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Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ, USA
Posted on Apr 23, 2025
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Arizona State University: Office of the University Provost Tempe: The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences: School of International Letters and Cultures
Location
Tempe Campus
Open Date
Apr 21, 2025
Description
The School of International Letters and Cultures (SILC) at ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY invites applications for the position of Assistant Teaching Professor in the area of German with appointment beginning August 16, 2025.
Essential Functions: The successful candidate will provide leadership in coordinating the German language program, including administrative and curriculum development responsibilities, and support the program’s asynchronous course offerings. The candidate will also be expected to teach German language/culture courses at the 100- through 400-level, both in-person and online (synchronous and asynchronous), hold office hours, and work closely with the German section head to develop course materials, assessments, syllabi, and assignments. This is an in-person, full-time, benefits-eligible, non-tenure eligible appointment made on an academic year basis (Aug. 16 – May 15). A typical full-time course load is four classes per academic semester. Subsequent annual renewal is possible contingent upon satisfactory performance, availability of resources, the needs of the university, and sufficient enrollment in assigned courses.
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 literatures 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 bear 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
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the academic heart of Arizona State University. For employees, that means the chance to engage with a large and curious student body. And for students that are pursuing a degree in our college, faculty and staff get the opportunity to guide them as they grow into socially aware, critical thinkers who are often pioneering solutions to societal issues. While the student success is our top priority, The College also supports the professional development and growth of its faculty and staff as well as research that positively impacts our community. Learn more about what The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has to offer by visiting https://thecollege.asu.edu/faculty.
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.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
The Application Deadline Is May 23, 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
Questions about the position should be directed to the search committee chair at Nina.Berman@asu.edu.
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Tempe, AZ, USA
Posted on Apr 23, 2025
Apply now
Arizona State University: Office of the University Provost Tempe: The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences: School of International Letters and Cultures
Location
Tempe Campus
Open Date
Apr 21, 2025
Description
The School of International Letters and Cultures (SILC) at ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY invites applications for the position of Assistant Teaching Professor in the area of German with appointment beginning August 16, 2025.
Essential Functions: The successful candidate will provide leadership in coordinating the German language program, including administrative and curriculum development responsibilities, and support the program’s asynchronous course offerings. The candidate will also be expected to teach German language/culture courses at the 100- through 400-level, both in-person and online (synchronous and asynchronous), hold office hours, and work closely with the German section head to develop course materials, assessments, syllabi, and assignments. This is an in-person, full-time, benefits-eligible, non-tenure eligible appointment made on an academic year basis (Aug. 16 – May 15). A typical full-time course load is four classes per academic semester. Subsequent annual renewal is possible contingent upon satisfactory performance, availability of resources, the needs of the university, and sufficient enrollment in assigned courses.
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 literatures 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 bear 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
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the academic heart of Arizona State University. For employees, that means the chance to engage with a large and curious student body. And for students that are pursuing a degree in our college, faculty and staff get the opportunity to guide them as they grow into socially aware, critical thinkers who are often pioneering solutions to societal issues. While the student success is our top priority, The College also supports the professional development and growth of its faculty and staff as well as research that positively impacts our community. Learn more about what The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has to offer by visiting https://thecollege.asu.edu/faculty.
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.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- M.A in German, Applied Linguistics, or a related field, by time of appointment.
- Four years’ experience in higher education teaching German language/culture courses.
- Two years of language program coordination or administrative experience.
- Evidence of effective teaching in different modalities (e.g. online, in-person, hybrid).
- Evidence of advanced proficiency in both German and English.
- Ph.D. in German, Applied Linguistics, or a related field, by time of appointment.
- Background in Second Language Acquisition (SLA).
- Ability to teach upper-division coursework within our current curriculum. For related information, please see: https://silc.asu.edu/degree/undergraduate/german-ba.
- Experience in intercultural competence, career readiness, and internships.
- Demonstrated experience in curriculum development, particularly in online courses.
- Evidence of leadership in coordinating language programs.
- Experience with proficiency assessments and program-level evaluations.
- Demonstrated proficiency in appropriate technologies for language instruction.
- Evidence of promoting culturally informed pedagogies.
- Ability to engage students in language learning through innovative course design and extracurricular activities.
- Demonstrated commitment to working with faculty, staff, students and communities to advance the principles of the ASU Charter.
The Application Deadline Is May 23, 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
- Cover letter outlining teaching philosophy and how the applicant's experiences fit the qualifications listed above.
- Curriculum Vitae.
- Evidence of teaching effectiveness (quantitative and sample of qualitative data from teaching evaluations).
- The names, positions, and contact information for 3 references.
Questions about the position should be directed to the search committee chair at Nina.Berman@asu.edu.
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