"Assistant Teaching Professor in Spanish Bilingualism"

Job Details

The School of International Letters and Cultures (SILC) at ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY seeks applications for an Assistant Teaching Professor in the area of Spanish Bilingualism. We seek a dynamic expert in Spanish Linguistics with specific expertise in bilingualism and applied linguistics, Critical Language Awareness, and/or language ideologies/attitudes. SILC’s undergraduate and graduate programs are increasing in size at a robust rate, and we seek a candidate who excels in teaching undergraduate and graduate students. Furthermore, the successful candidate will contribute to the development and teaching of a newly established Masters in Spanish to help advance the school’s programs to national prominence. The Assistant Teaching Professor will also contribute to our burgeoning PhD in Spanish linguistics and improve the use of digital technologies in in-person and online programs. They will be expected to teach lower, upper-division, and graduate courses in the Spanish curriculum, online, in-person, and/or hybrid, and hold office hours. Candidates with experience in course design and curriculum building are welcome. This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, non-tenure eligible appointment made on an academic year basis (Aug.16-May 15). Subsequent annual renewal is possible contingent upon satisfactory performance, availability of resources, the needs of the university, and sufficient enrollment in assigned courses. Anticipated start date is August 2026.

About the School of International Letters and Cultures

The School of International Letters and Cultures (SILC) is home to scholars working in twenty languages and educating its students in those languages and their accompanying literature and cultures. With more than 1600 students enrolled in their majors and minors and more than ten thousand taking their courses in any given semester, SILC faculty bears the primary responsibility for building language proficiency and culturally nuanced critical thinking among the worldwide community of ASU graduates. For more information about the School of International Letters and Cultures (SILC), visit: https://silc.asu.edu/.

About The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the academic heart of Arizona State University, committed to improving communities on a local, national, and global scale. We support the professional development and growth of our faculty and staff in their cutting-edge research to advance these aims. Within The College, our faculty engage with a large, curious student body, guiding them as they grow into socially aware, critical thinkers and writers able to succeed in a wide range of careers and to address the challenges of the twenty-first century. Advancing the success of our students remains our top priority. To learn more about The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, please visit https://thecollege.asu.edu.

About Arizona State University:

ASU exemplifies a new prototype for the American public research university. As articulated in the ASU Charter, ASU is a comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural, and overall health of the communities it serves.

Essential Duties:

• Teaching undergraduate and graduate students.
• Contribute to the development and teaching of a newly established Masters in Spanish
• Contribute to our PhD in Spanish linguistics.
• Improve the use of digital technologies for in-person and on-line programs.

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Spanish Linguistics or closely related field at the time of hire.
• 4 years minimum of college-level teaching experience.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in college-level teaching, including Spanish hybrid and/or online courses.
• Proficiency in both Spanish and English.

Desired Qualifications:

• Demonstrated effectiveness in online pedagogy at the post-secondary level.
• Research focus or interest in one or more of the following: Spanish-English sociolinguistics; Bilingualism; Applied Linguistics.
• Experience in course and curriculum design.
• Demonstrated commitment to working with faculty, staff, students, and communities to advance the principles of the ASU Charter.

Application Instructions:

The application deadline is December 29, 2025. Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis for a reserve pool. Applications in the reserve pool may then be reviewed in the order in which they were received until the position is filled. To guarantee full consideration, applicants must submit a complete Interfolio Dossier, which must consist of the following materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/178058:

1. Cover letter outlining how the applicant's experiences fit the qualifications listed above.
2. Curriculum Vitae.
3. Language teaching philosophy statement.
4. Evidence of teaching effectiveness (quantitative and sample of qualitative data from teaching evaluations).
5. A statement addressing how your past and/or potential contributions to access and inclusion will advance ASU’s commitment to inclusive excellence.
6. Contact information for 3 references.

Applicant’s last name should appear in each uploaded file name. Cover letter can be addressed to Dr. Michael Gradoville, Search Committee Chair. Questions about the position should be directed to the search committee chair at: mgradovi@asu.edu