Assistant Scientist

University-of-Rochester; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits eligible

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

The University of Chicago invites applications for an Assistant Instructional Professor in Fundamentals: Issues and Texts, an undergraduate major serving about 70 students. The role includes teaching and advising across divisions and coordinating course offerings.

The successful candidate will guide students through the major, write letters of recommendation, and assist with program events and assessment, with a heavy emphasis on collaboration with faculty and administrators.

Qualifications

• PhD in Comparative literature, English literature, philosophy, religion, or a related humanities field and undergraduate advising experience.
• Experience collaborating with faculty and administrators across disciplinary, geographic, and chronological frameworks.
• Ability to write letters of recommendation and support program events.

Responsibilities

• Advise students on course offerings across divisions and departments at the University.
• Teach a range of courses counting toward major requirements, including writing seminars and topics courses.
• Assist with program events, guest lectures, and special seminars; participate in assessment of student work.

Skills

Advising students

Letters of recommendation

Course coordination

Education

PhD in Comparative literature, English literature, philosophy, religion, or related humanities field

Job description

Fulfills curricular and advising needs in Fundamentals: Issues and Texts, an undergraduate major that currently serves approximately 70 students in the College. Students in Fundamentals structure their education around an open-ended question of their own design. Students’ approaches are informed by coursework that focuses on single texts (or a set of tightly-grouped texts) taught by faculty in a range of disciplines including—but not limited to—philosophy, literature, political theory, religion, and history. The Assistant Instructional Professor teaches a range of courses that count towards students’ major requirements, including writing seminars and topics courses; advises students about relevant course offerings across a number of divisions and departments at the University of Chicago; guides students through the milestones in the program; participates, in conjunction with faculty, in the assessment of students’ written work; writes letters of recommendation for students; and assists with the organization of program events, including guest lectures, outings, and special seminars. The normal teaching load for Instructional Professors at the University of Chicago is 7 courses or an equivalent combination of teaching, advising, and administrative duties. Course assignments and other duties of the Program Coordinator will be determined annually by the Faculty Director of the Fundamentals Program and the Master of the Arts & Humanities Collegiate Division.

• This position is benefits-eligible.
• health, retirement, and paid time off.

Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook.

Qualifications

PhD in Comparative literature, English literature, philosophy, religion, or a related humanities field and experience in undergraduate advising and working collaboratively with faculty and administrators in a number of disciplinary, geographic and chronological frameworks.

The University of Chicago is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, shared ancestry, 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'sNotice of Nondiscrimination .

Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call 773-834-3988 or [e-mail] with their request.