Part-time Lecturer

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Posted: 20-Jul-24

Location: Chicago

Salary: Open

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Academic/Faculty

Internal Number: 150131

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3) One representative writing sample - a sample of either a published piece from a book, edited volume, journal, or, if unpublished, a work or section of no more than 10,000 words, 4) a teaching statement that addresses experience supporting independent student research, 5) syllabi of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.

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 [email protected] with their request.

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