Assistant Lecturer in Spanish and Latin American Studies

The Role

Maynooth University is committed to a strategy in which the primary University goals of excellent research and scholarship and outstanding education are interlinked and equally valued.

We are seeking an excellent academic to join our staff on a specified purpose contract basis as an Assistant Lecturer in Spanish and Latin American Studies. The person appointed will have a proven record of teaching, research and publication, appropriate to career stage. They will be expected to make a strong contribution to the teaching programme in Spanish and Latin American Studies and undertake teaching duties on the School’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes as well as contributing to the supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate theses and research projects.

The appointee will be expected to build a strong research profile that supports the University’s research strategy including affiliating to the Research Institutes, where appropriate and working with colleagues on national and international research. Whilst we are open to applicants with a specialism in any area of Spanish or Latin American Studies, we would be particularly interested in receiving applications from candidates with a strong research profile in literary and cultural studies.

Principal Duties

Teaching:

Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching duties are assigned by the Head of the School. The duties will include:

• Teaching and assessing students at undergraduate level. This may include lecturing, tutoring, leading practical learning activities, project supervision, and setting, supervising and grading assessments. Teaching areas of particular interest are intermediate Spanish language and Preparation for the Year Abroad, as well as research-led optional modules in Second Year and Final Year;
• Teaching and assessing postgraduate students, including lecturing, leading seminars and other learning activities, supervision of student research activities, and setting, supervising and grading assessments;
• Enhancing and innovating in teaching and assessment practice;
• Contributing as required, to the assurance and enhancement of teaching quality;
• Outreach and promotional activities and the recruitment and selection of undergraduate and postgraduate students;
• Developing and enhancing the curriculum;
• Designing and delivering of new courses.

For further details including full comprehensive job description please see reference number 035042 on the Maynooth University vacancies page at: https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/human-resources/vacancies

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