Lecturer, French and Italian

University of Arizona

life insurance, vision insurance, sick time

United States, Arizona, Tucson

Oct 03, 2024

Lecturer, French and Italian
Posting Number	req20524
Department	French and Italian
Department Website Link	www.italian.arizona.edu
Medical Sub-Speciality
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! The University of Arizona has been recognized for our innovative work-life programs. For more information about working at the University of Arizona and relocations services, please click here.
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.
Preferred Qualifications
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
Target Hire Date	1/6/2025
Expected End Date
Contact Information for Candidates	Lindsey Fera lfera@arizona.edu
Open Date	9/9/2024
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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