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Adjunct Faculty-Spanish, Center for World Languages and Cultures
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Position Number: 4840823
Location: Denver, CO
Position Type: Liberal Arts - Foreign Languages & Literatures

Adjunct Faculty-Spanish, Center for World Languages and Cultures

Job No: 496206
Work Type: Adjunct Faculty
Location: Denver, CO
Categories: Faculty

The Center for World Languages and Cultures promotes engaged learning, teaching, and practice of the world's languages and cultures; integrates languages and cultures into all disciplines and fields of study; and builds and supports interculturally competent communities through the exploration and experience of languages and cultures at the University of Denver with its local and global communities and partners. Housed in the CWLC, the first-year language program offers study in ten languages and aids the students in experiencing the world through the lens of an acquired language and understand cultures - their own and others - from a position different to their primary language and cultural identification. The linguistic contribution to intercultural competency - that is to say, understanding another culture in the language of that culture and not just through the translations and perspectives of a mother-tongue and culture - is integral to achieving personal, social, and professional successes in a multi-cultural and global future.

The Center for World Languages and Cultures is strongly committed to building a diverse and inclusive educational environment, which is in full accord with the value that DU places on its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Candidates must demonstrate ability to integrate content and issues relating to, and to work effectively with ethnically/racially diverse populations.

Position Summary

The CWLC at the University of Denver seeks to hire adjunct faculty in Spanish to develop and teach several non-credit Spanish for Specific Purposes courses such as Spanish for Professional Communications, Spanish for Social Work, Spanish for Healthcare Professionals, Spanish for Hospitality Industry, etc. Courses will be open to graduate students, professionals in the community, and undergraduate students who wish to further their linguistic skills in a professional context.

Course are delivered in an asynchronous online format with a weekly synchronous meeting for the duration of 8 weeks. The ideal candidate demonstrates experience in teaching language for the professions, versatility in inclusive pedagogy, and proficiency in communicative, task-based teaching methods in an online setting. Candidates who demonstrate potential for teaching excellence will be strongly preferred.

Essential Functions

Job requirements for the CWLC language for the professions non-credit courses include developing and teaching an 8-week course online, meeting synchronously for 90 minutes sessions weekly, responding to students' queries, developing assessment activities to complete the DU Credly badge program, evaluating homework, and assignments, and participating in group meetings and training led by the CWLC Director.

Required Qualifications

Master's degree in Spanish
1-2 years of previous teaching experience in the United States (e.g. Teaching Assistant as an "instructor of record" with grading responsibilities).
Evidence of a commitment to incorporate teaching methods to engage diverse student populations effectively.
Evidence of teaching using task-based, communicative methodologies which prioritize student-student interactions.
Experience teaching online courses.
Experience learning or working in field related to course topic is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

Ph.D. in Spanish.
Experience developing and teaching online in both asynchronous and synchronous format.
Experience interacting with and effectively teaching diverse communities of students.
Experience in the industry related to the course topic.

Work Schedule

8-week sessions with synchronous classes held in the evening during the academic year, or during summer sessions.

While the University's administrative offices are open Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, faculty schedules vary from term to term and are based on courses taught, service commitments, and research agendas. The University's academic calendars are posted on the registrar's website: https://www.du.edu/registrar/calendars-deadlines (the law school is on a semester system and has a different academic calendar here: http://www.law.du.edu/academics/registrar).

Application Deadline

For best consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) June 1, 2023. However, this position will remain open until filled and applications will be pulled and reviewed as necessary.

Special Instructions

Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

Course Rate

The standard pay at the CWLC for these non-credit courses is $3250.00.

The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications o the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate's sex or any other protected status.

Benefits

The University of Denver offers some benefits for non-benefited employees. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver.

For full consideration, please include the following documents with your application:

C.V., cover letter, teaching philosophy, and lesson plan for a Spanish for Specific Purposes class.
Screenshots of an online course to share organization and use of content.
Response to a question on inclusive excellence in the online application.
Names and contact information of three references.

The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. The University of Denver prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age (40 years and over in the employment context), religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, veterans status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the university's educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended in 2008; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. For the university's complete Non-Discrimination Statement, please see https://www.du.edu/equalopportunity/non-discrimination-statement.

All offers of employment are based upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.

To apply, visit https://jobs.du.edu/en-us/job/496206/adjunct-facultyspanish-center-for-world-languages-and-cultures