Honors - Teaching Assistant Professor – Renewable Contract - 530659

The University of Alabama • Tuscaloosa, AL

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The University of Alabama Honors College is seeking to hire two faculty members at the rank of assistant professor of Honors. These are full-time, non-tenured, renewable contract positions. The faculty members will be expected to teach a variety of honors classes and will have opportunities to develop and teach seminar classes based on their area of expertise. The Honors College, guided by its strategic plan 'Honors Forward,' aims to cultivate students who are exceptional thinkers, citizens, and leaders. This plan emphasizes smaller classes, one-on-one faculty interaction, first-year experience programs, experiential and community-engaged learning, and research/creative activity culminating in a signature project. This hiring initiative is part of the College's efforts to expand resources and enhance the experience for its over 7,000 students.

Requirements

• An earned doctorate or other terminal degree in Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Technology, Engineering, Bio/Tech-ethics, or other STEM-related field (for STEM-related position).
• An earned doctorate or other terminal degree appropriate to their discipline (for Interdisciplinary/Open Field position).
• Teaching experience at the college/university level.
• Degree must be completed by the start of the appointment.
• Skills and techniques necessary to manage highly collaborative, student-centered learning.
• Ability to facilitate rigorous dialogue across differing perspectives.
• Ability to build creative, transdisciplinary syllabi.
• Ability to foster dialogue among students.
• Ability to help individual students hone their skills as critical and creative thinkers, citizens, and leaders.

Nice To Haves

• Background in first-year experience.
• Background in experiential education.
• Background in research/creative development.
• Background in leadership studies.
• Background in transdisciplinary methods.
• Experience mentoring students through extracurricular and/or co-curricular programming.

Responsibilities

• Offer courses in the transdisciplinary honors curriculum.
• Manage highly collaborative, student-centered learning environments.
• Facilitate rigorous dialogue across differing perspectives.
• Build creative, transdisciplinary syllabi.
• Foster dialogue among students.
• Help individual students hone their skills as critical and creative thinkers, citizens, and leaders.
• Contribute to scholarship in areas of engagement, teaching and learning, and/or the applicant’s disciplinary area.
• Engage in committee service.
• Contribute to the overall academic and co-curricular life of the college.

Benefits

• Initial contract is three years, with review in the third year.
• Rank promotion is possible.
• Normal teaching load is 12 credits per semester.
• Support for research, teaching, and professional development (though lab space and start-up packages are unavailable).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree