$62,500-$65,630
Starting salary rates are based on multiples factors which may include the position’s major responsibilities, the applicant’s background including education, work experience, and key competencies, the university’s strategic priorities, internal peer equity and external market analyses, applicable federal, state, and local laws and negotiated labor contracts.
Full-time tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor rank in the Modern Languages department beginning in fall 2026.
The Department of Modern Languages at SUNY Cortland invites applications for a tenure-track position in Spanish at the assistant professor level, beginning in fall 2026. Primary responsibilities include teaching undergraduate Spanish courses in contemporary Hispanic culture and Spanish language; maintaining an active scholarship/research agenda; advising students; providing scheduled office hours and support to students outside of the classroom; and engaging in service to the department, school, and university.
Tenure-track faculty contribute to the University’s values of inclusive excellence through outstanding teaching, research and/or scholarship, service to the department and college, and by providing academic advisement and mentoring to/for all students. Faculty are expected to maintain a routine presence on campus to support our Campus Values of Focusing on the Students, Integrity, and Intellectual Life and serve our Campus Priorities of Academic Excellence, Transformational Education, Well-being, and the Maximization of Resources.
Responsibilities:
- Teach a total of 18 credits per year (9 credits per semester);
- Develop an active scholarship or research agenda;
- Provide service to the department, school, and university;
- Provide scheduled office hours, act as academic advisor, and support students outside of the classroom by serving as advisor to student organizations, supervising student assistants, research assistants, or other internship experiences;
- Support the infusion of topics related to diversity, equity and inclusion in the departmental and/or college-wide curriculum; and
- Participate in mentoring process with assigned mentor to support professional development.
Required Qualifications
- Ph.D. completed prior to the start of the appointment in Spanish with a specialization in 21st century Hispanic culture (non-literary focus).
- Demonstrated experience teaching Spanish language at the university level.
- Demonstrated experience in the use of technology in teaching and learning.
- Superior fluency in Spanish.
Preferred Qualifications
- Evidence of an original and sustainable research agenda.
- Experience teaching Hispanic culture in Spanish at the university level.
- Evidence of commitment to undergraduate teaching.
- Demonstrated willingness and capability to create new courses in the area of contemporary Hispanic culture (non-literary focus).
- Evidence of willingness and ability to attract new majors and minors to the Spanish program.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Ability to thoughtfully address the needs of a wide range of students with varying levels of experience with Spanish language and Hispanic culture, including beginning, heritage, and native speakers.
- Ability to manage course organization tools such as Brightspace, online meeting and collaboration tools such as Webex, Zoom, and/or Microsoft Teams, and online textbook and class materials platforms such as Vistas.
- Effective interpersonal and organizational skills
- Support the SUNY Cortland mission, vision, and values