Millersville University of Pennsylvania Looking for Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish, Department of English & World Languages (Beginning August 2023) Full Time

Requisition Number: F02613

Department: English and World Languages

Job Summary/Basic Function

The Department of English & World Languages in the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences welcomes applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor position beginning August 2023. Responsibilities include teaching, advising students, scholarly or creative work and department and university service. Actual assignments will depend upon department needs. The Department seeks a colleague with expertise in Spanish language and literature with the ability to teach in both Spanish and English languages. Faculty will have the opportunity to teach courses in Spanish language and Spanish, Spanish-American and/or other Latino/ a literatures. Faculty will also support Spanish program development, collaborate with and advise our Spanish Club, and assist with advising Spanish majors and minors.

Salary and rank are commensurate with qualifications as well as aligned with the details contained in the Collective Bargaining Agreement and the Millersville University Promotion Statement.

A complete application comprises the following:

• A Cover Letter summarizing how the applicant’s education and experience match the required qualifications of the position.
• A current Curriculum Vitae.
• A Teaching Philosophy that includes the applicant’s commitment to inclusive and equitable learning and to working with diverse populations of students.
• Copies of registrar-issued unofficial transcripts for all degrees conferred and in progress (the successful candidate will be required to provide registrar-issued official transcripts from the issuing institution(s) directly to the Provost’s Office by the start date).
• Three current letters of reference, (applicant to submit names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of individuals who will be contacted to upload current letters of reference directly to a confidential website).
• A writing sample.

Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants are encouraged to submit their application materials far enough in advance of the closing date to allow time for their references to respond. If you choose to provide additional documentation, please upload these items as optional documents.

Please do not link your application to the position until you have uploaded all of the required documents and any optional documents you want to provide. You will not be able to change the materials submitted or upload any new additional materials, after the application process has been completed and you receive a confirmation number.

Located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Millersville University of Pennsylvania is one of the 10 public universities of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education. Our pillars of distinction include exceptionally strong student-faculty relationships, numerous programs of distinction, a beautiful campus and vibrant location, and successful job placement for our students. Our students’ success, both inside and outside of the classroom, is our highest priority, and we provide numerous opportunities to facilitate their academic, personal, and social growth and development. Almost 70 baccalaureate programs are available for our 6,000 students to find their path. Approximately one thousand graduate students enroll in 21 master’s and three doctoral programs. Our faculty are highly respected in their fields and dedicated to the success of students in the classroom, research labs, and in campus life. Over 66,000 alumni live in all 50 states and in 72 countries around the world. We seek individuals who embrace and value our EPPIIC values of exploration, public mission, professionalism, inclusion, integrity, and compassion.

At Millersville University we are committed to fostering a learning and working environment that promotes diversity to foster a climate of inclusion. EPPIIC values and the principles of Inclusive Excellence are an essential part of the foundation for our learning and working environment. Millersville University is an equal opportunity employer and, in compliance with federal and state laws and university policy, is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, disability, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Individuals from traditionally underrepresented populations are encouraged to apply.

The State System Employee Benefits Summary for faculty can be found at: https://www.passhe.edu/inside/HR/LR/Documents/APSCUF_July2019-June2023.pdf.

Required Qualifications

• ABD or PhD in Spanish Language, Spanish Literature or a related field
• Experience teaching courses in Spanish language and Spanish/Spanish-American/Latino/a literatures in Spanish and the English language
• Evidence of research/scholarship in Spanish language or literatures
• Ability to teach classes through multifaceted teaching strategies for face-to- face classroom delivery, distance learning, or blended learning
• Ability to support student extracurricular engagement in Spanish Language and Literature
• Evidence of ability to teach diverse student populations.
• Evidence of a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.
• Successful interview, scholarly presentation, and teaching demonstration.
• Three successful background checks.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Spanish Language and/or Literatures.
• Ability to teach courses in Spanish composition and oral expression.
• Evidence of teaching with high-impact practices.

Job Description

EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND PERFORMANCE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsibilities include teaching, advising students, scholarly work and department and university service. Teaching responsibilities will include elementary and intermediate Spanish language courses and Spanish, Spanish-American and/or other Latino/a literatures. Actual course assignment will depend upon departmental need and may include day, evening, and/or online delivery courses. Classes should be conducted through multifaceted teaching strategies for face-to-face, web-enhanced, or web-based classroom delivery. Faculty are expected, per the Collective Bargaining Agreement Article 4, to engage in professional responsibilities such as developing and updating curriculum, assessing learning outcomes for courses and programs, and participating in department, college and university meetings and workshops. The faculty member will have opportunities to mentor undergraduate students in scholarly research and to pursue a research agenda that leads to peer-reviewed scholarly output appropriate for the discipline. Faculty will advise and mentor students in other high-impact practices, as appropriate.

For details, please see:

• The CBA, Article 12.B.1, Effective teaching and fulfillment of professional responsibilities (p. 27);
• The Millersville University Promotion Statement and particularly Section V.C.1 Teaching Effectiveness and Fulfillment of Professional Responsibilities (pp. 9-11); and
• The Millersville University Tenure Statement, particularly the section titled Teaching Effectiveness and Fulfillment of Professional Responsibilities (pp. 3-4).

CONTINUING SCHOLARLY GROWTH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

Sustain growth in scholarly and/or creative activities, both within and outside the academic discipline.

For details, please see:

• The CBA, Article 12.B.2, Continuing scholarly growth (p. 28);
• The Millersville University Promotion Statement, particularly Section V.C.2 Continuing Scholarly Growth (pp. 11-13); and
• The Millersville University Tenure Statement, particularly the section titled Continuing Scholarly Growth (pp. 4-6).

SERVICE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY AND/OR COMMUNITY:

Provide service on an ongoing basis by contributing professionally to department and university governance, the professional community and/or the community at large, in a participatory, developmental, or advisory capacity. Candidates must be willing to participate in undergraduate- and graduate-level curricular activities including assisting in activities associated with maintaining program approval at the state and national levels. 

For details, please see:

• The CBA, Article 12.B.3, Service: contribution to the University and/or community (p. 28)
• The Millersville University Promotion Statement, particularly Section V.C.3 Service: Contributions to the University and/or Community (pp. 13-15); and
• The Millersville University Tenure Statement, particularly the section titled Service, Contributions to the University and/or Community (pp. 6-7).

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:

May include but is not limited to – supervise interns/independent studies/individualized instruction courses/theses. Other reasonable duties assigned within the faculty member’s field of competence.

PERFORMANCE REVIEW / EVALUATIONS:

Please see the CBA, Article 12, Performance Review and Evaluation of Faculty (pp. 27-39).

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION:

The Department of English & World Languages at Millersville University houses degree-granting programs in English, English Education and Language and Culture Studies. We also offer a Master of Arts and Master of Education in English. We enroll over 200 students in our undergraduate programs and 40 students in our graduate programs. We have 18 tenured/tenure-track faculty representing a wide range of research interests and specializations.

Posting Close Date

07/05/2023