Honors Program - Post Doc Teaching Fellow
Creighton University’s Honors Program within the College of Arts and Sciences at Creighton University is hiring for a full-time Postdoctoral teaching fellow. This is a non-tenure track position beginning in August 2023, renewable at the college’s discretion each year for up to three years. The candidate will be expected to teach three sections Honors Foundational Sequence and one upper-division Honors Sources and methods course per year. The successful candidate should be able to teach Honors 100 (ancient thought and beginning of the Christian intellectual tradition) and at least one more course in the Foundational Sequence. For details see: www.creighton.edu/ccas/honorsprogram/. A PhD in Humanities is required. The ideal person for this role is committed to being an outstanding teaching within a primarily undergraduate institution.
Qualifications
·A PhD in a humanities discipline is required
·Evidence of excellent teaching and scholarly potential required
·Interest in Jesuit education preferred
·Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop rapport quickly and effectively with a diversity of populations
·Empathy and compassion for the experiences of others
How to Apply
Applicants must apply with the following materials attached to the online application via email to JeffreyHause@creighton.edu. The complete application must include the following:
·Letter of intent/interest
·Curriculum vitae
·Statement of teaching philosophy
·All undergraduate and graduate transcripts (photocopies acceptable for initial review)
·Candidates invited for interviews will be asked to provide three letters of recommendation (at least two of which should discuss the candidate’s teaching ability) to the email address above. Interviews will be conducted via Zoom.
Review of applications will begin May 1, 2023 and continue until the position is filled.
Interviews will be conducted via zoom in the late Spring of 2023.
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