Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Cultural Studies and Bilingual Writing

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Cultural Studies and Bilingual Writing

NEIU is an HSI and an MSI, serving an extremely diverse, multilingual population, and the ideal candidate will be bilingual or multilingual (Spanish fluency is a must) with a background in program administration and broad experience with first-year writing and/or creative writing. Ph.D. in Spanish or Applied Linguistics (or related field) at time of appointment.

Job Description:

This new tenure-track position beginning Fall 2025, will be shared equally between two departments: World Languages and Cultures (WLC) and English. For retention, promotion, and tenure consideration, the candidate’s home department is WLC. In WLC the candidate will teach courses in Cultural Studies and expand on the existing course offerings in those fields. The candidate will liaise with program leaders to better coordinate all of the (bilingual) writing programs/activities at the university. Additionally, in line with our HSI mission, the candidate will work with other programs to help create GEN ED/UCC content courses in Spanish or bilingual format. The hire may also assist in designing more courses for completing the Bilingual Creative Writing Minor Program, working with WLC and ENG creative writing instructors.The candidate will also play a key role in assisting with our department’s student-run literary magazine, Xochipilli, which showcases our students’ creative writing abilities in Spanish and bilingual formats.

In the department of English, the candidate will work with Composition faculty to revise and assist with updating the first-year writing program, which serves virtually all first-year students and is critical for academic success, and to train current faculty in contemporary digital literacies, community literacies, assessment practices, etc. The candidate will assist in renovating first-year writing to address the challenges ELLs have in succeeding in ENG 101/102, bringing attention to ESL issues in ENG 101 and ELP 098 courses to create more effective first-year writing practices. The candidate will explore possibilities for specially-created ENG 101 sections with an intentional bilingual component, classes designed specifically for students whose L1 is not English with a concentrated effort placed on student retention and success in subsequent courses.

Qualifications:

• Ph.D. at time of appointment in Spanish/Bilingual Creative Writing; Comp/Rhetoric or
  related field
• Advanced High+ Proficiency in Spanish and English
• Experience in teaching in bilingual format: Spanish and English
• Ability to help design and teach bilingual creative writing courses and/or ability to help
  design and teach bilingual creative writing and bilingual composition courses.
• Ability to liaise with other programs to create GENED/UCC courses (natural sciences,
  social sciences) in Spanish or bilingual formats.

To apply, please send the following materials in one PDF file to Jeanette Hernández, j-hernandez-kalin@neiu.edu

• Cover Letter
• CV
• Copy of unofficial transcripts
• Names and contact information for three references

Deadline for application materials: December 1, 2024.

About Northeastern Illinois University

Founded in 1867, Northeastern has a rich tradition of educational innovation and prides itself on preparing teachers and administrators who make a difference in Chicago. That tradition continues to this day and has expanded to include an array of academic disciplines, allowing the University to embrace fully the community in which it resides. Northeastern is regarded as the one of the most diverse public comprehensive universities in the Midwest and is designated by the U.S. Department of Education as a Hispanic-Serving Institution. Diversity is an important factor in the character of Northeastern and in the social fabric of its student body. The University has an enrollment of more than 5,700 students; African American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American and Hawaiian Pacific students represent about 57 percent of the student body.

With a Main Campus located on roughly 67 acres in an attractive residential area on the Northwest Side of Chicago, the University offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate programs in the arts, sciences, education, and business. The University has additional locations in the metropolitan area: the Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies and El Centro. Northeastern is also a founding member of the University Center of Lake County consortium campus in suburban Lake County.

Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and invites applications from women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities, as well as other qualified individuals.