French Adjunct Faculty

Job Type/Hours per Week

Part-Time/Varies

Salary

Commensurate with Experience

Hiring Department

College of Arts and Sciences – Literature and Languages

Required Application Materials

A single PDF document containing a letter of interest, curriculum vita, copy of transcript for the highest degree, and contact information of three references is required to apply.

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If the required application materials were not uploaded at the “resume” prompt, please withdraw your application, and re-apply to upload your combined documents as one file.

Job Summary

The Department of Literature and Languages at University of Texas at Tyler (UT Tyler) invites applications for a part-time adjunct faculty position to teach the beginning and intermediate French online or in-person beginning in Fall 2024. UT Tyler offers 12 credit hours of Intensive French for students to complete the beginning and intermediate French within an academic year. The appointment is made on the semester-by-semester basis. Salary is commensurate with education, background, and experience.

Review of applications will begin immediately until March 28, 2024.

Essential Functions

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Teaching 6-credit hours of Beginning French course in the fall semester and 6 credit hours of Intermediate French course in the spring semester.
• Regular and/or daily communication with students, the foreign language coordinator, and the department chair is required.
• Attending departmental meetings is optional.

Required Qualifications

• A master’s degree in French language or a related field with at least 18 hours of graduate coursework in French language.
• Near-native fluency in French and English

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in college teaching.

About The University of Texas at Tyler

The University of Texas at Tyler is part of the prestigious University of Texas System that includes 13 institutions located throughout the state. Founded in 1971, UT Tyler today enrolls 10,000 students and consists of six colleges. 

Our beautiful Tyler campus features more than 200 acres nestled along a lake and surrounded by thick pine and oak forests, providing a picturesque location for study and recreation. We also offer instructional sites at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler and in Palestine, Longview, and Houston.

With more than 80 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs offered, UT Tyler provides a wealth of learning opportunities and dynamic programs.

For more information, please visit https://www.uttyler.edu/about/.

Additional Information

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code Section 51.215, which authorizes the employer to obtain criminal history record information. Applicants selected must be able to show proof of eligibility to work in the United States by time of hire.

EEO/AA Statement

The University of Texas at Tyler is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.