Job Details

Position Overview

This Assistant Teaching Professor / Associate Director plays a critical role in the leadership of the Making of the Modern World program (MMW) at Eleanor Roosevelt College. This academic senate faculty position provides oversight of MMW11, the first course in the MMW sequence, and of MMW12 & MMW13, the two writing-intensive courses.

Job responsibilities include teaching MMW courses; scholarly engagement, such as publications and conference presentations; hiring, training, mentoring, and supervising teaching assistants (TAs); leadership in writing pedagogy, including the development and assessment of assignments; planning and participation in orientations for instructors/TAs; management of academic integrity; working collaboratively with program and college staff/faculty; pedagogical support to instructors; program assessment and evaluation; remote instruction and pedagogical technology, including Canvas; service in the college and university.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application): Ph.D. in the Humanities or Social Sciences in a field directly related to the thematic focus of the Making of the Modern World Program.

Preferred qualifications:

• Disciplinary expertise that includes MMW 11, MMW12, and/or MMW 13 content.
• Successful experience teaching large and small enrollment courses
• Experience and commitment to working with a diverse student population
• Experience of best practices in digital pedagogy
• Experience of best practices in writing pedagogy and assessment
• Experience mentoring and supervising Teaching Assistants (TAs)
• Experience in curricular planning and development
• Understanding of research on how students learn in higher education, including alternative modes of classroom assessment

Application Requirements

Document requirements:

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter - Please be sure to discuss in your cover letter how your teaching, research, and service align with the college program(s) you are applying to.
• Statement of Professional Activities tied to applicant's field of study
• Statement of Teaching

Reference requirements: 3-5 required (contact information only)

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