Visiting Teaching Assistant Professor, Spanish
University of Denver

Job Info

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The Center for World Languages and Cultures (CWLC) promotes engaged learning, teaching, and practice of the worlds languages and cultures; integrates languages and cultures into all disciplines and fields of study; and builds and supports interculturally competent communities through the exploration and experience of languages and cultures at the University of Denver with its local and global communities and partners. Housed in the CWLC, the first-year language program (FYLP) offers study in ten languages and aids the students to experience the world through the lens of an acquired language, and understand other cultures and their own from a position different to their primary language and cultural identification. The linguistic contribution to intercultural competency that is to say, understanding another culture in the language of that culture and not just through the translations and perspectives of a mother-tongue and culture is integral to achieving personal, social, and professional successes in a multi-cultural and global future.

The first-year Spanish program provides students with an introduction to the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures and prepares students to study further through the Department of Spanish, Language, Literature, and Cultural Studies (SLLCS). The program offers both a major and a minor and supports dual-degree seekers who want to pair their knowledge of Spanish with majors like international studies, international business and intercultural communications.

The CWLC is strongly committed to building a diverse and inclusive educational environment, which is in full accord with the value that DU places on its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Candidates must demonstrate ability to integrate content and issues relating to and to work effectively with ethnically/racially diverse populations.

Position Summary

The CWLC at the University of Denver will hire three (3) full-time, appointed Spanish visiting teaching assistant professors, non-tenure track, with full benefits to teach primarily first-year Spanish language sequence toward the undergraduate common curriculum for the academic year 2022-2023. The one-year appointment will take effect 1 September 2022 and may be renewed twice pending budget availability. Course load is eight (8) courses per year in a quarter calendar (SPAN 1001, SPAN 1002, and SPAN 1003) usually with a 3/3/2 distribution. The position entails teaching and service to the CWLC. The successful candidate will be reviewed by the CWLC Director annually. Other responsibilities include: participating in CWLC meetings and Spanish section meetings, working closely with colleagues within the Spanish FYLP and the CWLC, collaborating with the FYLP Spanish Coordinator, participating in retention and recruitment efforts, advising students on placement, participating in professional development opportunities on campus, and implementing the programmatic assessment in the Spring quarter. Candidates who demonstrate potential for teaching excellence will be strongly preferred. We are especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute to diversity, equity and inclusion through their teaching and service.

Essential Functions

Job requirements for undergraduate classes include teaching a 10-week course on campus in 4 sessions of 50 minutes each per week, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, creating lesson plans, holding weekly office hours (either on campus or potentially virtually via Zoom video-conferencing depending on circumstances), collaborating with colleagues on exam creation, evaluating homework, quizzes, and exams, and participating in group meetings and training led by the First Year Language Program Spanish Coordinator. During the Spring quarter, the visiting faculty is also expected to contribute to Program Assessment activities.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to interact constructively with a diverse population of faculty, staff, and undergraduate students in both conventional in-person and online-only course formats.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree or ABD in Spanish Linguistics, in Second Language Acquisition with a focus on Spanish, or in Spanish language, literatures, and cultures. Closely related fields will be given consideration as well.
• Native or near-native fluency level in Spanish and English.
• 2 years of previous teaching experience a university-level course in Spanish in the United States (e.g. Teaching Assistant as an instructor of record with grading responsibilities).
• Evidence of a commitment to incorporate teaching methods to engage diverse student populations effectively.
• Evidence of teaching using task-based, communicative methodologies which prioritize student-student interactions.
• Experience or willingness to learn course management systems such as Canvas.
• Availability to teach classes face-to-face in physical classrooms at the University of Denver.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Spanish Linguistics, in Second Language Acquisition with a focus on Spanish, or in Spanish language, literatures, and cultures. Closely related fields will be given consideration as well.
• 3 + years previous experience teaching a Spanish university-level course as the primary instructor, especially with courses from the first-year language sequence.
• Experience interacting with and effectively teaching diverse communities of students.
• Experience working in a team, or under leadership of a coordinator.
• Experience managing a course via Canvas.

Work Schedule
Academic year 2022-23; exact schedule to be coordinated with center director.

Application Deadline
For best consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) August 9, 2022. Applications will be reviwed until the position is filled.

Special Instructions
Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

Salary Grade Number:
The salary grade for the position is UC.

Salary Range:
The salary rate for this position is $50,000.

The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate's sex or any other protected status.

Benefits:
The University of Denver offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO pass. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver.

Please include the following documents with your application:
1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Cover Letter including a statement of how the applicant can contribute to values, practices and actions regarding diversity, equity and inclusivity (https://www.du.edu /diversity-inclusion/index.html)
3. One-page statement on teaching philosophy
4. Original sample lesson plan for a first-year Spanish language course
5. Link to a video teaching demo or file of a video teaching demo at the College level (face-to-face or online synchronous)
6. Names and contact information of three references

The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. The University of Denver prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age (40 years and over in the employment context), religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, veterans status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the university's educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended in 2008; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. For the university's complete Non-Discrimination Statement, please see non-discrimination-statement.

All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.

Advertised: July 26, 2022
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