Apply Now: Visiting Instructor of Liberal Arts at Purdue University

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Apply Now: Visiting Instructor of Liberal Arts, Purdue University

 

The College of Liberal Arts at Purdue University seeks a dedicated and experienced one-year Visiting Instructor to offer courses in its Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts program, which the National Endowment for the Humanities recognizes as a national model for general education. The position begins August 2021.

Cornerstone offers an enriched first-year sequence anchored in transformative texts. It is designed to provide all students with the opportunity to broaden their understanding of the world and themselves, while strengthening the skills to read closely, write clearly, speak with confidence, and to engage with differing viewpoints and perspectives through general education courses. The program enrolls several thousand students each semester from disciplines across Purdue’s West Lafayette, IN, campus.

Successful candidates will be responsible for teaching courses: SCLA 10100 Transformative Texts, Critical Thinking and Communication I: Antiquity to Modernity (3 credit hours) and/or SCLA 102 SCLA 10200 Transformative Texts, Critical Thinking and Communication II: Modern World (3 credit hours) – both offered every semester. Applicants should demonstrate experience and openness to teaching from a variety of approaches and interest in working with a diverse student population. 

The chosen candidate will teach the SCLA course series, work with Cornerstone faculty and staff to develop and support the program and the College of Liberal Arts, and attend Cornerstone and CLA related seminars and events to keep abreast of the latest developments. The normal full-time workload is 4-4 teaching. Summer teaching is an additional possibility.

This is a non-tenure track position with the possibility of renewal and with employment benefits. Purdue University offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications:

  1. A Ph.D. in a Liberal Arts field;
  2. teaching experience in leading discussion-based seminar courses and in an interdisciplinary environment;
  3. and experience teaching writing and oral communication skills to undergraduate students (.

Application Instructions:

Interested applicants should submit:

  1. A cover letter;
  2. a curriculum vitae;
  3. at least two letters of reference;
  4. and a teaching portfolio.

A background check is required for employment in this position. Questions should be addressed to the Director, Dr. Melinda Zook at mzook@purdue.edu.

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Review of applications begins June 1, 2021 and will continue until the positions are filled.

 

 

About the program

The  Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts Program offers an enriched first-year sequence anchored in transformative texts. It is designed to provide all students with the opportunity to broaden their understanding of the world and themselves, while strengthening the skills to read closely, write clearly, speak with confidence, and to engage with differing viewpoints and perspectives through general education courses. The program enrolls several thousand students each semester from disciplines across Purdue’s West Lafayette, IN, campus.

Learn more about the Cornerstone Program >>

 

 

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