Assistant Lecturer/Assistant Teaching Professor

Ball State University • Muncie, IN

3d • $45,000 - $50,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Ball State University welcomes applications for an Assistant Lecturer/Assistant Teaching Professor. This is a non-tenure-line, renewable position with a specialization in African American Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies. Candidates for searches must have current authorization to be employed in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in African American Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, or in a related field by date of appointment.
• Current authorization to be employed in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• ABD or Ph.D. in African American Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, or in a related field with an active research agenda focusing on intersectionality and previous teaching (online and in person).

Responsibilities

• Teaching four sections per semester of courses, including but not limited to AFAM 100 (Introduction to African American Studies), AFAM 150 (Understanding Race, Antiracism and Intersectionality), WGS 210 (Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies), and WGS 220 (International Women’s Issues), with the opportunity to teach upper-level courses in the African American Studies program and Women’s and Gender Studies program.

Benefits

• 12 paid sick days
• 10 holidays a year
• 6 weeks paid parental leave
• Affordable health and dental insurance
• Robust long-term disability and life insurance plans
• Retirement benefits
• 90 percent of child's (or children's) undergraduate college tuition at Ball State

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level