LEAD Faculty Fellow

William Rainey Harper College, IL • Palatine, IL

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About The Position

The LEAD (Leveraging Equity in Academia through Diversity) Faculty Fellowship supports the actualization of Harper College's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion institutional priorities and goals. This fellowship will equip candidates with the teaching experiences, professional development opportunities and mentorship connections for successful career matriculation and retention in Higher Education as faculty members. This is a full-time, paid position dedicated to broadening faculty representation at Harper College, ensuring our students and colleagues benefit from a learning environment that reflects the communities we serve. LEAD Faculty Fellows will have a reduced teaching load during the first year and move towards a full teaching load during the second year. Fellows will observe and shadow senior faculty members, participate in ongoing goal setting and feedback sessions with mentors, engage with shared-governance committees and the faculty senate, interact with faculty and staff campus-wide and participate in a range of professional development opportunities. This fellowship will begin in August 2026 and is a two-year appointment, pending successful completion of the first year. The option to apply for a full-time tenure-track faculty position at the end of the appointment is contingent upon current vacancies.

Requirements

• Must meet the departmental faculty credentials statement
• Credentials vary by discipline and may require a master's degree or a master's or bachelor's degree and work experience
• Less than three years of full-time teaching experience as the instructor of record

Nice To Haves

• Eligible to teach in Economics, English, Political Science, Geography, Health Science Core, and Mathematics

Responsibilities

• Teach assigned credit hours each academic year
• Design inclusive course content and syllabi
• Engage with designated mentors on a regular basis
• Attend internal and external professional development programs
• Set professional goals and priorities annually
• Build strong and supportive relationships with students, faculty and staff
• Observe/shadow senior faculty members
• Engage in ongoing feedback and performance evaluations
• Utilize institutional resources to strengthen capacity
• Participate in selected shared governance committee meetings
• Attend faculty senate and division/department meetings
• Develop and maintain a digital professional portfolio
• Participate in an employee resource group
• Attend programs sponsored by the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Broadcasting and Content Providers
• Education Level: Master's degree