A complete application will include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching statement, three confidential letters of recommendation, a copy of all transcripts, and student course evaluations, if available. The system will not accept a PDF larger than 500kb. If your PDF is larger than 500kb, please upload your cover letter and CV, then send the rest of the required materials as one PDF to rll-chiefadmin@umich.edu. Letter writers should send their confidential letters of recommendation by the application deadline directly to rll-chiefadmin@umich.edu.

Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States at the time they submit their application.
 

The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures (RLL) invites applications for a Lecturer I position in the French section of the Elementary Language Program (ELP) beginning on August 25, 2025, and runs through December 31, 2025. Mandatory Orientation for all instructors is August 18-21, 2025. The selected applicant must attend the Orientation.

With a history dating back to 1846, RLL is one of the longest-running departments in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA). We offer four undergraduate majors, four undergraduate minors, and three doctoral degrees. In addition to these degree programs, RLL's Elementary Language Program teaches the majority of UM-Ann Arbor's undergraduate students whose school or college has a language requirement. 

The department has a strong commitment to supporting and inclusive community and actively seeks to teach not only the languages and cultures of France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain but also the legacy of their colonial activities across the globe. The Spanish section seeks to teach Spanish as a global language in a way that decenters Spain and offers a more expansive perspective of the Spanish speaking world. For more information about the department's programs, mission, and values, please visit https://lsa.umich.edu/rll.

This is a full-time (100%), in-person position with the possibility of renewal.
 

The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.

This position is responsible for teaching three sections in the ELP under the supervision of one or more Course Coordinators. In addition, Lecturers are expected to attend course meetings, hold office hours, and handle routine matters related to instruction.
 

Applicants must have fluency in French and English, as well as prior experience teaching courses in French as a foreign/second language. Minimum education level of Bachelor's Degree required.
 

Advanced training or degree. PhD in French Studies, Romance Languages, or a closely related field. Prior experience with the communicative method of language instruction and teaching in a flipped classroom. Experience teaching inclusive concepts in the context of a language course.
 

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the Lecturers Employee Organization, AFL-CIO, which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours and other terms and conditions of employment.

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks.  Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.