Position Number: 005413
Department: College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences (Col)
Employment Type: Permanent - Full-time
Months Per Year: 9
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Required qualifications. (1) A Ph.D. in Spanish, Applied Linguistics, or a closely related field with a specialization in heritage language education; (2) additional research expertise in second language learning and acquisition, teacher training and language program development, language learning and technology, language assessment, or a related field; (3) an active research agenda with publications in heritage language education and potential for external funding; and (4) an ability to teach courses in Spanish at all levels, in particular undergraduate courses for Spanish for Heritage language learners, along with upper- level and graduate courses taught within the candidate's areas of specialization. Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated experience teaching Spanish courses for heritage speakers. Successful candidates will be expected to teach and develop graduate and undergraduate courses for online and face-to-face delivery.
Duties will include undergraduate and graduate teaching, research, and service to the department, college, and university. We seek scholars whose research foci complement existing departmental strengths in translation and interpreting, literary and cultural studies, language pedagogy, applied and sociolinguistics.
Minimum Experience / Education:
UNC Charlotte gives primary consideration to the earned doctorate or terminal degree in the teaching discipline or a related discipline.
Preferred Education Skills and Experience:
The ideal candidate will demonstrate a willingness to teach both graduate and undergraduate classes, to participate in program building, and to contribute to the department's programming in community outreach and study abroad; a potential to secure appropriate external funding; and the potential to make dynamic, innovative contributions to the intellectual mission of the Spanish program with special emphasis on Heritage Language education.
