Commensurate with experience.
Reporting to the Chair of the Department of World Languages and Cultures, the Lecturer of Spanish requires teaching undergraduate courses in both face-to-face and online formats. Courses to be taught may include those for the B.A. World Languages and Cultures, Spanish Studies and Spanish for the Professions Concentrations as well as for the Spanish and Latin American Studies Minors. The position is a 10-month, non-tenure track appointment.
Location: Georgia Southern - Savannah (Armstrong Campus). Faculty may be required to teach, conduct research, or perform service duties on any of the three campuses.
Start date: Preferred start date is August 1, 2027.
Department Information: The Department of World Languages and Cultures is committed to helping students become global citizens prepared with the linguistic and cultural proficiency necessary to be successful in an interconnected world. At the undergraduate level, students can pursue a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in World Languages and Cultures with concentrations in Arabic Studies, Chinese Studies, Comparative Literature, French Studies, German Studies, Japanese Studies, Korean Studies (coming soon), Spanish Studies, Spanish for the Professions, and TESOL. The individual hired in this position is expected to contribute to the Department's goals and mission of continued excellence and innovation in teaching, scholarship, service, and outreach.
Required Qualifications:
- Earned Master of Arts degree in Spanish (open field), or a closely related field, by August 1, 2027, with at least 18 graduate semester hours in Spanish.
- Credentials and willingness to teach undergraduate courses.
- Willingness to teach in-person, hybrid, and online courses.
- Experience with teaching and designing translation and interpreting courses.
- Willingness to engage with institutional student success initiatives, including recruitment efforts across campuses.
- Demonstrated success in promoting language study.
- Commitment to engaging with best practice initiatives in instruction and pedagogy, mentoring, and curriculum design and development.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Doctoral degree in Spanish or closely related field with at least 18 graduate semester hours in Spanish.
- Experience with non-traditional students.
- Experience with identifying, placing, and supervising students in internships.
- Experience with community outreach and service learning.
- Experience with teaching courses in Spanish for the Professions.
- Experience with AI-assisted language learning.
- Experience with ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines and acquisition-driven instruction.
- ACTFL-defined Superior-level speaking proficiency.
A complete application consists of a letter addressing each of the qualifications cited above; a curriculum vitae; and the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses of at least three professional references. Other documentation may be requested.
Screening of applications begins October 30, 2026 and continues until the position is filled.
Search Chair: Ms. Helena Hernández, mhhernandez@georgiasouthern.edu. Job ID: 304524.