Job Description

August 2025

University School of Nashville is seeking a high school French teacher with experience and expertise in teaching different grade level courses. A full list of our French offerings is viewable in the  course catalog on our website . This is a full-time position for the 2025-2026 school year. Responsibilities include teaching five sections of French, participating collegially in meetings and initiatives of the World Languages department and of the high school faculty, and taking an active role in the life of the school community. Candidates will also have the opportunity to advise a group of 8-10 students. Colleagues at USN are asked to actively participate in the life of the high school in ways that showcase their talents, gifts, and identities.

World Language teachers at USN ask students to take risks to speak the language, read closely and carefully, understand and interpret cultural differences, and express themselves through writing-- analytical, creative, and personal; teachers ask students to encounter a variety of perspectives and voices, genre and form, in the conversations included in our classrooms. Similarly, teachers facilitate classroom spaces that feature direct instruction, discussion, group work, student presentations, technology-based activities, and experiential learning, all as means to invite students into the exploration and conjecture necessary for reading, writing, thinking, and communicating in today’s world. Moreover, we create environments that underscore the importance of effective written and verbal communication.

USN has a deep commitment to equitable and just community spaces. Candidates should be knowledgeable of research on how implicit biases in race, ethnicity, gender identity and socioeconomic class can shape curricula and pedagogy, classroom culture, and student outcomes. Candidates should be able to translate that knowledge into demonstrable actions that promote equitable and just teaching and learning.

Qualifications include at least a bachelor’s degree in French or a closely related field, high school or college teaching experience, the ability to teach a range of levels, an appreciation for high school students, and experience in a diverse school community.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or post graduate work in subject matter
• At least three years of teaching different levels of French courses
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• An appreciation for high school students, and experience in a diverse school community

About University School of Nashville

University School of Nashville is a K-12, independent, all-gender, non-sectarian day school established in 1975 as the successor to Peabody Demonstration School. USN is known for its academic excellence and for its commitment to putting students first.  Our student body includes 1,081 students from 55 zip codes in Middle Tennessee as well as 36% students of color with 52 countries of origin represented among our families. Nashville is approximately 38% people of color, according to the 2020 U.S. Census. University School of Nashville models the best educational practices. In an environment that represents the cultural and ethnic composition of Metropolitan Nashville, USN fosters each student’s intellectual, artistic, and athletic potential, valuing and inspiring integrity, creative expression, a love of learning, and the pursuit of excellence.

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