Visiting Assistant Professor of French Studies

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BACKGROUND

Trinity University is a highly selective secular and private liberal arts institution. Our campus is located in the heart of San Antonio, a vibrant and diverse city that affords students the opportunity to learn from and participate in a multicultural urban environment. On-campus centers and resources include the Humanities Collective, see: https://www.trinity.edu/humanities-collective, which supports and promotes students' and faculty members' humanistic research; the Collaborative for Learning and Teaching, which provides pedagogical programming and professional development opportunities for faculty members in all disciplines; and the Student Success Center, which offers academic advising and tutoring services to Trinity undergraduates. Discover more about Trinity University. Additional information can be found on the Resource Guide to Trinity & San Antonio.

Trinity University's commitment to recruitment and retention of talented scholars from diverse backgrounds includes opportunities and funding for professional development, a fully-funded semester-long junior research leave (after three years of teaching and successful reappointment), and regular, fully-funded, post-tenure research leaves. Support for teaching, grant-writing, use of new digital tools and community engagement in courses is also readily available to all faculty.

The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures is the largest single department at Trinity University. It houses German, French, Spanish, Chinese, and Russian sections as well as the Global Latinx major, and it also offers courses in Japanese and Italian. Our faculty come from all over the world, and their research includes women's and gender studies, social justice, Marxist studies, film studies, ecocriticism and the environmental humanities, art history, philosophy, international studies, sport studies, Jewish studies, architecture, and media studies and graphic novels. Our faculty consistently publish widely and in renowned presses and journals in both North America and in countries around the world. We are a diverse department working with communities locally in San Antonio and Texas as well as globally.

Both the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and the University as a whole value and safeguard academic freedom for faculty members in their teaching and scholarship. Trinity is guided by a set of core values and is committed to implementing practices in pursuit of an inclusive campus for all students, faculty, and staff to feel welcomed and engaged in a community of learning.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Primary teaching responsibility will be within the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures in the French Studies section, which will include teaching at all levels (beginning, intermediate, and advanced) of our undergraduate French-language program. The successful applicant will be encouraged to contribute to the program's growth and present an active research agenda in a field closely related to French Studies. Interdisciplinary approaches to French Studies (examples include, but are not limited to, Francophone culture and literature, diaspora studies, gender and sexuality, media studies, corporeality studies, environmental studies, etc.) are strongly encouraged.

APPOINTMENT DETAILS

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

Required: Ph.D. or equivalent in French or French Studies by the start of the appointment, August 2025.

EXPERIENCE

Required: Demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching and pedagogy for both language and culture, as well as the ability to offer rigorous and creative courses for the French Studies curriculum at the beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels, in addition to showcase the ability to Trinity's First-Year Experience program, and cross-listed courses in English.

Preferred: Present an active research profile in French Studies or closely related fields. Interdisciplinary research is strongly encouraged. Examples include, but are not limited to, Francophone culture and literature, diaspora studies, gender and sexuality, media studies, corporeality studies, environmental studies, etc.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

Be fluent (native or near-native) in both French and English; all varieties of French spoken around the globe are welcome.

ATTENDANCE

This position is not eligible for remote/hybrid work

HOW TO APPLY

For internal applicants, please apply through Workday using the 'Jobs Hub' application, see instructions provided here.

For external applicants, when starting the application, select "Apply Manually." Only complete fields with a red asterisk, which are required. Please create your Workday application account using a personal email address, as you will need to maintain access to this account throughout the pre-hire process, if selected.

For all applicants, you do not need to complete the "(Work) Experience," "Education," "Certifications," or "Languages" fields - these details will be provided in your curriculum vitae.

In the "Application Documents" field, please upload the following, each as a separate pdf file [note: a maximum of five (5) files can be uploaded]:

• Letter of application.

• Curriculum Vitae.

• Three letters of recommendations, one of which must explicitly address the applicant's teaching abilities.

• Teaching evaluations (lower and intermediate levels in particular).

• Teaching portfolio (including teaching philosophy and syllabi).

CONTACT INFORMATION

Dr. Maxence Leconte, Search Chair, mleconte@trinity.edu

Please ensure that all required documents are uploaded prior to submitting an application. If you have revisions needed to an application already submitted or need help submitting an application, please contact Human Resources at 210-999-7507 or email humanresources@trinity.edu.