Posting Number

req13700

Department

French and Italian

Department Website Link

https://italian.arizona.edu/

Medical Sub-Speciality

Location

Main Campus

Address

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

Position Highlights

The Department of French and Italian is seeking a highly qualified candidate for the position of Instructor in Italian.

The expectation of this position is teaching four courses at the undergraduate level per semester. This position is expected to last one academic year. This position is a career track position (non-tenure eligible) and requires in person instruction.

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, vision, and life insurance; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

The University of Arizona has been recognized for our innovative work-life programs.

Duties & Responsibilities

Duties and 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 langue instructor workshops at the beginning of each academic semester (August and January) and College of Humanities recruitment workshops (January 9, 2024 and February 16, 2024).
• Attend other meetings and events as requested.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must possess a Master's Degree in Italian or related field.
• Native or near-native fluency in Italian and English.
• Experience in teaching Italian basic and upper-level language courses.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in teaching at college-level.

Rank

Instructor

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

$40,000

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

Target Hire Date

8/14/2023

Expected End Date

5/19/2024

Contact Information for Candidates

Lindsey Fera
lfera@arizona.edu

Open Date

2/27/2023

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.
• Deadline for applications is March 24th.

Diversity Statement

At the University of Arizona, we value our inclusive climate because we know that diversity in experiences and perspectives is vital to advancing innovation, critical thinking, solving complex problems, and creating an inclusive academic community. As a Hispanic-serving institution, we translate these values into action by seeking individuals who have experience and expertise working with diverse students, colleagues, and constituencies. Because we seek a workforce with a wide range of perspectives and experiences, we provide equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information. As an Employer of National Service, we also welcome alumni of AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service programs and others who will help us advance our Inclusive Excellence initiative aimed at creating a university that values student, staff and faculty engagement in addressing issues of diversity and inclusiveness.