Assistant Professor; Tenure-Track; Languages and Cultures

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Position Title:

Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) - World Languages and Cultures Job Category:

Faculty

Employment Type:

Regular Job Profile:

Assistant Professor

Job Duties:

Attention:

The Department of World Languages and Cultures in the College of Letters and Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater seeks an Assistant Professor.

Job Summary:

The Department of World Languages and Cultures at UW-Whitewater seeks a dedicated educator, scholar and colleague to join our faculty. This position carries a 24-credit annual teaching load with an emphasis on high-impact instructional practices, student success, research, and professional service. The successful candidate will be able to teach professional Spanish and translation — including translation across languages — along with Spanish language and grammar courses for second-language learners, heritage speakers, and mixed classrooms as part of the Spanish major, the Spanish minor, the Professional Spanish minor, the Spanish BSE major and minor, and the broader World Languages and Cultures curriculum.

The approved standards for promotion and tenure at the time of initial contract are the standards that will be used for promotion and tenure. If there are revisions to department or college standards, a faculty member can request (in writing to the department chair) to have the revised standards applied.

Workplace Expectations:
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Job Responsibilities:

Teaching & Instructional Expectations Course Load:
Deliver 24 credits of instruction per academic year in Spanish and World Languages and Cultures. The anticipated rotation includes translation coursework in Spanish and across languages (Introduction to Spanish Translation, and Translation and Interpretation in the World Languages);
Spanish for the professions courses (such as Spanish for Business);
Spanish Conversation; and Spanish grammar and language courses at any level from 141 through 326 as departmental need requires. ( UW-Whitewater Teaching Responsibilities and Workload Policy )Office Hours for Students:
Maintain at least five office hours for students each week during the academic year (departments and/or colleges may have additional requirements). These office hours for students should be consistent to provide accessible student support and academic advising/mentoring. For faculty who teach a portion or all courses online, the modality of the office hours for students should be proportionate to the modality of the courses taught unless the department or college has additional requirements.

Advising/mentoring:
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Communication:
Maintain professional and timely responsiveness to student, colleague, and administrator inquiries via Navigate, Canvas, email and telephone, generally within 24–48 business hours while on contract. When off contract, use the “out of office” feature in Outlook to let individuals know who to contact in your absence.

Administrative Compliance:
Ensure the punctual submission of course syllabi at the start of each term, ensuring they meet all University and system-wide requirements ( UWW Syllabi Reqs ).Contribute to curriculum development, including the development of new professional Spanish courses and support for the WLC major with French and German emphases planned for AY .Student Success:
Professional…