What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Professor of Spanish at UNM-Valencia position at University of New Mexico?
The University of New Mexico-Valencia Campus is accepting applications for an Assistant Professor of Spanish, which is a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track position. The position begins August 2025.
Located about 30 miles south of Albuquerque in rural Valencia County, the University of New Mexico-Valencia Campus is a two-year branch community college associated with the University of New Mexico. With an emphasis on teaching excellence, Valencia Campus offers vocational and technical courses as well as academic transfer courses to the citizens of Valencia and northern Socorro counties. The faculty and staff serve a student body of approximately 2,300 each semester.
Summary of duties and responsibilities: Provide 12 credit hours of classroom instruction per semester primarily in first-year Spanish. Course load may also include 100 and 200-level Spanish courses, such as Heritage Spanish. Other responsibilities include maintaining student records, posting and maintaining office hours as well as participating in curriculum development, outcomes assessment, college committees, professional development, departmental projects, and college/community service.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master's degree in Spanish or a closely related field with a minimum of 18 graduate credit hours in Spanish
- At least one year of experience teaching Spanish language classes at the college level.
- Documented success in language instruction
Preferred Qualifications:
- Terminal degree (PhD) or ABD (all but dissertation) in Spanish or a closely related field with a minimum of 18 graduate credit hours in Spanish
- Minimum of two years successful experience teaching Spanish language classes at the college level
- One year of successful experience teaching Spanish at a two-year campus or community college
- Demonstrated knowledge of current teaching methodologies, second language acquisition pedagogies (including for New Mexican Heritage speakers of Spanish), curriculum development, and/or assessment
- Demonstrated professional development, such as attending or presenting at workshops or conferences, or scholarly work (related to pedagogy or discipline
- Demonstrated commitment to equity, accessibility, inclusion, linguistic diversity, and diverse student populations, including first-generation college students, low-socioeconomic students, and racially minoritized students
Only applications submitted through the official UNMJobs site will be accepted. If you are viewing this job advertisement on a 3rd party site, please visit UNMJobs to submit an application.
If selected for an on-campus interview, the applicant must be prepared to present official transcripts and a teaching demonstration (subject matter to be announced). For information, phone (505) 925-8531 or e-mail rolisa@unm.edu.
We will offer reimbursement for travel expenses to all candidates who are invited to the UNM Valencia campus, who accept the offer of an interview, and who must incur long-distance travel expenses. The travel reimbursement will follow UNM policy and be no more than $750.
Applicants who are appointed to a UNM faculty position are required to provide an official certification of successful completion of all degree requirements prior to their initial employment with UNM.
The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.
