Assistant Professor of Spanish (Tenure-Track)
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The salary range for this position is $83,771 to $93,107, depending on the successful candidate's years of teaching experience at the college-level. The position comes with generous benefits (scu.edu/hr/benefits), including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, and university contributions toward retirement. Recognizing the high cost of housing in the local area, there are two University housing assistance programs: Rental assistance to ease the transition into the local housing market, and housing purchase assistance for tenure-stream faculty.
Descripción
The Department of Modern Languages & Literatures, at Santa Clara University, a Jesuit, Catholic university, seeks applicants for a tenure-track (Assistant Professor) position in Spanish Studies. The successful candidate will be a teacher-scholar whose research and teaching interests focus on either contemporary indigenous and/or afro-hispanic cultures, with a geographical focus on at least one of the following regions: Andes, Paraguay, Pacific Coast, Amazonía, or Caribbean Basin. Also desirable: expertise or demonstrated interest in Medical Humanities, Environmental Studies, or Gender and Sexuality Studies. The candidate must have the ability to design and teach innovative courses that cover the contemporary period, while maintaining a diachronic, critical perspective on the legacies and impact of coloniality in Latin America and its diasporas.
We are seeking a dynamic teacher-scholar committed to interdisciplinary inquiry who can complement, strengthen, and expand the competencies of our program and department. The successful candidate must demonstrate evidence of a rigorous and sustainable research agenda. They must also demonstrate intellectual breadth and the ability to build curricular connections with other disciplines, and to foster innovative collaborations with faculty in various units on campus. The candidate must be able and willing to support the department in curriculum development within their area of expertise, and to teach a variety of courses, including language and culture courses at all levels from elementary to advanced Spanish, as well as upper-division courses in Latin American Studies that will advance the department’s efforts to promote global competence in the Jesuit model of education. Ability to teach outside their field of direct specialization, tend bridges across the disciplines, or offer core curriculum courses in the English language a plus.
Significant training and practice with proficiency and Standards-based second language pedagogy are expected. Responsibilities will include service to the department, college, and discipline as appropriate to rank. The successful candidate must demonstrate the creativity, leadership skills and commitment to contribute significantly to program and departmental growth and diversification.
Requisitos
The following are required of all candidates:
- Ph.D. in Spanish, Latin American Studies, or related fields, with a specialty on either contemporary indigenous and/or afro-hispanic cultures, and a geographical focus on at least one of the following regions: Andes, Paraguay, Pacific Coast, Amazonia, or Caribbean Basin.
- Ph.D. in hand by time of appointment (ABDs selected for a zoom interview must provide evidence of capacity to complete degree by time of appointment).
- Demonstrate evidence of a rigorous and sustainable research agenda.
- Evidence of significant training and experience with communicatively-oriented, proficiency and Standards-based language instruction and assessment.
- Native or near native proficiency (oral & written production and comprehension) skills in Spanish and English.
- Evidence of creativity in curriculum innovation.
- Ability and desire to build curricular connections and engage in course development with other disciplines (e.g. STEM, Political Science, History, Women’s and Gender Studies, Sociology, Communications, Psychology, etc.).
- Ability to promote diversity within curriculum (esp. with respect to traditionally underrepresented or marginalized groups) and departmental extracurricular activities (cultural events, outreach, etc.).
- Solid proficiency with digital technologies and social media as they relate to teaching, research and service.
- Ability to serve as a mentor to students, especially those of diverse backgrounds
- Ability and interest in enhancing students’ learning experience outside of the. classroom, including organizing cultural events, academic presentations, etc.
- Demonstrate understanding and support of the University’s Jesuit mission.
- Ability to work in a collegial and collaborative manner with department and university colleagues to help address priorities and achieve goals.
Preferred
- Expertise or demonstrated interest in Medical Humanities, Environmental Studies, or Gender and Sexuality Studies.
- Ability to teach courses in the core curriculum in the English language.
- Experience implementing community-based, experiential, and/or project-based learning;
- Commitment to student recruitment and retention.
- Solid proficiency with digital technologies and/or social media as they relate to teaching, research and service.
- Demonstrate interest and potential in mentoring undergraduates in research and/or internships.
Cómo solicitar
Please submit the following materials through the SCU hiring portal: https://jobs.scu.edu
- Letter of application, including a statement/ information regarding:
- applicant’s teaching philosophy, research plan (including how they foster intradepartmental and/or interdepartmental connections), and experience working with people of diverse cultures and identities.
- applicant’s vision for promoting student interest in Spanish Studies.
- the applicant’s commitment to the Jesuit model of educating the whole person.
- how the applicant meets other required and desirable qualifications. - Curriculum vitae
- Graduate transcripts (unofficial, with official available upon request)
- Name of three professional references (with letters to be provided upon selection for Zoom interview
- Evidence of teaching excellence (small portfolio of sample syllabi, faculty evaluations and student teaching evaluations from most recent position)
- A representative sample of scholarship, e.g. an in-press or published article, dissertation chapter, etc.
- Applicants invited for an on-campus interview will be asked to provide a recorded teaching demonstration from one of his/her classes.
Observaciones
Please contact Alberto Ribas-Casasayas, Chair of the Department of Modern Languages & Literatures, at aribascasasayas@scu.edu with any questions.
Start Date: September 1, 2025