Contingent Faculty - Languages and Culture
NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY
Location
Las Vegas, New Mexico
Quick overview
The faculty will conduct classes, meet with students, and develop syllabi and course content. They are expected to utilize learning management systems and electronic resources for student assignments.
Requirements summary
Candidates must have a minimum of a BA and/or MA degree in relevant fields or equivalent teaching experience. Preferred qualifications include a Ph.D. or ABD in related disciplines and endorsements in Modern and Classical languages or TESOL.
Job description
Job DetailsJob Location
- Main
- Campus -
- Las
- Vegas
- NM -
- Las
- Vegas ,
- NM 87701Position
- Type:
- Part
- Time -
- RegEducation
- Level:
- Masters
- DegreeJob
- Category: FacultyPosition Summary New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU) is creating a pool of per-course per term faculty positions in Spanish, NAHS, ASL, or University Studies, disciplines housed in the Department of Languages and Culture. We value New Mexico’s rich cultural and linguistic heritage. The Department presently offers a BA in Spanish, a minor in Spanish, a BA in University Studies, courses in American Sign Language, and a minor in Native American/Hispano Cultural Studies. We are interested in per course per term faculty who are available to teach in a variety of modalities: Zoom, in-person, asynchronous, synchronous. The Department also looks forward to expanding its dual credit offerings within New Mexico.
Duties and Responsibilities
Conduct class, meet with students, develop syllabi and course content. Able to use learning management systems: for example BrightSpace, Zoom, email, or other technology. Able to access electronic resources where students complete assignments. QualificationsMinimum Qualifications For Spanish: BA and/or MA degree in Spanish/Bilingual Ed or combination teaching experience and Masters level work. For NAHS, BA and/or MA in Mexican, Latino, Chicano and/or Native Studies, or combination teaching experience and Masters level work in the previously mentioned areas. For ASL, BA and/or MA degree in Education and/or combination demonstrated experience teaching American Sign Language.
Preferred Qualifications
Ph.D, or ABD in Spanish, Bilingual Education, American Studies, Chicano/Latino Studies, American Ethnic Studies, interdisciplinary studies, history with demonstrated experience in teaching in any of the fields listed in minimum qualifications. Endorsements in Modern and Classical languages, TESOL, or bilingual education highly desired.