Job Summary:     

Full-time, tenure track position, including teaching, research, advising of undergraduate students, and service to the university

Responsibilities:

• Six course teaching load per year: a range of Spanish language and literature courses, from the introductory to advanced level
• Serve as department chair; equivalent to one course release per year
• Supervise the department’s administrative assistant
• Advise undergraduate students regarding their academic plans
• Collaborate in departmental programming
• Serve on University committee(s) as assigned
• Contribute to an academic environment that actively seeks to increase inclusive excellence in the department and in the discipline

Skills:                      

• Native or near-native fluency in Spanish
• Background of successful teaching of students at various proficiency levels
• Ability to explore the interrelationship of the discipline with Christian faith
• Ability to mentor and advise students
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated organizational skills
• Evidence of an active or growing scholarly agenda

Experience:          

• Required: At least five years of experience teaching Spanish language and literature at the college or university level
• Preferred: administrative and/or leadership experience, such as service as a department chair

 Education:            

Ph.D. in Spanish, Hispanic Language and Literatures, Hispanic Linguistics, or related field.

Compensation:    

Salary and rank commensurate with qualifications and experience

 Position open:     

Fall 2024 (Candidate must be legally permitted to work in US)

Additional Information:

The search committee will begin reviewing applications November 1st.

Questions?

Academic Affairs
College of Arts & Sciences
Bethel University
3900 Bethel Drive
St. Paul, MN 55112
651.638.6804
cas-academic-affairs@bethel.edu

About Bethel University

Bethel seeks to recruit, retain, support, and develop a diverse workforce that contributes to our educational and Christ-centered mission. Bethel encourages candidates to apply who can assist the University to develop a faculty that reflects the diversity of people in God’s kingdom through a variety of ethnicities, cultures, and lived experiences. Learn more about our commitment to diversity in hiring here: https://www.bethel.edu/employment/working/commitment-diversity-in-hiring. Bethel University is a leader in Christ-centered higher education with approximately 5,000 students from 48 states and 32 countries enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, seminary, and adult education programs. Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, Bethel offers bachelor's and advanced degrees in nearly 100 fields. Educationally excellent classroom-based and online programs equip graduates to make exceptional contributions in life-long service to God and the world. Bethel employs qualified individuals regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, marital status, genetic information, veteran status, familial status, and status with regard to public assistance. Individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.

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