Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity

Assistant Professor of Spanish/Foreign Language Teacher Education

College of Liberal Arts

CLA-N-2515

The Department of Foreign Languages at Towson University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level beginning August 2012.

Position entails teaching Spanish language, literature, and culture courses at all levels, as well as mentoring and supervising foreign language majors in the Secondary Education Program.

Commitment to teaching excellence and scholarship essential. The successful candidate will work with faculty in Spanish, French, German, and Chinese in maintaining program standards for the preparation of foreign language teachers and will take primary responsibility for liaison with the College of Education in securing and retaining accreditation. Familiarity and experience with NCATE and ACTFL standards and practices a plus.

Research specialization open, but may include foreign language acquisition and pedagogy, applied linguistics and/or phonetics, and/or language teacher preparation and certification. Ph.D. and native or near-native fluency in Spanish required.

Preliminary interviews will be conducted at the MLA Convention by prearranged appointment for those available.

Electronic submissions are welcome and encouraged to be sent to the attention of Dr. John C. McLucas care of the department administrative assistant at sdonley@towson.edu

Send letter of application, CV, three letters of recommendation and official graduate transcripts to:

Dr. John C. McLucas, Chair

Department of Foreign Language

Towson University

Towson, MD 21252

Applications received by December 2 will receive full consideration.

Upon submitting your Curriculum Vitae to indicate you are an applicant for this position, please be sure to visit http://www.towson.edu/odeo/applicantdata.asp to complete a voluntary on-line applicant data form. The information you provide will inform the university's affirmative action plan and is for statistical purposes only and shall not be used to illegally discriminate for or against anyone.

Towson University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and has a strong institutional commitment to diversity. Women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. This position is contingent on the availability of funds at the time of hire.