Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish

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24/02/23

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Condiciones económicas 

Salary commensurate with education and experience.

Descripción 

The Wabash College Department of Modern Languages and Literatures invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish to begin July 1, 2023. The field is open, but the successful candidate will be prepared to teach classes in Spanish language and literature.

The successful candidate must be dedicated to teaching undergraduates in a liberal arts setting, to ongoing professional development and scholarly research, and to active membership in a department of modern languages that is committed to the innovative teaching of language and literature in cultural context. Normal teaching load is six courses per year, balanced among language, literature, and culture.

In the midst of a strategic transformation to advance the success of first-generation students, students of color, and students from low-income families, Wabash College is committed to attracting and effectively supporting faculty from all backgrounds, including academically and culturally diverse faculty. More than 25% of our students are federal Pell Grant recipients, one-third of our students are first-generation college students, and about 20% of our students identify as domestic students of color. Wabash has been home to the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies for more than fifty years, is a member of the USC Race and Equity Center’s Liberal Arts Colleges Racial Equity Leadership Alliance, is a top-60 Liberal Arts College according to U.S. News, and is a member of Colleges That Change Lives.

Requisitos 

Native or near-native fluency in Spanish and English, evidence of excellence in teaching, and the ability to work effectively with a diverse student body. PhD in hand at time of appointment is preferred; ABD status considered.

Cómo solicitar 

Applications, including cover letter, vita, unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts, email addresses for three individuals who will submit letters of recommendation online, and a teaching statement that addresses the candidate’s commitment to promoting the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures in a liberal arts environment, should be submitted at www.wabash.edu/employment.

Review of materials will begin February 24 and will continue until the position is filled.

Application questions may be directed to Ms. Rachel Barclay, Academic Administrative Coordinator, barclayr@wabash.edu.

Observaciones 

Wabash College does not provide H-1B or other immigration case sponsorship for short-term visiting positions.

Questions regarding this position may be directed to Dr. Jane E. Hardy, Chair, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, hardyj@wabash.edu.