Job Description

Overview

Position title French Language Program Director

Salary range A reasonable estimate for this position is $82,200 - $111,800.

Percent time 100% Anticipated start: 07/01/2025 or later

Next review date Monday, Dec 9, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date Monday, Jun 30, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Responsibilities

• The Department of French and Italian seeks to hire an Assistant Teaching Professor (formerly LPSOE) to serve as French Language Program Director.
• Coordinate all aspects of the language curriculum from elementary to intermediate, train lecturers and teaching associates (graduate students), and focus on the program's expansion and recruitment of new Majors.
• Teach five courses per year, which may include bridge courses to the upper-division offerings in French or upper-division literature or culture courses taught in French or English.

Qualifications

• Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
  • PhD in French (or equivalent foreign degree and/or subject)
• Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
  • Native or near-native fluency in French

Preferred qualifications

• Pedagogical expertise in Applied Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition, or French for the Professions
• Familiarity with technology related to language teaching, including the ability to create hybrid and fully online courses
• The ability to create French courses for speakers of Spanish
• Expertise in Haitian Creole, African inflections of standard French, or Canadian French
• Expertise in any other area that may actively contribute to the department's desire to advance a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Multilingual background (especially in Romance languages)

Application Requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Statement of Teaching - 2-3 pages. A statement on pedagogy and experience (if any) as language program coordinator/director.
• Teaching Portfolio - A sample of assessment tools.
• Statement of Contributions to Diversity - 2-3 pages.
• Statement of Research - 2-3 pages.

Reference requirements

3-4 letters of reference required. Applicants should provide the names and contact information for 3 references and must request letters of reference within the system in order to complete the application requirement.

About UC Santa Barbara

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California's Affirmative Action Policy please visit. For the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit.

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs, as may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.

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