$65,950 - $70,000 annually
Dominican University seeks an Assistant Professor of Spanish Literature in River Forest, IL. Tenure-track position. Responsible for teaching at the undergraduate level in the following areas: Latinx, Afro-Latinx, Chicanx, Indigenous, Immigration or Borderland Studies in Spanish, Contemporary Latin/Mexican American or US Latine Literature and Culture.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Teaching 21 credit workload hours per academic year of Spanish language and literature/culture courses
- Participate in university life
- Ph.D. in Spanish Literature and Culture, Latin American Literature, or a related field from an AACSB-accredited institution. In the alternative, Dominican University will consider applicants who are Ph.D. candidates and have completed all but the dissertation (ABD) from an AACSB-accredited institution if the Ph.D. degree is conferred by the time the appointment begins.
- Prior experience teaching undergraduates.
- Experience working with diverse populations of students and a commitment to liberal arts education.
- Specializations and teaching interests in Latinx, Afro-Latinx, Chicanx, Indigenous, Immigration, or Borderland Studies in Spanish, Contemporary Latin/Mexican American or US Latine Literature and Culture.
Please apply to: Norma Merlo, Dominican University, 7900 West Division Street, River Forest, IL 60305
- Cover letter (address interactions and service to high needs and diverse populations, experiences with students as faculty, advisor and mentor/coach, and explain contributions to diversity and inclusion)
- Curriculum vitae
- Teaching statement (discuss experience with or pedagogies for Heritage Speakers of Spanish, and teaching practices that are inclusive of minoritized student populations).
Finalists will be asked to submit:
- Teaching evaluations
- Three letters of recommendation