Date Posted: 10/14/2026Closing Date: 12/01/2026, 11:59PM ETReq ID: 48725Job Category: Faculty - Teaching Stream continuingFaculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & ScienceDepartment: Department of Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American StudiesCampus: St. George Downtown TorontoExisting Vacancy: Yes POSITION DESCRIPTION The Department of Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto invites applications for a full-time teaching stream position in Italian Language Teaching; Applied Second Language Acquisition. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2027.This search aligns with the University’s commitment to strategically and proactively promote diversity among our community members Statement on Equity, Diversity & Excellence. Recognizing that Black, Indigenous, and other Racialized communities have experienced inequities that have developed historically and are ongoing, we strongly welcome and encourage candidates from those communities to apply. REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS Applicants must have earned a PhD degree in Italian Studies, Italian Applied Linguistics or a related area by the time of appointment, or shortly thereafter, with a demonstrated record of excellence in teaching in Italian Language. Native or near-native fluency in Italian is required, together with an excellent command of English. We seek candidates whose teaching interests complement and enhance our existing departmental strengths. Candidates must have teaching experience in a degree-granting Italian Language program, including lecture preparation and delivery, curriculum development, and development of online material/lectures. Additionally, candidates must possess a demonstrated commitment to excellent pedagogical inquiry, a demonstrated interest in teaching-related scholarly activities. Expertise in language assessment, experience in language program development and/or coordination, and the ability to support other departmental programs are highly desirable.Evidence of excellence in teaching and a commitment to excellent pedagogical inquiry will be demonstrated through teaching accomplishments, awards and accolades, presentations at significant conferences, the teaching dossier including the required materials outlined below, and strong letters of reference. RESPONSIBILITIES The successful candidate will be assigned a teaching and service load. The responsibilities of the role include: Teaching of Italian language courses and coordination of multi-section courses. Participation in unit-level language teacher training, including teaching a practical teaching/foreign language pedagogy course Participation in curricular development within the Italian Language Program Supporting and organizing community-oriented departmental events Development of experiential learning courses HIRING SALARY RANGE The salary range i
