French Lecturer

Position Summary:

The Department of History, World Languages, and Cultures at Central Michigan University invites applications for a fixed-term faculty Lecturer in French. Teaching responsibilities include all levels of French language courses. This is a part-time appointment.

Required Qualifications:

• MA in French or a closely related field.
• Native or near-native fluency in both French and English.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience teaching French.

Message to Applicants:

Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering an environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We are especially interested in highly qualified candidates who will advance and promote CMU’s mission, vision, and leadership standards.

You must submit an online application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position. Please include a cover letter, CV, and list of references with your application. Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.

For questions, please contact: Maria Chouza-Calo at chouz1m@cmich.edu or Amy Ransom at ranso1aj@cmich.edu.

About the Department:

The Department of World Languages and Cultures and the Department of History welcome you to the new Department of History, World Languages, and Cultures. Our new department home is on the third floor of Pearce Hall, with primary offices in Pearce 305.

All of the faculty members you know and love are part of the new department, along with all of our undergraduate and graduate programs. We offer majors and minors in History, Public History, Spanish, French, and German, as well as certificates in Spanish Translation, East Asian Studies, African and African Diaspora Studies, Latin American Studies, and Native American and Indigenous Studies. We’re also developing new programs and courses that rely on our expanded array of teachers and scholars with expertise in essential cultures, history, and languages from the United States and around the world.

Posting Begins: 01/30/2026
Posting Ends:
Open Until Filled: Yes

About CMU:

Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.