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Clinical Assistant Professor - Director of Spanish Heritage Language Program
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Position Number: 1240696
Location: Chicago, IL
Position Type: Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor – Director of Spanish Heritage Language Program, Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago

The Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies and the School of Literatures, Culture Studies and Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Chicago announce a search to fill a full-time clinical non- tenure track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level in Hispanic Studies . UIC is a Hispanic Serving Institution. It is a diverse, linguistically rich, research-intensive university and provides a supportive environment for interdisciplinary research.

The Director of the Spanish Heritage Language Program, together with the Head of the Department, the Director of Undergraduate Studies, and the Faculty Heritage Language Consultant, develops the Spanish Heritage Language instruction program and coordinates all aspects of this program.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Orientation and training of graduate assistants and lecturers
Perform classroom evaluations of graduate assistants
Develop course materials, such as syllabi, exams etc.
Liaison with the Disability Resource Center, Study Abroad, Athletics, Student Affairs, the office of Testing Services, the Language and Cultural Center for all services related to teaching
Course scheduling and staffing
Supervision of teaching assistants and lecturers and conducting yearly classroom observations
Coordination of day-to-day matters with TA coordinators
Making staffing decisions and interviewing candidates
Creating orientation materials
Providing guidance and training to new TAs and lecturers
Overseeing and implementing policies and procedures (processing excused absence requests, course equivalency for study abroad, withdrawals, language exemption and change of grade requests)
Organization of all activities related to teaching (text book selection, developing syllabi and course material, course assignment, arrangements for examination, administering online learning system
Consult as needed with the Faculty Advisor to the HLP
Other duties as determined by the Head, including teaching responsibilities.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Candidates must be ABD (PhD preferred), have a strong teaching record, and have research interests in Spanish as a heritage language.
Native or near-native competency in Spanish required.
Preference will be given to candidates with experience in heritage language program direction, materials development, and blended learning

The faculty in the Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies serves 118 majors, 105 minors, and over 50 graduate students. The department has MA and PhD programs in literature and linguistics and an MAT, which includes a teaching certification.

Please visit our website to learn more about our department and faculty:
https://lcsl.uic.edu/hispanic-italian

TO APPLY:

For fullest consideration, please complete an on-line application at https://jobs.uic.edu
and upload a C.V., cover letter and sample syllabus and the names and email addresses of 3 references by July 2, 2018.

- Applicants must be lawfully authorized to work in the United States

The University of Illinois at Chicago is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer, dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment. We strongly encourage applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and covered
veterans.

The University of Illinois may conduct background checks on all job candidates
upon acceptance of a contingent offer. Background checks will be performed in
compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.