- Location details
- Boone, NC
- Posted
- Closes
- Position type
- Professor, Assistant
- Organization type
- 4-year college or university
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Field
- Language teaching
- Employment category
- Full-time
- Tenure Status
- Tenure or tenure track
- Location
- North Carolina
The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at Appalachian State University is seeking to hire a specialist in Spanish for Heritage Language Learners at the rank of Assistant Professor. Review of applications begins October 18.
Minimum Qualifications:
- PhD / EdD by time of appointment
- Primary expertise in teaching Spanish for Heritage language learners
- Evidence of:
- effective teaching at university/college level
- ongoing research and scholarly activities
- Native/near-native fluency in Spanish and English
Areas of Interest (preferred but not required):
- Applied Linguistics, including Sociolinguistics, Spanish for the Professions, and/or Interpretation
- Ecocritical approaches to climate change and sustainability
- Indigenous Studies, Afro-Latinx Studies, and/or Chicanx Studies
- Primary research focus in Spanish for Heritage Learners preferred, but other areas may also be considered
- Involvement in university/departmental service related to curriculum; for example, experience with supporting student organizations, internship organization and placement, coordinating student volunteers, developing service-learning courses, recruitment and retention efforts, study abroad, etc.
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