"Adjunct Faculty"

Position Information

Job Title
Adjunct Faculty

Rank
Per-Course Faculty

Position Summary
New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU) is creating a pool of per-course per term faculty positions in Spanish, NAHS, ASL, or University Studies, disciplines housed in the Department of Languages and Culture. We value New Mexico’s rich cultural and linguistic heritage. The Department presently offers a BA in Spanish, a minor in Spanish, a BA in University Studies, courses in American Sign Language, and a minor in Native American/Hispano Cultural Studies. We are interested in per course per term faculty who are available to teach in a variety of modalities: Zoom, in-person, asynchronous, synchronous. The Department also looks forward to expanding its dual credit offerings within New Mexico.

Duties and Responsibilities
Conduct class, meet with students, develop syllabi and course content. Able to use learning management systems: for example BrightSpace, Zoom, email, or other technology. Able to access electronic resources where students complete assignments.

Minimum Qualifications
For Spanish: BA and/or MA degree in Spanish/Bilingual Ed or combination teaching experience and Masters level work.
For NAHS, BA and/or MA in Mexican, Latino, Chicano and/or Native Studies, or combination teaching experience and Masters level work in the previously mentioned areas.
For ASL, BA and/or MA degree in Education and/or combination demonstrated experience teaching American Sign Language.

Preferred Qualifications
Ph.D, or ABD in Spanish, Bilingual Education, American Studies, Chicano/Latino Studies, American Ethnic Studies, interdisciplinary studies, history with demonstrated experience in teaching in any of the fields listed in minimum qualifications. Endorsements in Modern and Classical languages, TESOL, or bilingual education highly desired.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Advanced bilingual—Spanish/English or ASL, able to troubleshoot technology, able to use Zoom, BrightSpace or similar LMS/technology platforms.

Work Location
Negotiable

Special Instructions to Applicants
A complete application must include 1) A letter of application, 2) Curriculum Vitae, and 3) Unofficial copies of advanced degree transcripts. Online application must include names, phone numbers, and e‐mail addresses of three (3) professional references. Official transcripts might be requested. For more detailed information regarding the position you may contact: Dra. Norma A. Valenzuela at nvalenzuela@nmhu.edu.