Annual Salary: $47,000 - $52,000 | Commensurate with experience and qualifications
The School of Languages, Cultures, and Race at Washington State University (WSU) invites applications for an Assistant Professor (Teaching Subtrack), Career track faculty position in Pullman, WA, with a specialty in Spanish. This position is a fixed-term, nine-month, three-year appointment with possibility of renewal. We seek applicants whose teaching demonstrates foundational, as well as current trends, teaching of Spanish as a second language. The workload distribution of this position is 80% teaching and 20% service.
The successful candidate must have a strong academic background in teaching all levels of Spanish language courses as well as the potential to teach Spanish for heritage speakers and professions, lead study abroad programs, and work on the development of a M.A. in Spanish aimed at elementary, middle, and high school teachers as well as community college faculty.
Our expectation is that the new colleague will excel at teaching and mentoring across the varied needs of WSU’s student population. We also expect that the new hire excels in their service to the academic unit.
It is anticipated that the successful candidate will begin the appointment on August 16th, 2026.
Job duties:
- Teach 12 credits per semester of undergraduate courses including but not limited to: Spanish language, Spanish for heritage speakers, Spanish for the professions with emphasis on Spanish for Health Professions and Spanish for Veterinarians
- Develop undergraduate and graduate curriculum
- Lead study abroad programs
- Liaise with Spokane campus to create Spanish courses tailored to Health Sciences students
- Work on committees, including assessment, administration of standardized language tests (such as STAMP), and recruitment efforts
- Participate in Spanish program meetings
- Participate in the SLCR faculty meetings
Required Qualifications:
- Completed M.A. in Spanish by appointment date
- Native or near-native fluency in Spanish and English
- Experience with successful teaching Spanish language, composition, and conversation at elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels in a college or university
- Potential to teach Spanish for professions and Spanish for heritage speakers at college/university level
- Potential to lead study abroad programs
- Demonstrated record of supporting, or potential to support, access and opportunity in teaching and service in alignment with WSU’s land grant mission
Inquiries should be directed to Dr. Michael D. Hubert (michael.d.hubert@wsu.edu), chair of the search committee.