Job Location: Illinois, USA
Web Address: https://linguistics.illinois.edu/
Job Title: Instructor or Lecturer in Swahili- Department of Linguistics
Job Rank: Instructor, Lecturer

Specialty Areas: Not Applicable

Specialty Language(s): Swahili (individual language) (swh)
Swahili (macrolanguage) (swa)

Description:

The Department of Linguistics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign invites applications for a full-time position of Lecturer or Instructor of Swahili with a start date of August 16, 2025. This is a full-time 9-month, non-tenure track, specialized faculty position which is renewable yearly contingent on availability of funding, strong performance reviews and healthy enrollments in classes. The budgeted salary for the position is $58,000 for Instructor and $60,000 for Lecturer.

The successful candidate will teach the equivalent of six courses per academic year. Duties include grading, holding office hours, attending meetings, planning and overseeing extra-curricular activities, organizing special events (such as languages days, film nights, conversation tables), and promoting the language program and the Sub-Saharan Languages minor through flyers and informational sessions, as applicable.

Preferred Qualifications

Candidates with evidence of successful teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels, online teaching, and summer/intensive teaching experience will be given preference.

Application Deadline: 23-May-2025
Web Address for Applications: https://illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/13971?c=illinois&sq=1030693&referralToken=MX8lYTz4-EapwaM-jNL-bA
Application Instructions:
APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND DEADLINE INFORMATION

To apply for this position, please create a candidate profile at https://jobs.illinois.edu and upload your cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references by 6pm CST, May 23, 2025.

Full consideration will be given to complete applications received by the closing date. Applicants may be interviewed before the closing date; however, no hiring decision will be made until after that date.

For further information regarding application procedures, you may contact [email protected]. For questions regarding the application process, please contact 217-333-2137.

The University of Illinois must also comply with applicable federal export control laws and regulations and, as such, reserves the right to employ restricted party screening procedures for applicants.