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Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures

Employment Opportunities

With approximately 23,500 students, Auburn University is the largest comprehensive research university in Alabama. It is located in a small, attractive college town in the east central part of the state, conveniently near Montgomery, Birmingham, and Atlanta. The Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures is currently conducting searches for the following:

Jobs

Assistant Professor | 18th and 19th Century Spanish Peninsular Literature

The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures of Auburn University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Spanish with specialty in 18th and/or 19th Century Spanish Peninsular Literature to begin Fall 2010. The successful candidate will be able and willing to teach graduate literature courses in both areas indicated above as well as all levels of undergraduate Spanish including Business Spanish, Civilization, Literature, and Translation. Teaching load is five courses per year.

Minimum qualifications to apply are ABD status (must have Ph.D. in hand by August 15, 2010), native or near-native fluency in Spanish, research potential, positive teaching evaluations, familiarity with current language pedagogy and a willingness to learn and use Blackboard course management software. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

The candidate selected for this position must be able to meet eligibility requirements to work in the United States at the time the appointment is scheduled to begin and to continue working legally for the proposed term of employment. The candidate must be able to communicate effectively in English and Spanish. Send letter of application and CV (hard copy), three letters of recommendation, transcript, and sample teaching evaluations to:

Chair, Search Committee
Assistant Professor in Spanish Position
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
6030 Haley Center
Auburn University, AL 36849-5204

http:www.auburn.edu/forlang

Review of applications will begin November 16, 2009 and will continue until the position is filled.
Auburn University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Phone: (334) 844-4345
forlang@auburn.edu

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