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Colorado State University

Adjunct Faculty Languages, Literatures & Cultures – Open Pool 2024

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, us, 80523


Adjunct Faculty Languages, Literatures & Cultures – Open Pool 2024Working Title:

Adjunct Faculty Languages, Literatures & Cultures – Open Pool 2024

The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures is comprised of teachers and scholars of language, linguistics, literature, and culture including specialists of second language acquisition, poetry, theater, cinema, and translation. Faculty represent over twenty different countries of origin. This work unit exists to educate, counsel, and support the undergraduate and graduate students in the department, maintain their records, and support the teaching, research and creative activity, and service of its faculty.

Founded in 1870, Colorado State University is among the nation’s leading research universities and enrolls approximately 32,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Located an hour north of the Denver metro area, Fort Collins is a vibrant community of approximately 157,000 residents that offers the convenience of a small town with all the amenities of a large city.

Tenure/Tenure Track:

No

Research:

0%

Teaching:

100%

Service:

0%

Administration:

0%

Application Deadline:

To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 11:59pm (MT) on 12/31/2024.

Position Summary:

When a position becomes available, the Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures hires adjunct faculty from this applicant pool. Such faculty may be hired for the fall, spring, and/or summer term in a given academic year. They are hired to teach courses in language acquisition, linguistics, literature, and culture in one or more of the following languages:

American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Russian, and Spanish.

Applicants are added to the pool list throughout the calendar year. Hiring decisions are typically made during the late spring and early summer for fall semester, during the early fall semester for spring, and during the spring semester for the summer term.

Conditions of Employment:

Pre-employment Criminal Background Check (required for new hires).

Required Job Qualifications:

M.A.

Experience teaching a specific subject area and demonstrated teaching excellence;

Advanced proficiency in the target language and proficiency in English;

Experience teaching the language or literature.

Preferred Job Qualifications:

Ph.D.

Willingness to work together with LLC faculty as a team on curriculum building, assessment, student outreach, and recruitment;

Experience/expertise in assessment;

Commitment to diversity and inclusion through teaching and outreach.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications in the announcement to be hired. For a complete application, please upload a letter of interest, Curriculum Vitae, Statement of Teaching Philosophy, Statement of Teaching Interests, and the names and contact information for three professional references. References will not be contacted without prior notification of candidates.

To document teaching excellence, applicants must also submit Course Materials and Sample Syllabus or Syllabi. Class or Student Evaluations are optional but encouraged.

This pool expires December 31, 2024. Individuals wishing to be considered beyond this date must reapply.

EEO Statement:

Colorado State University is committed to providing an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based on race, age, creed, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, or pregnancy in its employment, programs, services, and activities, and admissions.

Search Contact:

Jonathan Carlyon, jonathan.carlyon@colostate.edu

References RequestedMinimum Requested:

3

Maximum Requested:

3

Supplemental Questions

* The department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures teaches in the following languages: American Sign Language, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Arabic, Italian, Latin, Russian, and Spanish. Please indicate which language(s) you are qualified to teach.

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