Adjunct Instructor - Spanish

Job Summary

Adjunct Positions are filled by semester on an as needed basis. Applicants in this applicant pool are reviewed when the department has an immediate need to fill a vacancy. Review of applications will then stop for the semester once the vacancy has been filled. Adjunct (part-time) faculty to teach courses in Spanish. Depending upon the program’s needs and the candidate’s qualifications, teaching assignments may be on LCC’s downtown campus, at an extension center (within 40 miles of the downtown campus), and/or via online delivery methods. Adjunct faculty are expected to work collaboratively with department faculty to develop course content consistent with official course syllabi, to deliver course instruction to students and to be available for student assistance and advising outside of class. Additional responsibilities may include participation in course assessment, department/program meetings, professional development activities and other duties as assigned. Regular on campus presence is expected for all LCC employment. Any flexible work schedules and/or hybrid work schedules approved by the College are subject to change based on the needs of the LCC community. Final candidates will be subject to a criminal background check as part of the employment process.

Required Qualifications

Master’s degree in Spanish Studies or a Master’s degree in related field (e.g. linguistics, second language acquisition, language pedagogy) with at least 18 graduate semester hours in Spanish from a regionally accredited institution. Native or near-native proficiency in Spanish and English Must have the ability to demonstrate the use of technology in the classroom and must be able to use the technology for the assigned course(s). IMPORTANT: If an educational degree is required for this position, unofficial copies of transcripts from each institution of higher learning where either a degree has been conferred or coursework completed are required documents that must be submitted as part of the online application process. Applicants with foreign education credentials (i.e. earned degree and related to this position) must contact a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) credential evaluation services (www.naces.org) and request an academic transcript evaluation. Three of NACES member credential evaluation services are: Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (https://www.ece.org/); World Education Services, Inc. (https://www.wes.org/); International Education Research Foundation, Inc. (https://ierf.org/). The credential evaluation must be submitted with the application materials. REMEMBER: If an educational degree is required for this position, applications lacking these required documents will not be considered.

Preferred Qualifications

PhD in Spanish Language from a regionally accredited college or university; or, PhD in a related field and a minimum of 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) of graduate level coursework in the discipline. College teaching experience both face-to-face and online.

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