New Curriculum Assistant Professor General Faculty – Teaching Track
- Employer
- University of Virginia
- Location
- Charlottesville, VA
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- Education, Curriculum & Instruction
- Position Type
- Assistant Professor
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Job location: Charlottesville, VA
Employment Type: Full-time
Posted data: 2021-03-18
Req: R0022632
The College of Arts & Sciences, University of Virginia, is seeking a full-time, nine-month Assistant Professor General Faculty – Teaching Track for a non-tenure track, three-year position that is renewable subject to continued need and availability of funding. The successful candidate will be joining the College of Arts & Sciences community following the landmark approval of an innovative general education curriculum that brings faculty from across the College together to collaboratively design new courses in four thematic areas: Empirical and Scientific Engagement, Engaging Aesthetics, Engaging Difference, and Ethical Engagements. Reporting to the Co-Directors of the Engagements Program, the Assistant Professor General Faculty serves as a member of the general faculty with teaching and service obligations to the New College Curriculum (NCC). The position entails 60% teaching, and 40% administrative work on behalf of Postdoctoral Fellows in the College. The Assistant Professor General Faculty will teach 5 (2-credit) Engagements courses over the academic year, and will serve the following administrative functions: a. direct Engagements and Rising Scholars Postdoctoral Fellows development, with particular focus on fostering individual research programs and facilitating research dialogues within the broader College Community; b. help facilitate College Fellows (faculty and postdoctoral fellow) hiring and training; c. informally advise on Engagements and other components of the College Curriculum ; d. other duties as determined in conjunction with the Engagement Co-Directors.
Applicants must be on track to receive a PhD in a relevant field in the Liberal Arts and Sciences by June 2021 and must hold a PhD at the time of appointment. Candidates with interdisciplinary and curricular design experience are preferred.
Review of applications begins on April 11, 2021 and will continue until the position is filled. Appointment begins in Fall 2021, with an anticipated start date in August.
TO APPLY:
***Please note ALL REQUESTED documents MUST be uploaded in the cv/resume box and you can combine documents into one PDF.***
***Applications that do not contain all the required documents will not receive full consideration.***
Apply online at https://uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UVAJobs search for requisition # R0022632, (or through Workday for internal applicants) complete the application, and attach the following:
1. Cover letter of interest that includes a summary of how you meet the stated qualifications; discusses your experience leading and/or participating in interdisciplinary/collaborative research initiatives; and demonstrates a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in undergraduate teaching and curricular and professional development.
2. Curriculum vitae.
3. A statement of teaching philosophy that includes a brief description of two Engagements courses and discusses your commitment to undergraduate teaching in the liberal arts.
4. A list of three references and their contact information.
Second round candidates will be contacted directly for additional materials that may include: three letters of recommendation; two-three syllabi; and teaching evaluations; and one or two publications or writing sample/s of no more than 10,000 words.
Questions about this position should be directed to Professor Sarah Betzer at sb4fg@virginia.edu. Questions about the application process should be directed to Nicole Robinson, Faculty Search Advisor at nr7f@virginia.edu.
The University will perform background checks on all new faculty hires prior to making a final offer of employment.
UVA assists faculty spouses and partners seeking employment in the Charlottesville area. To learn more please visit https://dualcareer.virginia.edu. For more information about UVA and the Charlottesville community please see http://www.virginia.edu/life/charlottesville and https://embarkcva.com/.
The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.
Organization
In 1819, the University of Virginia established a new model for intellectual exchange and cross-disciplinary collaboration in higher education. Two hundred years later, as a major research institution, we continue to challenge conventions, lead with ingenuity and advance knowledge for the common good.
What began as an innovative idea has become one of the nation’s leading public research universities, with over 21,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. UVA also has over 3,000 full-time faculty offering more than 400 degrees.
Each of the University’s eleven schools has its own distinctive mission, working together to garner consistently high rankings—including #2 Best Value Public College (Princeton Review, 2016), #3 Public University in the Nation (U.S. News & World Report, 2016), and #3 Best Value Among Public Colleges (Kiplinger’s, 2016).
As we invest in and strengthen our research capabilities, UVA seeks new faculty ready to uncover new insights, rewrite old rules and collaborate on intellectual discoveries.
RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS THAT CROSS DISCIPLINES
As an R1 institution, the University’s research centers, consortia and laboratories are on the leading edge of discovery and technology, offering collaborative spaces for students and faculty to solve global problems.
Our professors are recognized members of major national scholarly and professional organizations, including the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Our faculty’s engagement in interdisciplinary research is being facilitated by new research institutes specializing in everything from big data to brain functioning, and by cluster hires across schools.
NATIONALLY RANKED HEALTH SYSTEM
UVA is also home to a nationally renowned academic medical center and the UVA Health System, which serves a three-part mission to treat patients, conduct translational research and train medical practitioners in a wide variety of disciplines.
Established as the nation’s 10th medical school in 1825, the institution has since grown to include a 612-bed hospital and a Level I trauma center, nationally recognized cancer and heart centers, a Children’s Hospital, and primary and specialty clinics throughout Central Virginia.
The UVA Medical Center is consistently ranked among the nation’s best hospitals by the U.S. News & World Report magazine and has been named among the top 25 percent in seven specialties.
INSPIRING STUDENTS, INSPIRED TEACHING
The vast majority of UVA students come from the top 10% of their high school class, as well as from all 50 states, over 142 countries and a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite their diversity, all UVA students share a love of learning and a drive to achieve.
One of the reasons students choose Virginia is our unique residential culture. At UVA, the community of students, faculty and staff personifies the Jeffersonian idea that living and learning are connected. The Academical Village was constructed to support a unique residential experience, with faculty living in the Pavilions, students occupying Lawn rooms and the world-famous Rotunda at its heart. The University’s residential culture continues to support this experience today—strengthened by students, faculty and staff rich in backgrounds, ideas and perspectives. Our unique culture is also paying dividends in innovation: UVA’s faculty have generated more than 130 patents since 2010.
Perhaps most importantly, faculty come to UVA knowing that instruction is as important as research, and they pride themselves on their many teaching awards. Our best professors look for ways to encourage, mentor and develop tomorrow’s leaders inside and outside the classroom.
LIFE IN CHARLOTTESVILLE
Living in Charlottesville you’ll find sophisticated restaurants, world-renowned wineries and breweries, cosmopolitan arts and music, friendly urban and suburban neighborhoods and a Piedmont landscape that has lured adventurous souls for centuries. No wonder the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research named Charlottesville the “happiest city in America” in 2014.
In addition to UVA and its health system, several major employers have facilities in Charlottesville, including State Farm, Northrop Grumman, the U.S. Department of Defense, GE and others. Charlottesville is also becoming a center for innovative start-up businesses. The University also actively helps spouses and partners of faculty members build their networks and pursue employment opportunities with a wide variety of area employers.
The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, qualified individuals with disabilities are protected from discrimination and may be entitled to reasonable accommodations to assist in their pursuit of employment at the University. This includes assistance in completing the online job application as well as reasonable accommodations during the interview process. Please contact the UHR Service Center: 434.982.0123 orAskHR@virginia.edu to request assistance.
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