Lector/Senior Lector I, German

The Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at Yale University invites applications for a position of Lector or Senior Lector I of German, to begin July 1, 2025.  The appointment will be for three years with possibility of renewal depending on successful performance and ongoing curricular need. Responsibilities consist of teaching three courses per semester of beginning, intermediate and advanced language and culture courses, coordinating the beginning or intermediate language sequence, developing new advanced courses, and assisting with outreach efforts and planning of extracurricular events.

Salary and rank are commensurate with experience and qualifications. If the initial appointment is at the rank of Lector, a promotion review for Senior Lector I must take place in the fifth year or earlier. Senior lectors at Yale are expected to participate in teaching-related professional activities (e.g., workshops, seminars, training activities, conferences) and have no limits on reappointment, provided there is successful performance and ongoing curricular need.

Lectors are eligible for Yale’s generous package of benefits, including health coverage, and they are encouraged to participate in the wide range of professional development opportunities offered through the Center for Language Study, the Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning, and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office.

For questions about the position, please contact the chair of the search committee, Dr. Theresa Schenker, theresa.schenker@yale.edu.

Qualifications

The successful candidate(s) must have: 1) native or near-native fluency in German; 2) proficiency in English; 3) a bachelor’s degree in German Studies, SLA or another relevant field, by the time of hire; 4) teaching experience at the university level. It is preferred that candidates have an MA in German and/or the teaching of German to speakers of other languages, and/or in SLA. It is strongly preferred that applicants have: 1) experience coordinating multi-section language classes; 2) teaching experience showing a strong commitment to language teaching in a humanistic context; 3) significant training in foreign language methodology/pedagogy; 4) interest in emerging pedagogical fields, with experience in incorporating technology in the classroom; 5) experience or interest in teaching German for engineering; 6) experience or interest in teaching in summer study abroad program.

Application Instructions

Required application materials are: a letter of application; a current curriculum vitae; a one-page statement of teaching philosophy; a video sample of a class in German that applicant has taught or is teaching (strongly recommended); a syllabus for a class in German that applicant has designed; three letters of recommendation; and 1-2 years of recent teaching evaluations.

Review of applications will begin on November 10, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled.

Application Process

This institution is using Interfolio's Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Yale values diversity among its students, staff, and faculty and strongly welcomes applications from women, persons with disabilities, protected veterans, and underrepresented minorities.