STANFORD UNIVERSITY – STANFORD, CA (Ten to Twelve Postdoc Fellowships)
Post-Doctoral Teaching Fellows for Introduction to the Humanities.
Stanford University seeks 10-12 post-doctoral Teaching Fellows for 2007-08. Teaching Fellows lead seminar discussions for Introduction to the Humanities (IHUM) lecture courses that fulfill Stanford's year-long requirement for freshmen. IHUM courses build intellectual foundations in humanistic study and enhance skills in textual analysis, reasoning, argumentation, and oral and written expression. Interdisciplinary, thematic courses in autumn quarter are followed by disciplinary two-quarter course sequences in winter and spring. Information about IHUM courses can be found at http://ihum.stanford.edu/search.
Teaching Fellows work closely with each other on teaching teams and with members of the Stanford faculty in archeology, classics, comparative literature, cultural and social anthropology, American studies, drama, English, comparative studies in race and ethnicity, French and Italian, European and Islamic history, music, philosophy, religious studies and history of science. Teaching Fellows teach three seminar discussion sections (averaging 15 students) that meet twice weekly and coordinate with course lectures given by faculty.
Teaching Fellows are appointed September 1, 2007, for a one-year term. The position is renewable for up to two additional years depending on programmatic need and job performance. Starting salary will be approximately $45,000. Professional development support is provided for fellows' research and scholarship as well as for technology in teaching.
Eligibility requirements include: Ph.D. filed by June, 2007; strong record of humanities scholarship; and evidence of teaching excellence. Other desired qualifications are: experience in teaching first-year university students; interdisciplinary research and/or teaching experience; familiarity with team-teaching; and expertise in writing instruction.
To apply for a Stanford Introduction to Humanities post-doctoral teaching fellowship: 1) Complete the on-line application form, and identify courses that correspond to your teaching interests: http://ihum.stanford.edu/search. 2) Write a letter of application that addresses all aspects of your qualifications (including the status of your dissertation) and describes your preparation for teaching the specific courses you identified in the on-line form. 3) Include a Teaching Statement, including student, peer or other evaluations. Evaluation summaries are acceptable. 4) Send application letter, curriculum vitae, Teaching Statement and evaluations to the IHUM Teaching Fellows Search Committee, Introduction to the Humanities Program, 250-251G, Main Quad, Stanford CA 94305-2020. 5) Arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to this address. Please be sure that least one referee describes the status of your dissertation progress.
The review of applications will begin on February 22, 2006 and will continue until positions are filled.
As a private institution, Stanford University has a strong and ongoing commitment to the principle of diversity. In that spirit, we especially encourage applications from all people including women, members of ethnic minority groups, and disabled persons.