Minimum starting salary: $53,000, commensurate with experience.
The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Grand Valley State University invites applications for a new affiliate faculty position to begin Fall 2027. This is a full‐time, nine‐month, non‐tenure‐track, renewable teaching position. We are seeking an engaging and dynamic faculty member to teach primarily first- and second-year language classes.
Responsibilities:
- Affiliate faculty duties include teaching 12-15 credit hours per semester.
- Affiliates usually teach four to five days a week, including some evenings (6:00-7:50 pm), depending on program needs.
- Teaching responsibilities will occasionally include teaching introductory 300-level courses.
- Affiliates are expected to participate in professional development.
Comprehensive benefits package includes medical, vision, dental, life insurance, generous employer retirement contributions, wellness resources, and tuition waiver effective on date of hire.
Required Qualifications and Education:
- Qualified applicants will be committed to student-centered undergraduate classroom teaching.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills are required for this position, such as the ability to interact and collaborate with others with respect and empathy.
- The successful candidate must have obtained a Master's degree in Spanish or related field and have a minimum of three years' experience teaching first- and second-year Spanish at the university level.
Preferred Qualification and Education: The ability to teach effectively in diverse modalities (e.g., asynchronous, hybrid).
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and must not require sponsorship now or in the future.
To be considered for the position, applicants must upload the following items to the online application:
- A cover letter addressing qualifications and your motivation to teach at GVSU
- Curriculum vitae, including a list of three professional references with contact information
- Teaching philosophy statement
- Graduate transcripts (unofficial transcripts issued to students are acceptable)
- Teaching evaluations for three courses or semesters in Spanish at the 100- and 200-level (please combine these into one file)
Consideration of applicants will begin on January 11, 2027.
Questions about the position may be directed to the search committee chair, Elizabeth Gansen, at [email protected]. If you need assistance, email Human Resources at [email protected].