University of Florida, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Lecturer, IUF 1000: What is the Good Life?
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Florida, United States |
Position: | Lecturer |
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Florida invites applications for the position of lecturer to teach the Humanities Common Course, IUF 1000: What is the Good Life?, to begin August 16, 2016. As part of the UF Core Curriculum, IUF 1000 is a multi-disciplinary humanities course, taught in collaboration by the faculties of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of the Arts, and the College of Design, Construction, and Planning. This is a full-time, renewable, nine-month, non-tenure accruing position. Duties include teaching two sections and up to six hundred students per semester while supervising up to ten graduate teaching assistants, and contributing to development of course content and assessment of course delivery. Minimum qualifications: experience teaching multi-disciplinary humanities core courses, and a Ph.D. in a humanities discipline in hand by the time of appointment. Preferred qualifications: experience teaching large lecture courses with comparable course content, and supervising graduate teaching assistants in such a course. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and include a full benefits package.
Applications must be submitted on-line at http://explore.jobs.ufl.edu/cw/en-us/job/495612 and must include: (1) a cover letter, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) a one-page statement of teaching philosophy, (4) student evaluations (indicating scoring method and comparative mean scores), and (5) contact information for at least three professional/academic references. After initial review, selected applicants will be asked to submit three letters of recommendation. To ensure full consideration, application materials should be received by January 29, 2016, but the search will remain open until the position is filled.
Interested applicants are encouraged to consult the course’s website on http://undergrad.aa.ufl.edu/hum-course.aspx. Email inquiries or nominations may be sent to Dr. Andrew Wolpert, Chair, IUF 1000 Search Committee, wolpert@ufl.edu.
The final candidate will be required to provide an official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered “official” if a designation of “Issued to Student” is visible. Degrees earned from an educational institution outside of the United States must be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org/.
The University of Florida is an equal opportunity institution dedicated to building a broadly diverse and inclusive faculty and staff. Searches are conducted in accordance with Florida's Sunshine Law. If an accommodation due to disability is needed to apply for this position, please call (352) 392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at (800) 955-8771 (TDD).
Contact: |
Email inquiries or nominations may be sent to Dr. Andrew Wolpert, Chair, IUF 1000 Search Committee, wolpert@ufl.edu. |
Website: | http://explore.jobs.ufl.edu/cw/en-us/job/495612 |
Primary Category: | Humanities |
Secondary Categories: | None |
Posting Date: | 12/17/2015 |
Closing Date | 02/17/2016 |