Assistant Teaching Professor, Spanish Heritage

Description

The School of International Letters and Cultures (SILC) at ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY invites applications for the position of Assistant Teaching Professor in the area of Spanish Heritage Language (SHL) Pedagogy with appointment beginning August 16, 2025.

Essential Functions: The successful candidate will be expected to teach Spanish heritage lower-and-upper division courses, online, in-person, and/or hybrid, hold office hours, and work closely with the program director and coordinators of the SHL program (https://silc.asu.edu/spanish-heritage) to prepare course materials, assessment, syllabi, and assignments. Depending on areas of expertise, the candidate may teach upper-division/content courses. This is an in-person, full-time, benefits-eligible, non-tenure eligible appointment made on an academic year basis (Aug.16 – May 15). A typical full-time course load is four classes per academic semester. Subsequent annual renewal is possible contingent upon satisfactory performance, availability of resources, the needs of the university, and sufficient enrollment in assigned courses.

For related information about our Spanish program, please see https://silc.asu.edu/degrees/spanish and https://asuonline.asu.edu/online-degree-programs/undergraduate/bachelor-arts-spanish/.

About the School of International Letters and Cultures:

The School of International Letters and Cultures (SILC) is home to scholars working in twenty languages and educating its students in those languages and their accompanying literatures and cultures. With more than 1600 students enrolled in their majors and minors and more than ten thousand taking their courses in any given semester, SILC faculty bear the primary responsibility for building language proficiency and culturally nuanced critical thinking among the worldwide community of ASU graduates. For more information about the School of International Letters and Cultures (SILC), visit: https://silc.asu.edu/.

About The College:

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the academic heart of Arizona State University. For employees, that means the chance to engage with a large and curious student body. And for students that are pursuing a degree in our college, faculty and staff get the opportunity to guide them as they grow into socially aware, critical thinkers who are often pioneering solutions to societal issues. While the student success is our top priority, The College also supports the professional development and growth of its faculty and staff as well as research that positively impacts our community. Learn more about what The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has to offer by visiting https://thecollege.asu.edu/faculty.

About Arizona State University:

ASU exemplifies a new prototype for the American public research university. As articulated in the ASU Charter, ASU is a comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• PhD in Spanish, Spanish linguistics, applied linguistics, or related field, by time of appointment.
• Five years’ experience in higher education teaching Spanish heritage language courses.
• Three years of language program coordination experience.
• Evidence of effective teaching on-line.
• Evidence of advanced proficiency in both Spanish and English

Desired Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience with heritage program promotion and outreach to bilingual communities.
• Demonstrated evidence of research interests and expertise in heritage teaching methodologies.
• Demonstrated proficiency in appropriate technologies in language instruction and online instruction.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in creating materials and curriculum for Spanish heritage learners.
• Ability to teach upper-division coursework within our current curriculum. For related information, please see https://silc.asu.edu/degrees/spanishand https://asuonline.asu.edu/online-degree-programs/undergraduate/bachelor-arts-spanish/.
• Demonstrated commitment to working with faculty, staff, students and communities to advance the principles of the ASU Charter.

Application Instructions

The application deadline is May 9, 2025. Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis for a reserve pool. Applications in the reserve pool may then be reviewed in the order in which they were received until the position is filled. To guarantee full consideration, applicants must submit a complete Interfolio Dossier, which must consist of the following materials:

1. Cover letter outlining teaching philosophy, and how the applicant’s experiences fit the qualifications listed above.
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Evidence of teaching effectiveness (quantitative and sample of qualitative data from teaching evaluations).
4. Statement of Teaching Philosophy (no more than 2 pages).
5. The names, positions, and contact information for 3 references

The applicant’s last name should appear in each uploaded file name. A cover letter can be addressed to Marta Tecedor, Search Committee Chair. Questions about the position should be directed to the search committee chair at: marta.tecedor@asu.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

A background check is required for employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.

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