Job location: San Antonio TAMUSA

Employment Type: Full-time
Posted data: 2021-10-06
Req: R-042791
Job Title

Assistant Professor in Spanish

Agency

Texas A&M University - San Antonio

Department

College Of Arts And Sciences

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

San Antonio, Texas

Job Type

Faculty

Job Description

The Department of Language, Literature, and Arts invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Spanish. The position will begin in Fall 2022 and will have a 3/3 teaching load. The successful candidate will teach at all levels of the undergraduate Spanish curriculum, including introductory, intermediate, and advanced language courses, and will contribute to the growth of our Spanish program. Experience teaching diverse students, including heritage speakers, is desired. An active scholarly research agenda is essential, and we welcome candidates whose work engages with one or more of the following fields:

• South American, Central American, Mexican, and/or Caribbean Literature and Culture

• Latinx, Afro-Latinx, and/or Indigenous Literature and Culture

• Spanish Linguistics, Translation, Second Language Acquisition, Spanish for Heritage Speakers, and/or Spanish for the Professions

Candidates will also have the opportunity to contribute to interdisciplinary programs such as Mexican-American, Latinx, and Borderlands Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies and to work with students preparing for careers in Spanish and bilingual education. Native or near-native fluency in Spanish and English is required. Completion of Ph.D. is expected prior to the date of hire.

Salary: Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• A Ph.D. in Spanish or related field

• A minimum of 18 graduate credit hours in Spanish

• Native or near-native proficiency in Spanish

• An active scholarly agenda

• Potential to teach introductory, intermediate, and advanced language courses.

• Potential to meet the needs of heritage speakers of Spanish.

• Potential to teach culturally diverse students and first-generation students and to implement pedagogical practices that promote educational equity and student success.

• Willingness to participate actively in building the Spanish program

Texas A&M University – San Antonio (A&M-SA) is part of the Texas A&M University System. A&M-SA is a relatively young campus, serving students (undergraduate and graduate) from a culturally diverse population. The current enrollment is approximately 7,000.

Application Process:

Applicants must complete the application/Faculty Form, a letter of interest, and curriculum vitae, on our online employment system: https://employment.tamusahr.com/. In addition, applicants must submit a complete set of unofficial transcripts (official transcripts are not necessary to complete the initial application) and contact information for three references.

The priority date for applications is Nov. 10, 2021. The position is open until filled.

Finalists will be required to have three current, original letters of recommendation sent to the Search Committee Chair. The letters should be less than one year old and should bear the writer’s signature.

The selected candidates must pass a pre-employment background investigation to be hired for this position.

Please direct any questions to Dr. James Finley at James.Finley@tamusa.edu.

Summary of Employee Benefits:

https://www.tamusa.edu/humanresources/documents/summary-of-employees-benefits.pdf

Please ensure that all required documents are uploaded prior to submitting the application. Once application is submitted, no changes or revisions can be made. If you have issues with adding documents with your application, please contact HR at 210-784-2058.

In compliance with ADA, if accommodations are needed for the application process, please contact HR at (210) 784-2058.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

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