Job Description
The National University of Singapore (NUS) launched the College of Humanities and Sciences (CHS) in August 2021, an enhanced undergraduate experience for students of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) and the Faculty of Science (FoS). CHS includes a Common Curriculum of 13 modules that provide foundational skills in literacy, numeracy and critical thinking, as well as broad exposure to Humanities, Social Sciences and Asian Studies.
The successful candidate will be part of the teaching team offering the CHS Integrated Social Sciences module and will be housed under the Department of Sociology & Anthropology. The anticipated start date is July 2023 . The appointment is for a period of 1-2 years with the possibility of extension.
Responsibilities
- Conduct tutorials (discussion groups) and support students via email, office hours.
- Provide administrative support and assist in the day to day running of the module.
- Prepare educational resources and course materials.
- Evaluate module assessment components.
- Teach up to 240 contact hours per academic year.
Qualifications
- A recent PhD in a relevant discipline.
- Candidates must have excellent verbal, reading, and written skills, and be able to explain difficult concepts clearly.
- Be able to work well independently, and as a member of an interdisciplinary team with diverse interests and opinions.
- Strong interest in continued engagement with a variety of humanities and non-humanities disciplines, as well as pedagogical improvement.
- Strong ability to facilitate discussions for undergraduate students.
- Past teaching and facilitation experience (especially at the university level) with good student feedback will put candidates in a strong standing.
Application
- Teaching Statement that commences with a preface (max 300 words) that makes the case for appointment. This should be a highly distilled summary of key contributions to student learning and, if applicable, educational leadership, guided by key points from the candidate’s teaching philosophy. The rest of the Statement should focus on outlining the teaching philosophy, providing evidence of strong commitment to education and learning, innovation and leadership in teaching (if applicable), and future pedagogical plans.
- Teaching evaluations and peer review reports, if available. Other evidence of teaching excellence and/or contributions, e.g., curriculum development, pedagogical innovation etc., should also be provided.
Note that the Teaching and Research statements combined should be no more than a maximum of 2000 words.
For full consideration, please submit a complete application. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be invited for interviews.
For current NUS staff, please apply via the NUS Internal Job listing.
Covid-19 Message
At NUS, the health and safety of our staff and students are one of our utmost priorities, and COVID-vaccination supports our commitment to ensure the safety of our community and to make NUS as safe and welcoming as possible. Many of our roles require a significant amount of physical interactions with students/staff/public members. Even for job roles that may be performed remotely, there will be instances where on-campus presence is required.
Taking into consideration the health and well-being of our staff and students and to better protect everyone in the campus, applicants are strongly encouraged to have themselves fully COVID-19 vaccinated to secure successful employment with NUS.
Contact
Please send your enquiries to Ms Gwee Ruo-Ann at [email protected].
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