Salary commensurate with education and experience.
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese in the College of Humanities at the University of Arizona seeks to fill a full-time in-person career-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor of Practice in Spanish. This position is set to start at the beginning of the fall semester in August 2026.
This career-track appointment is not eligible for tenure.
The successful candidate will lead the Spanish language program in different modalities, engage in data-driven strategic planning, and collaborate across programs to enhance teaching effectiveness and support student success.
The successful candidate will assume a pivotal role in promoting and enhancing Spanish language instruction, leading the lower-division Spanish language program. Key responsibilities will include supervising and training graduate student assistants and instructors; supervising course coordinators; collaborating with fellow program directors; and continuing to develop, implement, and assess a comprehensive language curriculum that aligns with innovative pedagogical practices. Active participation in recruitment, retention efforts, and community engagement is of utmost importance at the University of Arizona, in the College of Humanities and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. The successful candidate will be expected to work on the Main Campus in Tucson, AZ.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Evidence of strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Proven ability to mentor and supervise instructors and teaching assistants.
Minimum Qualifications
- PhD in Spanish, Second Language Acquisition, or a related field in hand at time of appointment.
- Superior proficiency in Spanish and English.
- Demonstrated excellence and experience in teaching Spanish at the college level.
- A minimum of three years of experience in coordination and curriculum development in a Spanish language program.
- Demonstrated effectiveness and experience in recruiting and retaining undergraduate students.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience applying best practices in language program direction.
- Proven excellence and experience in curricular innovation and use of technology-enhanced teaching.
- Experience analyzing programmatic data and making strategic recommendations for program development.
- Experience fostering community engagement and building partnerships beyond the university.
- Experience coordinating multi-modality instruction (in-person, hybrid, online).
- Experience supporting learners from a wide range of perspectives and experiences of a public land grant institution.
Applicants should upload all materials through the University of Arizona Talent System:
- Cover letter (CV)
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- One-page statement of language program leadership and teaching philosophy written in Spanish (combined into one attachment).
- One-page statement on the values and strategies to support recruitment and retention and highlights the candidate’s experiences (combined into one attachment).
- One sample intermediate Spanish language course syllabus demonstrating a student-centered approach to Spanish instruction.
- Two recent teaching evaluations from Spanish language, culture, or methods courses (combined into one attachment).
If you are selected for an interview, you will receive an email from the TALENT System requesting the contact information for your three professional references (at least two of the references must discuss your experience with program leadership and student recruitment). Your professional references will receive a request to upload their letter of recommendation to the TALENT system. References must submit their letters within two weeks of receiving the request.
Review of candidates will begin on November 1, 2025.
For any Academic/Position Details questions, please contact:
Professor Dulce Estevez, Search Committee Chair:
dulcee@email.arizona.edu