Salary commensurate with education and experience.
Kennesaw State University is now accepting applications for a full-time, non-tenure track faculty position as Lecturer of Spanish in the Department of World Languages and Cultures with a preferred start date of August 2027. This is a nine-month contracted position and is for work to be performed in the state of Georgia.
Responsibilities: teaching face-to-face, hybrid, and/or online mainly lower division Spanish language courses, and dependent on departmental needs, upper-level division language Spanish. Assignments may also include teaching major-level courses in English geared toward all Modern Languages and Cultures majors. Teaching may occur on the Kennesaw or the Marietta campus. Engage in service to the department, college, and/or university, such as co-curricular activities organization, program recruitment, and committee work. Establish a teaching environment where all students can be successful. The current teaching load is 4/5 for the year.
The Department of World Languages and Cultures focuses on 13 languages, global cultural studies and intercultural competence, and offers two B.A. programs, Modern Language and Culture -with a Spanish track- and Asian Studies.
Required: a minimum of a Master's degree, or the foreign equivalent, in Spanish or closely related discipline (or foreign language equivalent) at the time of hire; or a minimum of a Master's, or the foreign equivalent, in a non-related discipline with 18 graduate credit hours in Spanish. And: a strong background in proficiency-oriented instruction, demonstrated through relevant experiences, skills, and/or training; native or near-native proficiency in Spanish and English; documented record of experience in teaching Spanish courses in face-to-face and/or hybrid or online environments.
Preferred: experience with current trends in language pedagogy, cultural studies, linguistics, and related technologies; experience developing courses in a variety of modalities; experience with understanding, developing and administering effective language assessments; experience in organizing co-curricular activities, program recruitment, study abroad, and/or advising student groups.
Required documents to attach: CV; cover letter detailing your qualifications, teaching experience across course modalities, approach to language assessment, and strategies for supporting diverse learners, and addressing your interest in departmental service; unofficial transcripts; names, phone numbers, and email addresses of at least 3 references; teaching philosophy statement (1-2 pages). Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Review of applications will begin immediately. For full consideration, please apply by October 16, 2026.
For questions about this faculty opening, contact Kristen Elley, kelley@kennesaw.edu. For general questions about faculty jobs, facultyjobs@kennesaw.edu.
Per the University System of Georgia background check policy, all final candidates will be required to consent to a criminal background investigation.