Assistant Professor of Spanish-Culture
- Employer
- Wartburg College
- Location
- Waverly, Iowa (US)
- Salary
- Competitive with Experience
- Date posted
- Dec 17, 2024
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Academic Affairs
- Employment Level
- Assistant Professor
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Private Four-Year Institutions
Job Details
Faculty Position Vacancy
Founded in 1852, Wartburg College is a selective four-year liberal arts college of the Lutheran Church (ELCA), nationally recognized for community engagement. The college offers more than 50 academic majors and pre-professional and certificate programs leading to the bachelor’s degree. The college is located in Waverly, Iowa, a growing community of more than 10,000 residents. As part of the Cedar Valley metro area (near Waterloo and Cedar Falls), Waverly has an abundance of cultural, musical, and recreational opportunities. Major Midwest metropolitan areas within driving distance include Des Moines, Iowa (2.5 hours); Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn. (3 hours); Madison, Wis. (3.5 hours); Rochester, Minn. (2 hours); Chicago (5 hours); and Omaha, Neb. (4 hours). The Wartburg Community is committed to creating and maintaining a mutually respectful environment that recognizes and celebrates diversity among all students, faculty, and staff. As an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution, Wartburg College actively seeks applications from members of underrepresented groups.
POSITION: Assistant Professor of Spanish
TITLE: Assistant Professor, Tenure Track
START DATE: August 2025
TIMELINE: Applications received by January 15 will receive full consideration
QUALIFICATIONS:
Successful candidates will provide evidence of the following qualifications:
Required:
- Earned doctorate in Spanish (specialization open) or related field by August 2025
- Near-native oral and written communication skills in Spanish and English
- Relevant experience in one or more of the following areas: cultures and/or literatures of the Americas; Spanish for the professions; U.S. Latinx studies; translation/interpretation; study abroad; Spanish as a heritage language; online teaching
- Evidence of teaching excellence, promise of continued scholarly activity, and willingness to support the mission of the college
Preferred
Demonstrated ability to teach another language at the elementary and intermediate levels strongly preferred.
Successful candidates will also have a demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity, inclusion, and multicultural competence in an educational and work environment and must be willing to support the College’s mission and contribute to the strategic plan.
DUTIES:
The successful candidate will fulfill the duties of tenure track faculty to include:
- Teach three 14-week undergraduate courses in both fall and winter terms, including elementary, intermediate, and advanced language/culture courses
- Teach one 4-week May term course, including travel courses on a rotation
- Advise student majors in Spanish; develop new courses in area of specialization and for the new THRIVE General Education plan
- Engage in scholarship and service appropriate to the liberal arts setting
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Send resume/curriculum vitae, unofficial graduate transcripts, contact information for three current references, and a letter of application describing your teaching, scholarship, and service experience/interests and how these will support the distinctive mission and institutional learning outcomes of Wartburg College. In the application letter, please also address any experiences you have working with diverse groups of students. This information should be submitted electronically by visiting https://www.wartburg.edu/positions/. For specific inquiries contact Dr. Sonja Lynch at Sonja.lynch@wartburg.edu. For further information about the college and the city of Waverly, see http://www.wartburg.edu. Information about the Spanish Department may be found at www.wartburg.edu/spanish.
Wartburg College requires a criminal background check for position finalists.
WARTBURG COLLEGE is a selective liberal arts college of the ELCA, nationally recognized for leadership for public purpose. As an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution, Wartburg College actively seeks applications from members of underrepresented ethnic and minority groups.
Company
Wartburg College, a top-tier liberal arts college of the Lutheran Church located in Waverly, Iowa, is a student-centered community that helps students explore their passions and create meaningful connections through immersive experiences inside and outside the classroom, leading to a future full of possibilities.
Wartburg College is dedicated to challenging and nurturing students for lives of leadership and service as a spirited expression of their faith and learning.
The college offers an excellent benefits package to all full-time employees. Such benefits include health, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, long- and short-term disability, life/AD&D insurance, medical and personal leave, paid time off, retirement, workers compensation, employee assistance, and tuition remission/exchanges.
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