Dornsife Fellows in General Education

University of Southern California; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Southern California's Dornsife College invites applications for the 2027-2029 cohort of Dornsife fellows with a start date of August 16, 2027. Fellows are appointed for one two-year term and teach five General Education seminars per academic year, residing in the Los Angeles area and engaging with the Dornsife Ph.D. Academy, the host department, and USC overall.

The annual base salary is $80,000 with fringe benefits. The annual base salary for this position is $80,000.

Responsibilities

• Teach five General Education seminars per academic year.
• Reside in the Los Angeles area during the academic year.
• Engage with the Dornsife Ph.D. Academy, the host department, and USC.

Job description

USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences invites applications for our 2027-2029cohort of Dornsife fellows with a start date of August 16, 2027. Each year Dornsife will admit six fellows, who are appointed forone two-year term during which they teach five General Education seminars per academic year. They are expected to reside in theLos Angeles area during the academic year and to participate in the scholarly life ofthe Dornsife Ph.D. Academy, the host department, and the university. The salary for fellows is $80,000 per year plus fringe benefits.

The course topics for General Education seminars fall in the areas of Arts, Humanistic Inquiry, Social Analysis, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and Quantitative Reasoning. The General Education Program is designed to provide undergraduate students with the interdisciplinary skills and knowledge necessary to meet the challenges of a globalized world and the demands of a satisfying personal life. To benefit the most from the opportunity provided, students reach beyond their comfort zones to engage unfamiliar questions and angles of response and to broaden the range of talents in their intellectual repertoire. GE seminars are capped at 19 students, and examples of past seminars can be found here: https://classes.usc.edu/term-20191/classes/gesm

The annual base salary for this position is $80,000. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.