Adjunct Instructor of Spanish
- Employer
- Goodwin University
- Location
- East Hartford, Connecticut, United States
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Date posted
- Nov 8, 2024
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Humanities, Foreign Languages & Literatures, Other Humanities, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Criminal Justice & Criminology
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Job Details
The mission of Goodwin University is to educate a diverse student population in a dynamic environment that aligns education, commerce, and community. Our innovative programs of study prepare students for professional careers while promoting lifelong learning and civic responsibility. As a nurturing university community, we challenge students, faculty, staff, and administration to fully realize their highest academic, professional, and personal potential.
Position Description Summary/Purpose :
The School of Applied Liberal Arts and of Social Sciences invites applications for adjunct faculty to teach undergraduate Spanish courses. Adjunct faculty members teach on a semester-by semester basis. They are expected to perform all instruction-related duties and responsibilities in a timely manner and in accordance with the mission, policies, and procedures of Goodwin University. Adjunct faculty members report to the Director/Coordinator, who serves under the
direction of the Dean.
Open Position:
- SPAN 101: Elementary Spanish I
o Tuesdays
o 11:00 AM - 1:50 PM on Campus
o Spring 2025 semester, 1/13/2025 through 4/28/2025
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Abiding by and upholding Goodwins mission, policies, and core values
- Teaching students in assigned course(s)
- Implementing assigned courses as designed and specified in approved syllabi.
- Using Canvas effectively
- Assigning grades based on specified criteria as delineated in course syllabi and posting the grades to Canvas and the University's data systems
- Being available to students for individual consultation
- Assisting students with how to be successful in a college class
- Communicating in a timely manner with their director, students, and staff
- Meeting all course and semester timelines inclusive of submitting attendance, mid-term grades, and final grades by the specified due dates
- Staying current within the field of study
Qualifications
Education, Training and Experience :
- Masters degree in Spanish
- Native or near-native proficiency in Spanish and English
- A successful record of teaching Spanish
- Experience teaching Spanish vocabulary and specialized terminology used in the medical field preferred
- A commitment to student-centered teaching and high academic and professional standards are required
- Availability to teach day and evening on campus classes is required
- Demonstrated commitment to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion and work in an environment in which all members of the University community are treated with respect and dignity.
Company
Goodwin University, a private university in East Hartford, CT, is an innovative learning community that empowers hard-working students to become sought-after employees.
We tailor our programs to address the needs of employers, and we shape them to fit the lives of students. Classes are conveniently offered year-round — days, evenings, weekends, and online. Degrees may be flexibly layered across certificate, associate, bachelor’s, and master’s programs in a variety of in-demand fields.
Better still, we surround our students with the personal support and the professional guidance they need — not just to earn degrees, but to change lives for themselves, their families, and their communities.
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