Job Description - Visiting Assistant Professor in Spanish, one-year appointment
Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish, One-year appointment Department: World Languages & Cultures
Eastern Connecticut State University is seeking a qualified candidate to fill the position of Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish, one-year appointment in the Department of World Languages and Cultures.Eastern is Connecticut’s Public Liberal Arts University and is located in Willimantic, Connecticut which is 1.5 hours from Boston and 2.5 hours from New York City. Eastern is one of four universities in the Connecticut State College and University System (CSCU). The position also offers substantial health and retirement benefits.
Position Description: Teaching duties are four courses per semester at all undergraduate levels and may include language instruction to heritage & non-heritage learners, courses in culture, upper-division conversation and composition, Spanish for the Professions, film, and translation/interpretation.
The successful candidate will join a small but dynamic department and will have significant language teaching experience and innovative ideas for upper-level courses in Spanish. Experience collaborating with community partners and engaging students in high-impact practices and potential to increase student recruitment & retention a plus. The successful candidate is expected to participate in departmental activities and engage in some academic advising.
Qualifications: Minimum requirements include a Ph.D. in Spanish or a related discipline by the start of the appointment, and native or near-native fluency in Spanish and English. The field of specialization is open, with a preference for Latin American studies and/or Caribbean studies.
Compensation and Employee Benefits The Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish, One-year is compensated at the Assistant Professor salary level in accordance with Connecticut State University American Association of University Professors (CSU-AAUP) Collective Bargaining Unit Agreement.
The State of Connecticut and Eastern Connecticut State University are proud to offer its employees competitive wages and a wide range of fringe benefits including voluntary and supplemental benefits.
Fringe benefits include: paid personal, vacation and sick leave accruals; medical, dental, and prescription plans; group life insurance; retirement; retiree health care; tuition waiver for employee and eligible dependents at any of the Connecticut State Universities (Central, Eastern, Southern or Western) as well as an array of voluntary and supplemental benefits such as Deferred Retirement Contribution plans, Dependent Care Assistance and Medical Flexible spending accounts; long and short term disability insurance plans.
Eastern Connecticut State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, marital status, ancestry, present or past history of mental disorder, learning disability or physical disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or criminal record. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: LaMar Coleman, Ed.D., Vice President for Equity and Diversity. Dr. Coleman can be reached at: 860-465-5112 or via email at: [email protected].
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