Department of Spanish & Portuguese : UC, Berkeley 

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^The Department appoints temporary staff during the Summer Session for the teaching of Lower Division language courses. Due to the limited number of posts available, applications are accepted only from students enrolled in Berkeley graduate programs, who, by the time of the appointment, will have:

Requirements:

* at least two years of teaching experience in the Department’s regular session Lower Division courses.

* OR, at least one year of teaching experience in the Department’s regular session Lower Division courses in conjunction with at least one year of teaching experience of Spanish Lower Division equivalent courses at another institution.

Applicants are ranked within each of the priority categories set forth below by the Department’s Committee on Admissions and Graduate Student Instructorships, based on evaluation of

1.- the quality of the student’s previous teaching record (as reflected in both student and supervisorial evaluations) and

2.- the quality of the student’s academic record and progress to the degree within normative time at Berkeley.

Ranking categories:

• First time appointments: Highest ranking goes to first time appointments for students within the department. They are ranked within that category by progress toward the degree.
• Second time appointments: students of the department are ranked by progress toward the degree with special attention given to those students whose first appointment was for less than full time.
• Third time appointments: students of the department are ranked by progress toward the degree with special attention given to those students whose first and second appointments were less than full time.
• Fourth level ranking goes to graduate students in Hispanic subject-focused programs (in order from the Group in Romance Philology, Comparative Literature, and Latin American Studies). Highest ranking goes to first time appointments.
• Fifth level ranking goes to graduate students in other, non-related fields. Highest ranking goes to first time appointments.

To the extent of departmental need, potential appointees are recommended by the Chair of the Department to the Director of Summer Sessions, following concurrence by the Dean of the Graduate Division, in light of the four year norm for graduate student teaching. Graduate students who have taught four years or more must support their applications with letters from the respective Thesis/Dissertation Director or Graduate Advisor, justifying any special circumstances and presenting, in concrete terms, evidence of satisfactory progress on the dissertation.

The Department is not allowed to recommend appointment of students with a total teaching record of six years within the University of California system. However, summer teaching is not counted toward the normal 4 years (or extended teaching) limitations.

Applications for Summer Teaching Posts are available beginning mid November and close at a yearly announced date in early February. Applications delivered following the announced closing date are considered, as circumstances allow, during the spring term under the basic provisions, categories, and ranking guides stated above, for offer normally on an emergency basis at the opening of the Session and following satisfaction of all approved applications in the normal selection round.

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