Faculty - Professor of Spanish and Latino Studies (Open Rank)

About North Park

Founded in 1891, North Park University is a Christian university affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church of over 3,200 students from around the country and the world.

North Park University is located in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago, one of the most ethnically diverse zip codes in the United States. It is nine miles from downtown Chicago. The North Park campus has often been referred to as an oasis in the heart of the city – a place where students from urban, rural, and suburban backgrounds alike can call home. And all of this within the major metropolitan backdrop of Chicago: one of the world’s largest and most diversified economies, renowned for its museums and music, and voted best large city in the U.S. for four years in a row by Condé Nast Traveler.

Mission

The mission of North Park University is to prepare students for lives of significance and service through education in the liberal arts, professional studies, and theology.

Vision

Building on our core institutional identity—Christian, city-centered, intercultural—our vision is to create a university of uncommon character and enduring excellence, where faith, learning, and service meet.

Salary Range: $58,000 - $61,000

Duties and Responsibilities

 The College of Arts and Sciences Division of Humanities and Social Sciences invites applications for a full-time tenure track faculty position in Spanish language and Latino/Latin American Studies. The position will join a small and collaborative department that offers a range of language- and culture-based courses and an eight-week study abroad program in Cuenca, Ecuador, and will contribute to the Humanities Division by teaching a general education history class (Themes in Global History) and occasional interdisciplinary courses related to Latin America within the candidate’s specialty (in English).  The professor will teach six courses (24 semester-hours) per academic year. 

Requirements

Required:

• A Ph.D. in a field of Spanish language, literature, cultural studies, or equivalent is required at the time of appointment.

• Be a native or near-native speaker of Spanish and have a strong commitment to excellence in teaching and academic scholarship.

• Possess a clear understanding and personal commitment to North Park University’s mission of Christian higher education.

Desired:

• Have experience with the Canvas Learning Management System.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Prescription Plan
• Flexible Spending Account
• Commuter Benefit
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Tuition Remission
• Helwig Recreation Center