Faculty - Professor of Spanish and Latino Studies (Open Rank) Job at North Park University, Chicago, IL

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  • North Park University
  • Chicago, IL

Job Description

About North Park

Founded in 1891, North Park University is a Christian university affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church of over 3,200 students from around the country and the world.

North Park University is located in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago, one of the most ethnically diverse zip codes in the United States. It is nine miles from downtown Chicago. The North Park campus has often been referred to as an oasis in the heart of the city – a place where students from urban, rural, and suburban backgrounds alike can call home. And all of this within the major metropolitan backdrop of Chicago: one of the world’s largest and most diversified economies, renowned for its museums and music, and voted best large city in the U.S. for four years in a row by Condé Nast Traveler.

Mission

The mission of North Park University is to prepare students for lives of significance and service through education in the liberal arts, professional studies, and theology.

Vision

Building on our core institutional identity—Christian, city-centered, intercultural—our vision is to create a university of uncommon character and enduring excellence, where faith, learning, and service meet.

Duties and Responsibilities

The College of Arts and Sciences Division of Humanities and Social Sciences invites applications for a full-time tenure track faculty position in Spanish language and Latino/Latin American Studies. The position will join a small and collaborative department that offers a range of language- and culture-based courses and an eight-week study abroad program in Cuenca, Ecuador. The professor will teach six courses (24 semester-hours) per academic year in Spanish language, which may include beginning levels to more advanced courses in language, literature, and culture; Spanish for Heritage Speakers; Latin American Studies (taught in English) on one of the regions of Latin America (South America, Central America, or the Caribbean and one general education history course related to Latin America in English.

Requirements

Required:

The candidate should be a native or near-native speaker of Spanish and have a strong commitment to excellence in teaching and academic scholarship. A Ph.D. in a field of Spanish language, literature, cultural studies, or equivalent is required at the time of appointment.

Desired:

  • Have experience with the Canvas Learning Management System.

Salary Range: $58,000 - $61,000

Benefits

  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Prescription Plan
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Commuter Benefit
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Retirement Plan
  • Tuition Remission
  • Helwig Recreation Center

Job Tags

Full time, Flexible hours,

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