; (2) a related discipline with a demonstrable academic focus in translation and/or interpreting; or (3) another discipline together with demonstrable professional experience in translation and/or interpreting.

Applicants must also have the ability to effectively teach in at least two of the…