Lecturer for the Mellon Summer Research Training Progrm
Chicago, Illinois
Employer: The University of Chicago
Industry: The College
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Part-Time
Description
The College is accepting applications for a part-time lecturer to teach a summer course for the Mellon Summer Research Training Program's class, "Engaged Scholarship: Foundations for Critical & Social Theory and Practice." One may apply as a single instructor or propose to teach jointly with another. Responsibilities would include teaching a nine-week course that meets on Monday afternoons from 3:00-6:00 PM, from June 10-August 6, 2024. Responsibilities would include:
Applicants must hold Ph.D. candidacy status or a Ph.D. degree in history or a qualitative social science field and demonstrate a well-developed interest in contemporary theories of race, gender, and class. Applicants must also possess at least one year of college-level teaching experience. Applicants are encouraged to demonstrate how they have engaged in the values inspiring the Mellon Foundation's work. Familiarity with the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship and programs like it is a plus.
To apply for this position, applicants must submit their application through the University of Chicago’s Interfolio job board at https://apply.interfolio.com/ 142420 and submit a letter of interest, a current C.V., a teaching statement, an abstract for their current research project (dissertation or book project), a list of two references whom we can contact, and a proposed syllabus for the course.
All University departments and institutes are charged with building a faculty from a diversity of backgrounds and with diverse viewpoints; with cultivating an inclusive community that values freedom of expression; and with welcoming and supporting all their members.
We seek a diverse pool of applicants who wish to join an academic community that places the highest value on rigorous inquiry and encourages diverse perspectives, experiences, groups of individuals, and ideas to inform and stimulate intellectual challenge, engagement, and exchange. The University’s Statements on Diversity are at https://provost.uchicago.edu/statements-diversity .
The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/Disabled/Veterans Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the University's Notice of Nondiscrimination .
Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call 773-834-3988 or email equalopportunity@uchicago.edu with their request.
The College is accepting applications for a part-time lecturer to teach a summer course for the Mellon Summer Research Training Program's class, "Engaged Scholarship: Foundations for Critical & Social Theory and Practice." One may apply as a single instructor or propose to teach jointly with another. Responsibilities would include teaching a nine-week course that meets on Monday afternoons from 3:00-6:00 PM, from June 10-August 6, 2024. Responsibilities would include:
- Lecturing once a week.
- Leading small group discussions.
- Holding office hours.
- Maintaining a course Canvas site.
- Managing online discussion posts.
- Guiding students in developing a short paper about the critical theory they will deploy in their future research projects.
Applicants must hold Ph.D. candidacy status or a Ph.D. degree in history or a qualitative social science field and demonstrate a well-developed interest in contemporary theories of race, gender, and class. Applicants must also possess at least one year of college-level teaching experience. Applicants are encouraged to demonstrate how they have engaged in the values inspiring the Mellon Foundation's work. Familiarity with the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship and programs like it is a plus.
To apply for this position, applicants must submit their application through the University of Chicago’s Interfolio job board at https://apply.interfolio.com/ 142420 and submit a letter of interest, a current C.V., a teaching statement, an abstract for their current research project (dissertation or book project), a list of two references whom we can contact, and a proposed syllabus for the course.
All University departments and institutes are charged with building a faculty from a diversity of backgrounds and with diverse viewpoints; with cultivating an inclusive community that values freedom of expression; and with welcoming and supporting all their members.
We seek a diverse pool of applicants who wish to join an academic community that places the highest value on rigorous inquiry and encourages diverse perspectives, experiences, groups of individuals, and ideas to inform and stimulate intellectual challenge, engagement, and exchange. The University’s Statements on Diversity are at https://provost.uchicago.edu/statements-diversity .
The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/Disabled/Veterans Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the University's Notice of Nondiscrimination .
Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call 773-834-3988 or email equalopportunity@uchicago.edu with their request.
Created: 2024-05-17
Reference: 134919
Country: United States
State: Illinois
City: Chicago
ZIP: 60018