Lecturer in Spanish

Lecturer in Spanish

Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures

College of Liberal Arts
 

Position:
The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures invites applications for a non-tenure track, 9-month, renewable Lecturer position in Spanish in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures beginning August 2023. The successful candidate must be committed to the university’s goal of inclusiveness and work effectively with persons of all races, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, sexual orientations, and religions.

 

Qualifications:
Master of Arts. PhD or ABD preferred. Teaching experience at the college level and strong commitment to excellence in teaching. Native or near-native proficiency in Spanish. Candidates must be legally eligible to work in the United States beginning August 2023.

 

Responsibilities:

Teach four 3-credit courses per semester at all levels of instruction, from elementary to upper-level language classes in Spanish. Coursework in or experience teaching Hispanic linguistics, professional Spanish, and/or Spanish as a heritage language preferred.  

Departmental and institutional service is expected.

 

The Department:

The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures believes in the power of languages. We believe that language learning promotes the understanding, appreciation, and inclusion of diversity, and that language has the power to bridge cultural differences, resolve conflicts, and lead to reconciliation.  

We teach language, literature, and culture courses in and about 15 different languages, including ASL, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Ancient Greek, Biblical and Modern Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Swahili. Students can major in Deaf Studies, French, and Spanish, and minor in Deaf Studies, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish. In collaboration with the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, we coordinate the minor in linguistics. We also offer graduate courses through our post-baccalaureate certificate in professional Spanish, supporting the University’s current efforts towards a designation as a high research activity institution. TU 2020-2030 Strategic Plan: Leadership for the Public Good.

 

Towson University:

Towson University was founded in 1866, is recognized by U. S. News and World Reports as one of the top public universities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, is Baltimore’s largest university, and is the largest public, comprehensive institution in the University of Maryland System. TU enrolls over 19,000 undergraduates and 3,000 graduate students across six academic colleges (business, education, fine arts, health professions, liberal arts, science & mathematics), has over 865 full-time faculty, and offers more than 65 bachelor’s, 45 master’s, and 5 doctoral programs. Our centrally located campus sits on 330 rolling green acres and is 10 miles north of Baltimore, 45 miles north of Washington D.C., and 95 miles south of Philadelphia.

 

Towson University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and has a strong institutional commitment to diversity, as detailed in A More Inclusive TU: Advancing Equity and Diversity (2020 –25). TU is a national leader in inclusive excellence, the only institution in Maryland with zero achievement gap, and 68% growth in minority enrollment over the past five years. We encourage applications from a variety of (dis)abilities, cultural, ethnic, race, sex, gender identity/expression, national origin, age, veteran status, color, religious, socio-economic, sexual orientation, first generation, and belief backgrounds.

 

Application Process:

Applications received by February 10th will receive full consideration. Review of applications will continue until position is filled. Submit the following materials and any inquiries via email to SPANLecturer2022@towson.edu:

 

  • Letter of application
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Graduate degree transcripts (unofficial transcripts accepted at this initial stage)
  • Two letters of recommendation (one of which address teaching ability)

 

Please note that the search number for which you are applying is CLA-3641L.

 

The safety of our students, faculty, staff, and neighbors has been our top priority and the focus of every one of our decisions since the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the University System of Maryland (USM) has strongly encouraged full COVID vaccination and up-to-date booster shots (when eligible) for all faculty, staff, and students at all schools in the USM as both a reasonable and necessary means of protecting our health and safety.

 

A Criminal Background Investigation is required for the hired candidate and the results may impact employment.


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