Part-time Lecturer

The Social Sciences Division at the University of Chicago invites applications for a one-year, non-renewable appointment as a part-time lecturer in the Department of History, beginning on or after September 1, 2024.  Responsibilities include a) teaching four classes across our three-quarter academic year, including serving as a preceptor for the BA thesis seminar sequence (three courses) and offering a section of the Department’s historiography methods course (one course). 

This position will be part of the SEIU bargaining unit. 

Applicants must hold a PhD in History, or in a closely related field. Prior teaching and advising experience is required, with previous experience supporting independent student research preferred.

Applicants must submit their materials through the University of Chicago’s Interfolio site apply.interfolio.com/150131  and upload the following: 1) Cover Letter - Letter of application that briefly summarizes your qualifications and interest in the position, 2) Curriculum Vitae, 3) One representative writing sample - a sample of either a published piece from a book, edited volume, journal, or, if unpublished, a work or section of no more than 10,000 words, 4) a teaching statement that addresses experience supporting independent student research, 5) syllabi of courses previously taught, and 6) two letters of recommendation.

Review of applications will begin on August 20, 2024 and continue until the position is filled or the search is closed.

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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 .

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