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Visiting Assistant Professor ~ World Languages & Cultures

Employer
Nazareth College
Location
New York, United States
Salary
Salary Not specified
Date posted
Jan 14, 2022

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Nazareth College, an independent, comprehensive institution with 2300 undergraduate and 700 graduate students, prepares its graduates to serve local and global communities through a wide range of liberal arts and professional programs. Nazareth seeks to hire faculty and staff with a demonstrated commitment to teaching excellence, student success, and civic engagement, and an understanding of the educational benefits and importance of diversity, equity and inclusion as articulated in our Diversity Statement. The college is located minutes from downtown Rochester, New York, a city noted for its rich arts and cultural community and its international businesses and industry. Applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. 

The World Languages and Cultures Department is seeking applications for a visiting Assistant Professor in Italian/Casa Italiana Director beginning Mid-August 2022, MA required, PhD preferred. The department seeks candidates committed to teaching and inclusive excellence at a comprehensive institution that supports both liberal arts curricula and professional programs. As outlined in our Diversity Statement, applicants who will contribute to the college’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as the core values of the institution, are encouraged to apply. 

The applicant will have a demonstrable record of teaching excellence in language courses as well as in literature courses. Near-native fluency in Italian is required. Review of the applications will begin early January and will continue until the position is filled.

A complete application will consist of:
-Cover letter discussing the applicants research interest and teaching experience, including methods for incorporating issues related to diversity inclusion, and equity in classroom.
-A curriculum vitae.
-The names and contact information for three recommendations.
-A syllabus from a recent language and literature courses.

Director of Casa Italiana: 
The Casa Italiana advances and extends to the Nazareth and broader Rochester community the academic study of the Italian language and the literatures and cultures of the Italian-speaking world. It fosters a mutually beneficial relationship between Rochester’s Italian-America community and Nazareth College.

Duties and Responsibilities:
-Plan and implement events that enhance the study of the Italian language and the literatures and cultures of the Italian-speaking world for students in the WLC program with both academic leadership and community volunteers.
-Publicize the Casa Italiana and its activities to the Nazareth and the local and regional communities.
-Coordinate visits of artists, dancers, writers, etc.  from Italy.
-Work to integrate the Casa’s cultural program with the relevant academic program across campus.
-Foster effective communication I a manner that supports the goals and mission of the casa and the WLC programs in the Italian language and the literatures and cultures of the Italian-speaking world.
-Prepare and monitor the annual budget.
-Work closely with the Italian-American associations in the local community to foster communication and sharing of resources.
- In conjunction with the Development Office, coordinate an annual appeal and maintain relationships with major donors for purposes of soliciting contributions to endowment or scholarship funds.

MA required, PhD preferred.

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