Commensurate with experience.
Reporting to the Chair of the Department of World Languages and Cultures, the Assistant Professor of Spanish requires teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in both face-to-face and online formats. Courses to be taught may include those for the B.A. World Languages and Cultures, Spanish Studies and Spanish for the Professions Concentrations, M.A. and M.A.T. Spanish programs as well as for the Spanish and Latin American Studies Minors. The Assistant Professor will engage in productive scholarship in the discipline and provide service at the departmental, college, university, and professional levels. The position is a 10-month, tenure-track appointment.
Start date: Preferred start date is August 1, 2027.
Department Information: The Department of World Languages and Cultures is committed to helping students become global citizens prepared with the linguistic and cultural proficiency necessary to be successful in an interconnected world. At the graduate level, the Department offers a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Spanish and a Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) in Spanish Education degrees that provide advanced training for those looking to deepen their language and cultural studies expertise or enter a career in language education. The individual hired in this position is expected to contribute to the Department's goals and mission of continued excellence and innovation in teaching, scholarship, service, and outreach.
Required Qualifications:
- Earned doctoral degree in Hispanic Linguistics/Hispanic Applied Linguistics, or a closely related field with at least 18 graduate semester hours in Spanish by August 1, 2027.
- Credentials and willingness to teach undergraduate and graduate courses.
- Willingness to teach in-person, hybrid, and online courses.
- Experience with heritage language pedagogy.
- Willingness to engage with institutional student success initiatives.
- Commitment to engaging with best practice initiatives in instruction and pedagogy, mentoring, and curriculum design and development.
- Demonstrated commitment to advancing a strong and growing research and scholarship agenda and the production of research/creative activities as appropriate to the discipline.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated expertise to teach graduate courses in language pedagogy and assessment for the preparation of K-12 Spanish teachers.
- Experience with identifying, placing, and supervising students in internships.
- Experience with community outreach.
- Experience with AI-assisted language learning.
- Experience with ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.
- ACTFL-defined Superior-level speaking proficiency.
A complete application consists of a letter addressing each of the qualifications cited above; a curriculum vitae; and the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses of at least three (3) professional references. Other documentation may be requested.
Screening of applications begins October 30, 2026 and continues until the position is filled.
Search Chair: Dr. Eric Kartchner, ekartchner@georgiasouthern.edu. Job ID: 304416.