Position Title: Teaching Faculty I
Job Category: Academic Staff
Employment Type: Terminal (Fixed Term)
Job Profile: Teaching Faculty I
Department:  College of Letters and Science - Global Studies
Compensation:  30,355 - 38,536 (The salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications).

Job Duties:
The Department of Ancient and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) invites applications for a full-time lecturer position in the Korean language to begin in September 2026. This position is for the fall of 2026 and spring of 2027. This position can be renewed upon further need and satisfactory performance.

The teaching load will be 12 credit hours per semester. This lecturer position will be non-remote and in-residence at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Duties for the successful candidates will include teaching the first- and second-year Korean language courses (from the first semester to the fourth semester in a Korean language sequence) and actively participating in extracurricular activities and program events. It's crucial to work with collegiality.

How to Apply:
Interested applicants are required to apply online and provide a cover letter, detailed resume/CV that addresses your professional level work experience as it relates to all required and preferred qualifications and statement of teaching philosophy.

Finalist candidate(s) being considered for hire will be required to provide three professional/supervisor references through an external reference checking tool. References will not be contacted prior to candidates being notified.

In instances where the Search and Screen Committee or PRP Administrator is unable to ascertain from a candidate’s application materials whether they meet any of the qualifications, they will be evaluated as not meeting such qualifications.

Contact Information:
Amal Afifa
aiafifa@uwm.edu

Key Job Responsibilities:
•    Develops teaching techniques that enhance course effectiveness in alignment with desired outcomes and established strategy and trains faculty and other instructional staff in use of said instructional techniques and programs
•    Provides classroom, online and/or laboratory instruction, including grading
•    Presents evaluations of teaching methods and techniques to those in the institution and elsewhere
•    Supervises the day-to-day activities of work unit employees involved in instructional support as needed
•    Develops grant proposals for instructional development and may serve as principal or co-principal investigator on grants to develop new teaching methods in the discipline
•    May administer budget and personnel for instructional grants and programs
•    Assists in defining the objectives of the program and plays a major role in carrying out program duties
•    Designs curriculum and/or techniques for instruction in a disciplinary area and suggests new ways of effective instruction in courses within that disciplineAssesses learner performance and prepares reports recommending instructional improvements

Required Qualifications:
A master’s degree or higher degree in Korean language or linguistics, applied linguistics, language education, second language acquisition, or a related field;
Experience teaching the Korean language at the college or university level
Native or near-native fluency in Korean and English
An explicit understanding of the linguistic properties of Korean and the cultural background necessary to teach Korean

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience teaching both independently and collaboratively in a team environment
Experience participating in and organizing extracurricular activities in support of department and programmatic goals
Ability to teach Chinese or Japanese