Assistant Professor, Spanish

Working at Regis University As Regis employees, we embrace our Jesuit Catholic values of respect, inclusion and equity, and welcome employees, faculty and students from all faiths and cultures. Together, we perform our duties in alignment with the mission of the University and seek dedicated individuals to contribute to and strengthen that mission and our service to students. Why Work at Regis? Job Summary: The Department of Modern Languages invites applications for a full-time Assistant Professor of Spanish. The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching, student mentorship, and scholarly activity. The faculty member will support the institution's mission and foster an inclusive learning environment that promotes intercultural competence, critical thinking, and effective communication. Major Duties and Responsibilities: Develop instructional plans (syllabus) for each class and ensure course content aligns with department standards; Teach Introduction and Intermediate Spanish classes to non-majors; Teach upper-division Spanish classes, and contribute a class to the integrative core curriculum; Grade assignments, papers, and other student work, monitor student progress, and provide additional guidance or instruction, where appropriate; Maintain office hours and occasionally meet with students outside office hours to support student learning; Advise students Maintain currency in Spanish, and related disciplines, including occasional related conference attendance; Develop and continue scholarly research in the field, which may include the involvement of undergraduate students; Produce publications and/or conference presentations; Attend Regis College Faculty-Senate Forum Meeting attendance; 1-3 meetings per semester Attend Department of meetings in Modern and Classical Languages; Perform community or academic service outside the Department on committees, groups and/or task forces; Research focus in areas such as Spanish in the U.S., language variation and research with indigenous communities, languages in contact, sociolinguistics, and/or heritage language pedagogy and the use of AI. Minimum Qualifications: Ph.D. in Spanish, Applied Linguistics, or a closely related field 12 months experience teaching Spanish at an institute of higher education. Demonstrated working knowledge of: teaching Spanish for heritage speakers; research in second language acquisition, teacher training, language program development, language assessment, language and technology, and Sociolinguistics; and grant writing Minimum of 4 peer-reviewed publications in field of linguistics. Bilingual in English and Spanish, including Spanish heritage language acquisition Special Instructions to Applicants: Please submit a resume, cover letter and list of references with your application. Current employees, please submit an application by logging into Workday. Click on the Career Worklet and access the internal site. Please ensure your application materials are complete by August 30th, 2026. Regis University offers a broad range of benefits that includes: Comprehensive group health insurance, including medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance. A generous tuition benefit for employees, spouses and dependents Paid Mission leave to allow our employees to engage in acts of service or to have time for personal reflection. The "Gift of Time" when Regis closes between Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Options for flexible work arrangements based on position. You can learn more about our benefits by clicking the links below. 26-27 Employee Benefits Summary or https://www.regis.edu/_documents/about/offices-and-services/human-resources/regis-university-employee-benefits-guide.pdf Pay Rate: $71,017 annually Application Deadline: Careers at Regis University | Regis University Since 1877, Regis University has been using our Jesuit background to provide an education for men and women of all ages and faiths and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission: A Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Inspired by St. Ignatius Loyola Regis University seeks to build a more just and humane world through transformative education at the frontiers of faith, reason and culture. In everything, Regis shepherds the development of the whole person in relation to the common good, asking, "How ought we to live?" In accordance, with our Catholic, Jesuit values, and in accordance with our mission, Regis University seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve our increasingly diverse student body, which includes students of all backgrounds, including those from historically-marginalized backgrounds, to maintain the excellence of the University and to offer our students varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning. The key Jesuit values of cura personalis, magis, men and women for and with others, unity of mind and heart, contemplatives in action, and finding God in all things are the foundations on which we work. Through an understanding and assimilation of these values, it is expected that our employees will advance the Universitys mission in the work they do to support the students, the University and the community, thereby accomplishing the Universitys strategic objectives and Jesuit Catholic education mission. 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Regis University's Northwest Campus is the main campus and administrative hub, located in Denver, Colorado. Regis University has one additional campus in Thornton, Colorado. Contact Human Resources Department of Human Resources K-4 3333 Regis Boulevard Denver, CO 80221-1099 Telephone: 303.458.4161 hrinfo@regis.edu Employee Benefits At Regis University, we know benefits are important to an employees financial security and sense of well-being. Regis University is pleased to offer employees a competitive benefits package designed to enhance the employees quality of life. Eligible employees may participate in medical, dental, vision, retirement and disability plans. View the Regis Benefits Guide Annual Security and Fire Safety Report The Regis University Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is now available. This report includes crime statistics for all of Regis campuses that include the Northwest Denver Campus, and the Thornton Campus. 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