Assistant Teaching Professor in Spanish and Program Coordinator

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26/05/25

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Condiciones económicas 

 Anticipated salary is $60,000.

This is a Faculty (FAC) position. NAU offers an excellent benefit package including generous health, dental and vision insurance; participation in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) or the Optional Retirement Program (ORP); sick leave accruals and 10 holidays per year; and tuition reduction for employees and qualified family members.

Descripción 

The Department of Global Languages and Cultures (GLC) is searching for a full-time, benefit eligible, non-tenure eligible Assistant Teaching Professor position that is mainly teaching courses in English and Spanish and part administration as the Program Coordinator for Interdisciplinary Global Programs (IGP) in the College of Arts and Letters. Position will be based on the Northern Arizona University Flagstaff Mountain Campus.

IGP is an innovative dual degree program where students pair a STEM, business, or psychology degree with a language/culture degree. During their 4th year, students complete an immersion year abroad doing a semester of coursework and a semester of internship in their subject area. 

This position is renewable on a year-to-year basis contingent upon performance, departmental needs, and university funding. This position is a non tenure track 9 month (Academic year) faculty position.

Responsibilities Include:
Teaching includes:

  • Teaching classes in English (LAN 250, LAN 340)
  • Teaching classes in Spanish (SPA 311, SPA 312W, SPA 408, LAN 450C, and others in area of expertise)

IGP Program Coordinator duties:

  • Leading the coordination of faculty mentors’ language checkpoint assessments across all six language offerings in IGP (Spanish, Japanese, French, German, Chinese, and Italian), which includes onboarding/training new mentors.
  • Overseeing the Modern Languages curricular components that IGP students complete abroad such as internship/fieldwork experience (SPA 408) and course equivalencies.
  • Serving as a member of the IGP Faculty Council.
  • Communicating regularly with GLC faculty about IGP programming/events, updates, and student successes.
  • Meeting bi-weekly with the IGP staff.
  • Maintaining the IGPgoEpic Canvas Shell’s language checkpoint component.

Requisitos 

Minimum Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Spanish (Applied) Linguistics/Second Language Acquisition or related field conferred by August 1, 2025.
  • 2 years of teaching experience at the post-secondary level.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Evidence of excellence in teaching undergraduate students.
  • Experience with teaching in-person, hybrid and online in both synchronous/asynchronous modalities.
  • Evidence of teaching Spanish heritage classes at the post secondary level.
  • Advanced proficiency in both Spanish and English.
  • Experience in intercultural communication, interdisciplinary approaches, and study abroad.
  • Demonstrated excellence in organizing a team around a common goal.
  • Experience in administrative duties such as coordination, documentation, program.

Cómo solicitar 

To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply" button at the end of the job description.
Application must include (saved as PDF and/or Word documents):
1. a cover letter highlighting your particular qualifications for this position;
2. a curriculum vitae; and
3. names and contact information for three references.

Observaciones 

NAU will not provide any U.S. immigration support or sponsorship for this position.