Assistant Professor of Practice, Portuguese

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese in the College of Humanities at the University of Arizona seeks to fill a career-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor of Practice in Portuguese with a specialization in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching to begin August 2025. The successful candidate will direct the Portuguese Language program and teach all levels of undergraduate courses in Portuguese in all modalities (in-person, hybrid, online).

Candidates should provide evidence of teaching excellence, experience with curriculum development, and ability to work effectively with faculty, staff, and students from a variety of diverse backgrounds. A Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition, Portuguese (Applied) Linguistics, or a related field is required at the time of appointment.

The successful candidate will play a leading role in promoting and strengthening Portuguese language instruction, supervising graduate student assistants, collaborating with the Portuguese Flagship Program, developing course offerings and program visibility, and continuing to develop, implement, and assess a comprehensive language curriculum that aligns with contemporary pedagogical practices. We are especially interested in someone who will help us recruit and increase our number of Portuguese minors and Spanish majors with a specialization in Portuguese. Superior proficiency in English and Portuguese is required. Review of candidates will begin on December 1, 2024.

This is not a remote position. As such, the successful candidate will be expected to work at the Main Campus in Tucson, AZ.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

Alumni Jacquelynn and Bennett Dorrance have made a gift commitment of $5.4 million to endow the deanship of the University of Arizona College of Humanities to bring the humanities to the forefront of the University of Arizona's life and mission through a continuous and fearless spirit of open inquiry: https://humanities.arizona.edu/about/fearless-inquiries-project

Duties and Responsibilities

• Direct the Portuguese Language Program
• Teach a maximum of six undergraduate courses a year in all modalities (in-person, hybrid, online).  Course releases would be granted according to the needs of the department
• Train and supervise Graduate Assistants in Teaching (GAT) and instructors in the Portuguese Language Program, including leading GAT orientation and regular meetings for the professionalization of GATs
• Develop and periodically review a curriculum that aligns student learning outcomes and objectives with assessment of course sequences
• Actively recruit and assist in recruiting Portuguese minors, Spanish majors with a specialization in Portuguese, and graduate students
• Contribute to University initiatives focused on fostering diversity and inclusive excellence through student engagement and mentoring students from underrepresented backgrounds
• Contribute to departmental, college, and university service
• Participate in Departmental and College-wide activities such as Meet Your Major Fair, Study Abroad Fair, Language Fair, Convocation, Welcome Back receptions, Homecoming, the Tucson Humanities Festival and promotion of Arizona in Salvador da Bahia study abroad program,

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrated student-centered pedagogical knowledge; ability to serve the 21st-century educational needs of a diverse student population at an Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI)
• Superior communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to teach a variety of Portuguese undergraduate courses

  Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition, Portuguese (Applied) Linguistics, or a related field at time of appointment
• Superior proficiency in Portuguese and English
• Experience recruiting and retaining undergraduate majors
• Experience teaching college-level Portuguese with a record of teaching excellence
• Evidence of teaching innovation and experience with technology for effective language teaching
• Knowledge of teaching methods and teaching experience of Portuguese for Spanish speakers 
• Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with program administration
• Interest in the summer study abroad programs
• Experience with second language testing and assessment 

Title: Assistant Professor of Practice, Portuguese
Requisition Number: req20965
Talent Link: https://arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/requisition/20965?c=arizona&sq=req20965