Tenure-Track Spanish: Language, Literature & Culture

Chapman University Department of World Languages; Orange (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Chapman University’s Wilkinson College invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor of Spanish in the Department of World Languages and Cultures, with an effective start date of August 2027. The successful candidate will demonstrate native or near-native fluency in Spanish and a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching.

Responsibilities include maintaining an active program of scholarly research, teaching lower-division Spanish, developing upper-division courses, mentoring

Qualifications

• Responsibilities include maintaining an active program of scholarly research and publication.
• Teach lower-division Spanish language courses at multiple proficiency levels.
• Develop and teach innovative upper-division courses to complement the curriculum.
• Advise and mentor undergraduate students.
• Engage interdisciplinary conversations within the department through teaching, research and curricular development.
• Tenure-track faculty are expected to maintain an active research agenda for tenure consideration and are evaluated on research, teaching and service.

Responsibilities

• Maintain an active program of scholarly research and publication appropriate to the candidate’s field.
• Teach lower-division Spanish language courses at multiple levels of proficiency.
• Develop and teach innovative upper-division courses that complement and expand the existing Spanish curriculum.
• Advise and mentor undergraduate students.
• Engage broader interdisciplinary conversations within the Department of World Languages and Cultures through teaching, research, and curricular development.
• Tenure-track faculty are expected to develop and maintain an active research agenda for future tenure consideration and are evaluated on their research/scholarly activity, teaching and service.

Job description

Chapman University’s Wilkinson College invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor of Spanish in the Department of World Languages and Cultures, with an effective start date of August 2027. The successful candidate will demonstrate native or near-native fluency in Spanish and a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching.

Responsibilities include maintaining an active program of scholarly research, teaching lower-division Spanish, developing upper-division courses, mentoring