Faculty, Korean

Austin Community College; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 71,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Community College seeks a Faculty, Korean in the World Languages Department to teach Korean language courses to a multicultural student body, in on-campus and online formats. The role emphasizes engaging, innovative coursework aligned with ACTFL standards and a commitment to student success in an environment that promotes belonging.

The department offers ten languages and opportunities for service learning, study abroad, and collaboration with faculty across disciplines.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Korean or equivalent with credentialing.
• 18 graduate hours in Korean preferred; additional language credentials welcomed.
• Ability to teach Korean to a multicultural student population in on-campus and online formats.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and teach Korean courses aligned with department outcomes.
• Participate in curriculum review, program assessment, and governance.
• Administer and evaluate Korean language assessments and maintain alignment with curriculum.
• Support inclusive teaching practices and serve as a mentor to students.

Skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Mentoring

Diversity & inclusion

Education

Master's degree in Korean

Master's degree with 18 graduate hours in Korean

Job description

Faculty, Korean

Job Posting Closing Times: Job postings are removed from advertising at 12:00 A.M. on the closing date e.g., at midnight on the day before the closing date.

Austin Community College employees are required to maintain a domicile in the State of Texas while working for the college and throughout the duration of employment. AR 4.0300.01

Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

Job Posting Title

Faculty, Korean

Job Description Summary

The Department of World Languages (WOLA) faculty supports student learning across on-campus and distance learning modalities. This position is a Korean teaching role with opportunities to teach additional languages offered within the department if SACSCOC credentialing criteria are met. Faculty prepare and deliver engaging, innovative coursework aligned with the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards. A successful candidate will bring strong communication skills, a collaborative spirit, and a commitment to student success in an environment that promotes belonging for all. This position begins in August 2027.

Job Description

The World Languages Department offers credit courses across 10 languages of instruction leading to an Associate of Arts degree in both on-campus and online formats. Recognized for excellence, our department has earned an "Exemplary" assessment rating for 10 consecutive years and is home to several award-winning faculty members. Our faculty actively engage in innovative practices in language pedagogy, second-language acquisition, and multilinguistic, with opportunities to participate in service learning and global learning experiences, including study abroad. Above all, advancing a deep appreciation and understanding of global cultures remains a foundational commitment of our department.

Principal Responsibilities and Duties

• Prepare and teach courses in the field of Korean language to amulticultural student population based on the department's approvedcourse learning outcomes, utilizing a variety of instructionalstrategies appropriate to the needs of community college studentsand the standards of the discipline.
• Participate actively in departmental responsibilities anddepartmental governance, including curriculum review and revision,program review, assessment of student learning outcomes at thecourse and program level, and other departmental activities.
• Administer and evaluate departmental Course Challenge Exams in Korean and maintain and revise Course Challenge Exam materials toensure alignment with departmental curriculum and learningoutcomes.
• Evaluate student progress and provide clear, timely feedbackreflecting program learning outcomes and departmental expectations.
• Serve as a mentor to students in the Korean program.
• Provide teaching and mentoring services to students in a mannerwhich does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex,sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability,age, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or otherprotected categories.
• Remain current in the field through a variety of professionaldevelopment activities.
• Support division and department goals through active andcollegial engagement in decision-making and unit-levelplanning.
• Serve on collegewide and departmental committees, councils,work groups, and task forces.
• Perform other related tasks as assigned by the departmentchair, dean, and/or associate vice chancellor, vice chancellor,executive vice chancellor.

Technology

• Demonstrated proficiency using computer applications, onlineresources, and other technologies for the classroom.
• Demonstrated proficiency using an online learning managementsystem such as Blackboard to develop and build course content andperform administrative duties (posting office hours, syllabi,etc.)

Principal Professional Standards

• Appropriate use of the college's learning managementsystem.
• Meet deadlines for attendance certification and submission offinal course grades.
• Participate in graduation, general assembly, and other officialcollege functions.
• Maintain regular office hours to assist students and improvestudent retention and success.
• Attend and participate in collegewide, campus, department, orother activities and meetings.
• Recognize and reflect standards of civility and collegiality inall interactions.
• Comply with published college policies and procedures and meetprofessional standards for teaching in a community college.

Required Education

• Master's degree in Korean,
• Master's degree with 18 graduate hours in Korean

Preferred Education

In addition to meeting the required education qualifications in Korean, a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in one of the following languages is preferred: Arabic, Chinese, French, German,Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, or Spanish.

Qualities of a Successful Candidate

• Ethics, integrity, and sound professional judgment.
• A commitment to establishing and maintaining positive workingrelationships with students, colleagues, and staff representingmulticultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Dynamic, non-traditional instructional delivery methods toteach students of widely varying levels of proficiency and fromvarious backgrounds and abilities.
• Appropriate and up-to-date knowledge of the discipline andsubject matter.
• Experience using technology as an instructional aide whereappropriate to enhance learning.
• Documented experience with active and applied teaching andlearning methodologies.
• A strong commitment to teaching in a community college setting,including teaching practices that reflect an understanding of the multicultural classroom and the benefits of cultural awareness andsensitivity in the classroom and the workplace.
• Commitment to a culture of care for all.
• Commitment to the comprehensive mission of Austin CommunityCollege and to the principles and practices associated with Servant-Leadership.
• Ability to communicate effectively with students with a widerange of skills and backgrounds.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with variedpopulations from the local community as well as students, staff,faculty, and administration.
• Strength in communication media, both verbal and written, aswell as listening.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability tomaintain an established schedule, including evenings and weekends,including possible multiple campus locations that may vary bysemester.
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality of studentinformation.
• Understanding of what it means to teach in a community collegeenvironment that serves often underprepared and underservedstudents.

Application Requirements

1. Upload the following documents to your application:
   • Unofficial/copy of transcripts
   • Updated Curriculum Vitae (C.V.) or Résumé
   • Cover letter explaining interest in the position
   • One representative teaching artifact, such as a syllabus, lesson plan, course activity, assessment, or other instructional material that reflects your approach to language teaching

Working Conditions

• Work is routinely performed in an office/classroomenvironment.
• Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching,kneeling, pushing, and pulling.
• Ability to lift up to 10 pounds.
• Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe workingconditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions toprevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.

Salary Range: $71,270 - $96,596 (Based on a 10.5-month contract to start Fall2027)

Number of Openings: 1

Job Posting Close Date: November 16, 2026

Clery Act

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the JeanneClery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.

Austin Community College produces an Annual Security Report as required by the Clery Act. This report includes statistics from the previous three years concerning reported crime that occurred on campus; public property adjacent to and accessible from campus; and in certain non-campus buildings/property owned or controlled by ACC. The report includes institutional policies concerning campus security and other safety information.

For direct access to the current Annual Security Report, visit www.austincc.edu/asr . You may obtain a hard copy by contacting the Clery Compliance Officer ([e-mail] ). For an overview, see ACC's Clery Act website.

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.