Adjunct Lecturer in Spanish

Summary

The Department of Humanities at Regis College seeks an Adjunct Instructor to teach the course SP-100: Introductory Spanish for Health Sciences. SP-100 will be conducted as a synchronous Zoom course, Mondays 5:00-8:00 PM, in our regular 15-week semester (8/31/26-12/15/26).

Course Description

This is an oral survival course for students who have never had or have had very little experience with Spanish (no more than one or two years of high school Spanish). Emphasis is placed on speaking ability, and students will develop a basic communicative competence in Spanish through a series of lessons designed specifically for today's health professional. Students will have ample opportunities to learn about the customs and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world.

Essential Functions

• Teaching SP-100
• Ensuring appropriate curriculum design, implementation, and assessment of the course
• Providing timely feedback to students and holding office hours at least 2 hours/week (this can be done via Zoom)
• Please Note: Adjunct instructors are NOT expected to attend school or department meetings (though they are welcome to), conduct academic advising, or serve on standing committees.

Other Responsibilities

• Ability to interact in a positive manner with a diverse group of co-workers and students while upholding the College's commitment to inclusive excellence.
• Carry out functions as they may be appropriate for the position

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Requirements

• M.A. in Spanish
• Fluency in Spanish
• At least three years teaching experience. Experience teaching Spanish for Health Professions preferred
• Two letters of recommendation
• Position is limited to candidates in the New England region

Working Conditions/Physical Demands

• Teaching synchronous online courses, with availability during scheduled class meeting times.

Compensation

• Master's degree-prepared candidate: $3,485 per course
• Doctoral degree-prepared candidate: $3,700 per course

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to do this job. The above is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required.

External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case-by-case basis.

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