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Lecturer in French Language and Literature
Position overview
Position title: LecturerApplication Window
Open date: July 16, 2024
Most recent review date: Friday, Aug 16, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.
Final date: Tuesday, Oct 1, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
Position: Lecturer in French Language and Literature
Starting Date: The first day of Fall quarter is September 23, 2024.
Salary: Based on 100% annual salary of $68,247. Approximately $8,530.87 per course (pending final budget approval) Appointment is eligible for renewal depending on need, funding, and performance.
All appointments are contingent upon the appointee being able to provide, in accord with Federal law, evidence of authorization to work in the United States
This position is contingent on funding and enrollment
Internal candidates receive first consideration
Qualifications:
The Department of Comparative Literature and Languages at University of California, Riverside, seeks to hire a full-time, Lecturer in French language teaching and French studies (literature/culture). This position is renewable based on positive performance reviews and departmental and curricular need.
Minimum requirements are an MA in French or a related field. Applicants holding a Ph.D. or who are ABD (with MA) are encouraged to apply. Preferred qualifications include a Ph.D. in French/Francophone studies or a related field, native or near-native fluency in French and English, and experience and success in teaching French at the university level.
Duties:
Duties consist in the instruction of 8 quarter courses in French language and literature/culture (2 or 3 courses per 10-week quarter);
Courses of Instruction:
Fall 2024: French 001 (Introduction to French), French 003 (Introduction to French), French 004 (Intermediate French)
Winter 2025: French 002 (Introduction to French), EUR 115F (Paris - Course taught in English)
Spring 2025: French 4 (Intermediate French), French 75 (Oral Proficiency in French), French 101C (Advanced French Studies)
Application Procedure:
Please provide cover letter, CV, teaching statement, a one-page statement of contributions to diversity, sample syllabus or syllabi, teaching evaluations (narrative and numerical), and 3 letters of recommendation. Materials should be uploaded using UCR’s on-line application system: https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/apply/JPF01952 Letters of recommendation must be confidential. Please use the APRecruit system to have your recommenders upload them directly.
Applicants who use Interfolio should use the feature that allows letters to be uploaded directly into AP Recruit. Applicants can input an Interfolio-generated email address in place of their letter writer's email address. Interfolio refers to this as “Online Application Deliveries.” The following link at Interfolio shows how to set up the feature: (http://help.interfolio.com/entries/24062742-Uploading-Letters-to-an-Online-Application-System)
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled. To ensure full consideration, applications and supporting material should be received by August 15, 2024.
Department Contact Person – Prof. Heidi Brevik-Zender: Heidi.Brevik-Zender@ucr.edu
Qualifications
Minimum requirements are an MA in French or a related field.
Applicants holding a Ph.D. or who are ABD (with MA) are encouraged to apply. Preferred qualifications include a Ph.D. in French/Francophone studies or a related field, native or near-native fluency in French and English, and experience and success in teaching French at the university level.
Application Requirements
Cover Letter
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Statement of Teaching
Statement of Past and/or Planned Future Contributions to Advancing Diversity and Inclusive Excellence - In a “Statement of Past and/or Planned Future Contributions to Advancing Diversity and Inclusive Excellence”, we ask applicants to describe their past and/or potential future contributions to promoting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, which is a key requirement of the role of every faculty member and administrator at UCR. There are numerous ways to contribute, and a commitment to this part of our mission can be reflected through research, teaching, supervision, mentoring, community engagement, service, and any of the other varied activities that are a part of an academic career.
Sample Syllabus or Syllabi
Teaching Evaluations (narrative and numerical)
Misc / Additional (Optional)
- 3-5 letters of reference required
Letters of recommendation must be confidential. Please use the APRecruit system to have your recommenders upload them directly.
Help contact: Heidi.Brevik-Zender@ucr.edu
About UC Riverside
The University of California, Riverside is a world-class research university with an exceptionally diverse undergraduate student body. UCR is a member institution of the American Association of Universities (AAU) as well as the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities (HSRU). Its mission is explicitly linked to providing routes to educational success for underrepresented and first-generation college students. A commitment to this mission is a preferred qualification.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status.
For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy please visit: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-035.pdf.
For the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, State, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.