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AY2024-2025 52256 World Languages & Literatures: Lecturer of Spanish
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Position Number: 5069845
Location: Dallas, TX
Position Type: Multicultural Affairs and Affirmative Action

AY2024-2025 52256 World Languages & Literatures: Lecturer of Spanish
Department of World Languages

Location: Dallas, TX
Open Date: Mar 08, 2024

Description:
World Languages and Literatures. Position No. 52256. The Department of World Languages and Literatures in Dedman College at Southern Methodist University seeks a full-time, non- tenure-track lecturer in Spanish beginning fall semester 2024 on a three-year renewable contract. Normal teaching load is typically twelve credit hours per semester. We seek innovative and inclusive educators with demonstrated excellence in teaching a variety of language and culture courses at the university level and training in second language acquisition and pedagogy. The lecturer's primary responsibility will be teaching beginning and intermediate courses.

SMU is a global research university located in the heart of Dallas, one of the country's most vibrant metropolitan areas. The Department of World Languages and Literatures is a dynamic department housing eleven languages and fourteen undergraduate degree programs, and it serves all of SMU's 6000 undergraduates through the university-wide language requirement. The department collaborates with interdisciplinary programs on campus, including International Studies, Human Rights, and Women's and Gender Studies. Our lecturers organize large-scale events like our International Film Festival; participate in Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute's research clusters; take advantage of the opportunity to live on campus in the residential commons as a Faculty-In-Residence; and teach at SMU's campus in the mountains of Taos, NM.

Qualifications:
Minimum qualifications: an M.A. or equivalent in Spanish; native or near-native proficiency in Spanish and English; training in second language acquisition and pedagogy; and experience teaching Spanish at the university level.

Preferred qualifications: Ph.D.

Application Instructions:
To apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/141991

To ensure full consideration for the position, the application must be received by April 30, 2024, but the committee will continue to accept applications until the position is filled. Incomplete applications will not be considered. The committee will notify applicants of its employment decision by email after the position is filled. To apply, candidates should send a cover letter and CV; statement of teaching philosophy that addresses, among other factors, how you create an inclusive classroom environment; two letters of reference; and a photocopy of transcripts to: http://apply.interfolio.com/141991. Hiring is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of a background check.

To ensure full consideration for the position, the application must be received by April 30, 2024, but the committee will continue to accept applications until the position is filled. Incomplete applications will not be considered. The committee will notify applicants of its employment decision by email after the position is filled. To apply, candidates should send a cover letter and CV; statement of teaching philosophy that addresses, among other factors, how you create an inclusive classroom environment; two letters of reference; and a photocopy of transcripts to: http://apply.interfolio.com/141991. Hiring is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of a background check.

Southern Methodist University (SMU) will not discriminate in any employment practice, education program, education activity, or admissions on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status. SMU's commitment to equal opportunity includes nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. The Executive Director for Access and Equity/Title IX1 Coordinator is designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies, including the prohibition of sex discrimination under Title IX. The Executive Director/Title IX Coordinator may be reached at the Perkins Administration Building, Room 204, 6425 Boaz Lane, Dallas, TX 75205, 214-768-3601, accessequity@smu.edu. Inquiries regarding the application of Title IX may also be directed to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education.