Honors Program, Instructor, Non-Tenure Track, Temp

at Loyola University Of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Position Details

Position Details
Job Title 
 Honors Program, Instructor, Non-Tenure Track, Temporary (One-Year)
Position Title 
 Honors Program, Instructor, Non-Tenure Track, Temporary (One-Year)
Position Number
Job Category 
 University Faculty
Job Type 
 Full-Time
FLSA Status 
 Non-Exempt
Campus 
 Rogers Park-Lake Shore Campus
Location Code 
 HONORS PROGRAM (02100D)
Department Name 
 COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Is this split and/or fully grant funded?  
 No
Duties and Responsibilities 
 Loyola University Chicago, College of Arts and Sciences, Honors Program seeks qualified candidates for a Temporary, one-year Instructor Appointment (non-renewable) for academic year 2024-2025. The Honors Program supports experiential, engaged, problem or project-based, and design-focused learning opportunities on campus. We are looking for candidates with a passion for inspiring and engaging students with these innovative pedagogical approaches. For more information about the LUC Honors Program, please visit our website: www.luc.edu/honors. For more information about Honors education, please consult the National Collegiate Honors Council's "Definition of Honors Education" (https://www.nchchonors.org/directors-faculty/definition-of-honors-education) and the "Jesuit Essential Characteristics of Honors Program" that was developed by the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (https://ajcunet.edu/networks/honors-programs/).

Located on Chicago's vibrantly multicultural North Side, LUC is committed to creating an inclusive, responsive community of faculty, students, and staff. As an urban-based program dedicated to mentoring a diverse student body, many of whom come from underrepresented and underserved populations, we especially encourage applications from candidates from underrepresented groups.

This search is part of a University-wide, multiyear hiring initiative designed to hire outstanding researchers and teachers who are reflective of our diverse student body and committed to interdisciplinarity (i.e., collaborating with colleagues across different subfields and disciplines). Of special interest are candidates who can further the University's efforts to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Teaching responsibilities include four courses in each semester of the academic year. We are particularly interested in candidates who can teach our first-year courses, which range chronologically from antiquity to today, and offer an updated "Great Books" curriculum. The instructor will teach an entire cohort of approximately 320 first-year students in a team-taught course and lead multiple small discussion sections of twenty-five students or less. As part of this teaching assignment, the incumbent will be required to attend several cultural events outside of class time throughout the academic year, such as attending the opera and visiting the Art Institute of Chicago.
Qualifications 
 The candidate will have a Ph.D. in a field in the Humanities or Arts and must clearly demonstrate the potential for excellence in teaching and have a record of (or clear potential for) student mentorship. The candidate should be willing to support the mission of Loyola University Chicago and the goals of a Jesuit Catholic Education.
Physical Demands 
 None
Working Conditions 
 None
Minimum Education and/or Work Experience 
 The candidate will have a Ph.D. in a field in the Humanities or Arts and must clearly demonstrate the potential for excellence in teaching and have a record of (or clear potential for) student mentorship. The candidate should be willing to support the mission of Loyola University Chicago and the goals of a Jesuit Catholic Education.
Open Date 
 06/20/2024
Close Date
Special Instructions to Applicants 
 Applicants should submit a current Curriculum Vitae to www.careers.luc.edu and should include a statement of teaching philosophy, detailed evidence of teaching excellence, a letter of interest that outlines the applicant's qualifications, and a statement addressing past and/or potential contributions to mentoring a diverse student body through research, teaching, and other channels and engaging a diverse community through service. Applicants should also submit the names and email addresses of three individuals prepared to speak to their teaching qualifications. Referees will not be... For full info follow application link.

Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer with a strong commitment to hiring for our mission and diversifying our faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion (except where religion is a bona fide occupational qualification for the job), national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or any other factor protected by law.

Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity Employer.