What are the responsibilities and job description for the Visiting Assistant Professor in Spanish position at Skidmore College?
Summary
The Department of World Languages and Literatures invites applications for a two-year Visiting Assistant Professor in Spanish position with specialization in Latin America beginning in the fall of 2025. Applicants must possess a strong desire to teach in a liberal arts environment with a reputation for excellent teaching. The successful candidate will teach language, literature, and culture. The position carries a teaching load of eighteen faculty workload credits per year (approximately five courses per year).We encourage applications from historically under-represented groups and individuals who have experience teaching in a multi-cultural classroom. Your teaching statement should speak to your ability to work effectively with a student population that is broadly diverse with regard to gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, and religion, and it should provide specific examples that demonstrate this ability. The college is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through their research, teaching, and / or service.
Education : Ph.D. required at time of employment
Applications are due March 15, 2025.
Candidates should submit a cover letter explaining their ability to contribute in the areas described above, curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, and a teaching statement and / or evidence of teaching capability. To learn more about and apply for this position please visit us online at : jobs.skidmore.edu
Pay Rate : $66,000 - $70,000
The hiring rate for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria :
- Prior relevant work or industry experience.
- Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position.
- Academic discipline (faculty pay ranges reflect 9-month annual salary).
- Unique applicable skills.
About Skidmore College
Skidmore is a highly selective liberal arts college in Saratoga Springs, New York with curricular strengths across the humanities, arts, social sciences, and natural sciences. Our approximately 2,500 undergraduate students come from almost 50 states and over 40 countries. Skidmore College continually strives to foster a welcoming and inclusive environment. We are especially interested in applicants who can strengthen the diversity of our academic community, and candidates are encouraged to speak directly about this issue in their application materials.
EEO STATEMENT
Skidmore College is committed to being an inclusive campus community and, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, predisposition or carrier status, domestic violence victim status, familial status, dating violence, or stalking, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
Employment at Skidmore College is contingent upon an acceptable background check result.
CREATIVE THOUGHT MATTERS.
Visa sponsorship is not provided for this position.
All bargaining unit faculty members shall be covered by a collective bargaining agreement between Skidmore College and Services Employees International Union, Local 200United.
Salary : $66,000 - $70,000
