Harper-Schmidt Fellow: Collegiate Assistant Professor (Core)

Modern Language Association; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 84,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Professional development fund

Job summary

The University of Chicago invites applications for four-year postdoctoral teaching appointments as Harper and Schmidt Fellows with the rank of Collegiate Assistant Professor. These appointments focus on teaching in the general education Core program across Humanities and Social Sciences.

Fellows teach courses in humanities sequences and social science sequences, with opportunities to design independent courses in years two to four, and perpetual professional development funds are provided.

Qualifications

• The positions are open to scholars in all disciplines who will have completed all requirements for their Ph.D. no later than August 31, 2027.
• Candidates must demonstrate excellence in teaching as well as in their original scholarship.
• Applicants should be prepared to identify and guide students through fundamental questions in a Core sequence and to contribute meaningfully to the instructional community and curricular evolution for that Core sequence.

Responsibilities

• Teach in the Core humanities and social sciences sequences as part of Harvard Core?
• In most years, Collegiate Assistant Professors teach two courses (often identical) per term and may design up to two independent courses in total during years two to four.
• Participate in the development of curricular offerings and collaborate with faculty and the broader instructional community.

Job description

The University of Chicago invites applications for four-year postdoctoral teaching appointments as Harper and Schmidt Fellows with the rank of Collegiate Assistant Professor. These appointments focus on teaching in the general education Core program across Humanities and Social Sciences.

Fellows teach courses in humanities sequences and social science sequences, with opportunities to design independent courses in years two to four, and perpetual professional development funds are provided.