The salary and the benefits for the position are highly competitive.
The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Fairfield University seeks applications for a non-tenure track Assistant Teaching Professor of Spanish, with an emphasis in Latin American studies and culture, to begin in the fall of 2027, pending final budget approval. Teaching responsibilities include four classes per semester (with a maximum of three preparations). The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching courses at all levels of our Spanish undergraduate curriculum, including elementary and intermediate-level courses.
The successful candidate should expect to participate in department, college and university-wide service, and may contribute to other interdisciplinary programs in the Meditz College of Arts and Sciences.
The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures consists of 15 full-time faculty members, teaching a dynamic curriculum and engaged in exciting faculty research representing a range of fields, such as peninsular and Latin American literature and cinema, cultural studies, linguistics, translation, or Spanish for specific purposes.
Start date: fall 2027.
PhD in Spanish required by time of appointment.
Candidates should have a demonstrated record of excellence in teaching at the university level. Previous experience having coordinated Spanish language programs at the undergraduate level will be greatly valued. We seek candidates who will contribute to the University's core curriculum priorities of writing across the curriculum, social justice, and interdisciplinarity.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States by the time of appointment. Fairfield University will not provide visa sponsorship for this position.
Submit a CV, a cover letter, a teaching philosophy statement, three recent course teaching evaluations, and three letters of reference by November 1, 2026. Load a resume or CV first, then upload supporting documents, including a cover letter, under the My Experience section; up to five other documents can be uploaded there. If uploading more than five documents, send the additional documents and the letters of reference to modernlanguage@fairfield.edu.
Questions about the position: Dr. Sergio Adrada-Rafael, Search Committee Chair, sadradarafael@fairfield.edu.
Fairfield University is a Jesuit Catholic university located in Fairfield, CT, one hour from New York City along Long Island Sound. Its five Colleges and Professional Schools enroll approximately 5,300 undergraduate and 1,400 graduate students. All offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background check.