Adjunct Spanish Instructor (Talent Pool)

Bethune-Cookman University

Job Title

• Adjunct
• Spanish
• Instructor
• Reporting
• Structure: Chairperson of the
• Department of
• English,
• World
• Languages, and
• Cultural
• Studies
• Division: College of Arts and Humanities

Job summary

This is a temporary part-time teaching position in the Department of English, World Languages, and Cultures Studies at Bethune‐Cookman University. The successful candidate should have excellent written and oral communication skills. This position will require the successful candidate to teach first-year Spanish courses primarily. We seek candidates with a commitment and demonstrated ability to establish positive relationships with students, as well as the potential to contribute effectively to a faculty team dedicated to creating a dynamic and inclusive learning environment. Therefore, the adjunct instructor is expected to be committed to an inclusive working environment and participate as an active member of the department's collaborative endeavors, with a commitment to quality instruction in assigned courses.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Excellence in teaching and a commitment to scholarship.
• Day or evening in-person classes may be assigned
• Online teaching experience is a plus but is not required.

Education and experience

• Qualifications include a master’s or terminal degree in Spanish, Spanish or Hispanic literature, or a related field, with at least 18 graduate hours in Spanish.

Preferred skills, experience, education and experience

• Applicants should also have at least one year of experience teaching writing at a college or university and have experience using or integrating learning management system tools such as Canvas or Blackboard. Experience in teaching historically disadvantaged populations and first-generation college students is desired.

Environmental/Physical requirements

• Working environment is a normal business office setting.
• Demands normal manual dexterity and visual and auditory acuity.
• Typically, the incumbent may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking, standing, bending, or carrying of light items.
• Must be mobile throughout the campus.
• Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, sex, retaliation, marital status, religion or disability, or any other applicable local, state or federal regulation. Inquiries regarding provisions for persons with disabilities, equal employment opportunity and Title IX matters should be directed to the Office of Human Resources at 386-481-2049. The university reserves the right to modify job descriptions at any time in its' attempts to improve the operations of the university