Northeastern University – Teaching Professor of Spanish
The World Languages Center in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Northeastern University seeks applications for an open rank Teaching Professor of Spanish.
Duties include a teaching load of 3 courses per semester, customized language instruction offerings, and ongoing curricular and pedagogical innovation. Professional development and service are also expected. This is a non-tenure track, renewable position with full benefits, with an expected start date of Fall 2023.
This position will support the University’s commitment to innovation in teaching as well as the World Languages Center’s vision of developing students’ intercultural communicative competence. Candidates should have demonstrated commitment to fostering diverse and inclusive environments as well as to promoting experiential learning, which are central to a Northeastern University education.
Qualifications:
A PhD in Spanish applied linguistics, second language acquisition, pedagogy, or Hispanophone Studies is required by the start date of the appointment. The successful applicant should be well prepared to teach Spanish as a foreign language to students from diverse backgrounds at the university level, have expertise in teaching Spanish in remote and/or online formats, and possess advanced proficiency in Spanish.
Documents to Submit:
Applications should include a cover letter that addresses the applicant’s interest in and qualifications for the position, a curriculum vitae, a teaching statement, a diversity statement, a model syllabus, and evidence of teaching effectiveness with complete sets of recent student evaluations, as well as contact information for at least three letters of recommendation.
In the diversity statement, please describe how you can support Northeastern’s commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Describe how your teaching, service, research, and/or leadership (as applicable) has supported the success of students and/or colleagues; and/or describe the impact others have had on you as relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
To apply, please go to http://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/faculty-positions and click on the link for full-time positions or full-time interdisciplinary positions, or if viewing this description on the Northeastern University website, click “Apply to this job.”
Please address inquiries about the position to Boris Rasting-Sera, at b.rastingsera@northeastern.edu. Review of applications will begin January 13, 2023 and will continue until the position is filled.
Northeastern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Educational Institution and Employer, Title IX University. Northeastern University particularly welcomes applications from minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
To apply for this position, please use this link.
Best,
Gina L. Maiellaro, Ph.D.
Teaching Professor
Italian Program Coordinator
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World Languages Center, 443 ME
Northeastern University
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
l.maiellaro@neu.edu