Lecturer of Spanish

This position is benefit eligible. The successful candidate will be able to teach all levels of Spanish language as well as occasional English-language courses in our Intercultural Studies program. We are particularly interested in candidates with experience or interest in language pedagogy and/or Spanish for the professions (particularly Spanish for health-related professions and social services). Candidates’ application materials should provide evidence of the candidate’s ability to contribute to a multi-language department that values a variety of perspectives. The teaching load for this position is 30 credits per year (approximately equivalent to a 5-5 load). Required qualifications include a master’s degree in Spanish, Hispanic Studies, or a closely related field; experience teaching language and culture courses to students from a broad range of majors at a US institution of higher education; native or near-native fluency in Spanish and English; and experience teaching with technology Preferred qualifications include evidence of exceptional teaching, evidence of interest in ongoing professional development, evidence of familiarity with ACTFL Standards, and demonstrable experience in languages for the professions. Interested candidates should submit a CV, copy of transcripts, a cover letter expressing interest and outlining previous teaching experience, and contact information for three professional references to: https://jobs.coastal.edu/postings/122860 . For any related questions, please feel free to reach out to the department chair, Audra Merfeld ( amerfeld@coastal.edu ). A review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Coastal Carolina University is a public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, South Carolina, just nine miles from the Atlantic coastal resort city of Myrtle Beach. Coastal Carolina University enrolls over 12,000 students from 48 states and 53 nations. The University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the baccalaureate and master’s degrees of national and/or regional significance in the arts and sciences, business, humanities, education, and health and human services, a specialist degree in instructional technology, and PhD degrees in marine science: coastal and marine systems science and education sciences. The University provides equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, national origin, or because an employee or applicant for employment is an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, an Armed Forces service medal veteran, a recently separated veteran, or an active-duty wartime or campaign badge veteran, or other “protected veteran,” as defined by law. Coastal Carolina University is an EO/AA employer. Required Qualifications Must hold the appropriate terminal degree or meet the established alternative qualifications, and exhibit strong potential for excellence in teaching. Preferred Qualifications Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Posting Sponsorship Designation Will Employer-based sponsorship be considered for this position? No Posting Designation Employer-based sponsorship is not available for this position. Work Authorization & Sponsorship for Job Posting Employment at Coastal Carolina University is contingent upon authorization to work in the United States. CCU may consider employer-based visa sponsorship for certain positions; however, sponsorship is discretionary, not guaranteed, and subject to legal, financial, and institutional requirements. CCU rarely sponsors part-time, temporary, staff or non-tenure-track roles and will not sponsor H-1B petitions when the federally required $100,000 fee applies. If the position is a non-tenure track (Lecturer, instructor and visiting faculty) position that would not typically allow for sponsorship but the department wants to seek approval for an exception to allow for sponsorship, a special assessment will need to be submitted through Docusign and submitted for approval before the postings is initiated and submitted for approvals in PA. A copy of the approved assessment will need to be attached to the posting request in PA. Cassie will provide more info on the process for requesting an exception and the assessment approvals. We will schedule a meeting this week to discuss this more in detail, especially the needs assessment piece in Docusign for an exception request but I wanted to get this much to you ASAP as PA has pushed this to the live site already so you should already see the info in the pending postings out there now. Posting Detail Information Posting Number F00514P Number of Vacancies 3 Desired Start Date 08/16/2027 Position End Date (if temporary) Job Open Date 10/14/2026 Job Close Date Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to Applicants Quicklink for Posting https://jobs.coastal.edu/postings/122860 Job Duties Job Duty Teaches students in the classroom, laboratory, and/or studio. Job Duty Prepares content, syllabi, and University Moodle/curricular site for each course and/or lab assigned each semester. Communicates to students after reviewing assignments. Calculates and assigns grades (e.g., mid-term and final) through established procedures listed in the Faculty Manual and University catalog. Tracks and reports absences as directed by the Office of the Registrar. Job Duty Posts and holds regular office hours each week per College and University guidelines. Engages in University-related activities including committee assignments, meetings, ceremonies, events and scholarly pursuits as prescribed in the Faculty Manual. Job Duty Performs other duties as assigned. Supplemental Questions Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*). Applicant Documents Required Documents Cover Letter / Letter of Application Curriculum Vitae Transcripts Reference List Optional Documents Other Document 1 Other Document 2 Other Document 3