Assistant Teaching Professor, Italian
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About the School of International Letters and Cultures
The School of International Letters and Cultures (SILC) is home to scholars working in twenty languages and educating its students in those languages and their accompanying literature and cultures. With more than 1600 students enrolled in their majors and minors and more than ten thousand taking their courses in any given semester, SILC faculty bears the primary responsibility for building language proficiency and culturally nuanced critical thinking among the worldwide community of ASU graduates. For more information about the School of International Letters and Cultures (SILC), visit: https://silc.asu.edu/ .
About The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the academic heart of Arizona State University, committed to improving communities on a local, national, and global scale. We support the professional development and growth of our faculty and staff in their cutting-edge research to advance these aims. Within The College, our faculty engage with a large, curious student body, guiding them as they grow into socially aware, critical thinkers and writers able to succeed in a wide range of careers and to address the challenges of the twenty-first century. Advancing the success of our students remains our top priority. To learn more about The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, please visit https://thecollege.asu.edu .
About Arizona State University
ASU exemplifies a new prototype for the American public research university. As articulated in the ASU Charter , ASU is a comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural, and overall health of the communities it serves.
Essential Duties
- Provide leadership in coordinating the Italian language program, including administrative and curriculum responsibilities
- Oversee the in-person and online Italian Language Program, managing both administrative and curricular responsibilities.
- Work closely with the Italian section head to develop course materials, assignments, assessments, syllabi, and experiential learning opportunities for students, such as internships.
- Teach Italian language and culture courses at the 100 through 400 levels, both in-person and online. A typical full-time load is 4 courses per semester.
Required Qualifications
- Ph.D . in Italian Studies/Second Language Acquisition/Applied Linguistics/Foreign Language Education by the time of appointment.
- Proficiency in both Italian and English.
- At least 2 years of demonstrated experience in developing and coordinating face-to-face and/or online courses and/or programs.
Desired Qualifications
- Research focus or interest in teaching methodologies, Second Language Acquisition or related area.
- Demonstrated effectiveness in leadership, supervision, and coordination of Italian Language Programs at the post-secondary level.
- Demonstrated effectiveness in university-level teaching, including Italian hybrid and/or online courses.
- Knowledge of the ACTFL proficiency scale for foreign languages and its application in language programs.
- Demonstrated commitment to working with faculty, staff, students, and communities to advance the principles of the ASU Charter .
- The application deadline is December 29, 2025 . Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis for a reserve pool. Applications in the reserve pool may then be reviewed in the order in which they were received until the position is filled. To guarantee full consideration, applicants must submit a complete Interfolio Dossier, which must consist of the following materials:
- Curriculum Vitae;
- Cover letter outlining program administration/coordination experience and knowledge, teaching philosophy, and how the applicant's experiences fit the qualifications listed above;
- Two recent sets of student evaluations;
- The names, positions, and contact information (including email addresses) of 3 references.
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