Commensurate with qualifications and experience, plus excellent benefits.
The Department of World Languages & Cultures at Utah State University (USU) invites applications for a 9-month, non-tenure-track, renewable term Lecturer or Senior Lecturer, beginning fall 2026. This position will support the Translation & Interpretation and Spanish programs with teaching, service, and administrative support duties.
Responsibilities
- Teaching translation and interpretation, healthcare Spanish, and/or medical terminology courses, lower-division Spanish courses, and community-based interpretation courses.
- Language proficiency testing for community-based courses
- Instructional design
- Professional development
- Assisting with program operations
- Recruiting, data collection and reporting
- Facilitating or assisting with community-based courses and events statewide
- Communication with community partners
- Career success and alumni tracking
- Collaborating with other faculty in the program
- Mentoring students, and other related teaching
- Administrative support duties, as needed in the program and department.
- May include weekend or online evening community courses, online and virtual teaching, co-teaching, Community Engaged Learning activities.
- May include summer community course teaching and occasional travel to USU Statewide campuses.
Minimum Qualifications
- Masters in Translation & Interpretation, or Masters in Second Language Teaching, or closely related Masters
- Professional experience in translation and interpretation
- 3-5 years experience teaching Spanish, ESL, and/or translation & interpretation courses at the university level
- Experience teaching healthcare Spanish and/or medical terminology at the university level
- Bilingual Spanish/English, or ACTFL Superior/Distinguished proficiency level in Spanish
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in language proficiency testing
- Experience in instructional design and Canvas
- Familiarity with ACTFL Standards
- Experience in online/virtual/hybrid teaching
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience in community outreach