Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow in Spanish
- Location details
- Logan campus
- Salary
- Commensurate with qualifications and experience
- Ref
- 2022-5874
- Posted
- Closes
- Position type
- Postdoctoral fellow, Researcher, Teacher
- Organization type
- 4-year college or university
- Languages
- Spanish
- Field
- Literature, non-English
- Employment category
- Full-time
- Tenure Status
- Non-tenure track
- Location
- Utah
The Department of World Languages and Cultures (WLC) at Utah State University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in Spanish. For this academic-year & teaching-centered staff position, we seek to hire an individual with experience teaching Hispanic-American literature and culture as well as other advanced coursework in Spanish. This position, located on the Logan campus, has a 3/3 teaching load. The anticipated start date is August 2023.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be expected to:
- Teach Advanced undergraduate courses in Hispanic-American literature and culture (Colonial period through the Twenty-First Century) and Foundations of Dual Language Immersion
- Teach other Spanish-language courses as needed, such as Latinx literature and culture, Introduction to Textual Analysis, and/or Advanced Composition and Conversation
- Cultivate an active profile as a researcher in Hispanic-American literature and culture, Border Studies literature and culture, and/or Latinx/Chicanx literature and culture
- Collaborate with the WLC department head and the Spanish Section Coordinator
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- PhD in Spanish by August 15, 2023
- Native or Near-Native proficiency in Spanish
- Evidence of experience teaching advanced undergraduate Hispanic-American literature and culture and/or other advanced-level undergraduate coursework in Spanish
- Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion
Preferred Qualifications
- Completed PhD in Spanish by date of application
- Ability to teach contemporary Mexican literature and culture, Mexican Women Writers, Border Studies literature and culture, and/or LatinX/ChicanX literature and culture
- Experience teaching in the Utah DLI or Bridge Programs
Required Documents
Required documents: Review of applications begins November 18, 2022, and continues until the position is filled. Along with the online application, please attach:
- CV (to be uploaded to the candidate profile)
- Contact information for three professional references (collected as part of the online application)
- Cover letter that addresses the position’s responsibilities and minimum qualifications (to be copied and pasted into a fillable field within the online application)
Please direct questions to Dr. J.P. Spicer-Escalante, Search Committee Chair, at jp.spicer@usu.edu. Do not send application materials to this e-mail address. Please use the application link above. The committee may request additional materials later in the selection process.
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