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Lecturer, French and Italian

Company:
The University of Arizona
Job Location:
Tucson, 85724
Category:
Foreign Languages and Literatures
Type:
Full-Time

Posting Number: req20524

Department: French and Italian

Location: Main Campus

Address: 1512 E. First St., Tucson, AZ 85719 USA

Position Highlights

This career-track appointment is not eligible for tenure.

The Department of French and Italian is seeking a highly qualified candidate for the position of Lecturer in Italian to contribute long term to our growing Italian program. The expectation of this position is teaching four in-person Italian language courses per semester (elementary and intermediate Italian). Native or near-native fluency in both Italian and English is required. Ph.D. in Italian or related field by December 1, 2024 is also required. This career-track (non-tenure eligible) position begins in January 2025 and is renewable pending a satisfactory performance review. Department is unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.
Review of applications will begin on October 4, 2024. Interviews will be held via Zoom.

Alumni Jacquelynn and Bennett Dorrance have made a gift commitment of $5.4 million to endow the deanship of the University of Arizona College of Humanities and inspire on campus and throughout the world a continuous and fearless spirit of open inquiry: https://humanities.arizona.edu/about/fearless-inquiries-project.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; sick leave and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

  • The candidate
    must be able and qualified to teach four in-person undergraduate-level
    Italian language courses per semester.
  • Actively
    recruit Italian majors and minors through service and by co-organizing
    and participating in Italian program events throughout the academic
    year.
  • Hold office
    hours.
  • Attend
    Italian language instructor workshops at the beginning of each academic
    semester (August & January), and College of Humanities recruitment
    workshops.
  • Attend other
    meetings and events as requested.
  • Other duties
    as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Must possess a
    Ph.D. in Italian or related field by December 1, 2024.
  • Native or
    near-native fluency in Italian and English.
  • Experience
    in teaching Italian basic language courses.

Rank: Lecturer

Tenure Information

Career-Track (CT)

FLSA: Exempt

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Number of Hours Worked per Week: 40

Job FTE: 1.0

Work Calendar: Academic

Job Category: Faculty

Benefits Eligible: Yes - Full Benefits

Rate of Pay: $50,000 - $53,000

Compensation Type: salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)

Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)

Number of Vacancies: 1

Contact Information for Candidates

Lindsey Fera

lfera@arizona.edu

Open Until Filled: Yes

Documents Needed to Apply: Curriculum Vitae (CV), Cover Letter, and One Additional Document

Special Instructions to Applicant

Please upload 3 required documents for full consideration (please do not type directly into the application system).

  • Curriculum vitae (CV)
  • Cover letter
  • Two semesters of recent teaching evaluations with student comments for Italian language courses


  • Within a few business days after submitting your application you will receive an email asking you to provide contact information for 3 references (do NOT click the "Submit" button until you have added all 3 references using the plus "+" sign button). Your references will then be requested to upload a letter of reference into the system. Once the 3 reference letters have been uploaded, the application will be considered complete. Full consideration will be given to complete applications.

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