Macalester College, Classical Mediterranean and Middle East

Position ID:Macalester-Classics-VFA [#24448]
Position Title: Visiting Faculty, Arabic
Position Type:Non tenure-track faculty
Position Location:St Paul, Minnesota 55105, United States [map] sort by distance
Subject Areas: Arabic Language and Culture / Arabic Culture, Arabic Language
Appl Deadline:2023/04/30 11:59PMhelp popup finished (2023/03/01, finished 2023/08/03)
Position Description:   URMs  

*** this position has been closed and new applications are no longer accepted. ***

The Macalester College Department of the Classical Mediterranean and Middle East invites applications for a one-year, non-tenure-track Visiting Assistant Professor/Instructor of Arabic to begin Fall 2023. ABD candidates will be considered. However, experience in teaching Arabic as the main instructor is required. The teaching load is five courses per year (Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced Arabic - all MSA). The position also includes overseeing/collaborating with the Arabic language house. The candidate will be joining a lively, rapidly growing, and energetic department. Salary and benefits are competitive. Financial assistance for relocating is available. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

To apply, electronically submit a curriculum vitae, cover letter, and names of and contact information for three references to Academic Jobs Online. A statement of teaching philosophy is welcome, but optional. Review of applications will begin April 1st 2023, and continue until the position is filled. Questions should be directed to the chair of the Department of the Classica Mediterranean and Middle East, Nanette Goldman (goldman@macalester.edu).

At Macalester College, diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to our educational mission and values. We are committed to the institutional change required for visioning and realizing a more equitable and socially just college and society. Strong candidates will have a record of experience or demonstrated commitment to teaching students of multiple and diverse backgrounds with attention to structural barriers that limit access to educational opportunities.

Macalester College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college in the vibrant Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, with a population of approximately three million people and home to numerous colleges and universities, including the University of Minnesota. Macalester College is located in Saint Paul on the ancestral homeland of the Dakota people who were forcibly exiled because of aggressive and persistent settler colonialism. Macalester's diverse student body comprises over 2000 undergraduates from all 50 states and the District of Columbia and 95 nations. The College maintains a longstanding commitment to academic excellence with a special emphasis on internationalism, multiculturalism, and service to society. As an Equal Opportunity employer supportive of affirmative efforts to achieve diversity among its faculty, Macalester College strongly encourages applications from women and members of underrepresented minority groups.


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