Distinguished Lecturer - Interdisciplinary/Social Sciences Humanities
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- Macaulay Honors College of the City University of New York
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- New York City, New York
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Job Details
Position Title: Distinguished Lecturer - Interdisciplinary/Social Sciences Humanities – Macaulay Honors College (Four Vacancies)
Job ID: 22328
Compensation: Salary commensurate with education and experience
Closing Date: May 8, 2021
Faculty Vacancy Announcement
Performs teaching duties in area(s) of expertise. Distinguished Lecturers are experienced practitioners or teachers who hold full-time, non-tenure track position with a maximum appointment period of seven years, subject to annual reappointment.
CAMPUS SPECIFIC INFORMATION
In collaboration with eight of CUNY’s senior campuses, Macaulay Honors College (MHC) provides the most promising undergraduate students with an elite academic program of interdisciplinary seminars, personalized advisement, and experiential learning supported by dedicated funding for study abroad, internships, and research. With approximately 2,100 students distributed on campuses across the five boroughs of New York City, Macaulay’s student body embraces the diversity of New York and represents the best and brightest of our next generation of leaders.
Macaulay Honors College at the City University of New York is seeking four Distinguished Lecturers. Beginning in Fall 2021, the successful candidates will teach core Macaulay seminars on Arts in New York City, The People of New York City, and/or The Future of New York City, and develop specialty courses for upper-level students. They may also develop courses for the Justice and Equity Honors Network (JEHN), a collaboration between Macaulay Honors College and Barrett Honors College (Arizona State University). These faculty may also teach courses in their home or related disciplines on the branch campuses of Macaulay Honors College. The Distinguished Lecturer line is renewable annually, for a maximum of seven years; we expect these to be three-year commitments.
The incumbents will also take leadership roles in faculty development, student mentorship, and scholarly event planning. Macaulay values student-centered pedagogy, critical examination and use of educational technologies, and experiential and project-based learning; the successful candidates will bring these elements to their courses. This position reports to the Chief Academic Officer.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree and a record of achievement in a profession or field of expertise related to teaching assignments. Also required is the ability to cooperate with others for the good of the institution.
A preferred candidate should have:
- Ph.D. (or the equivalent terminal degree or extensive record of creative or scholarly achievement and recognition) in the humanities, social sciences, or a closely related field.
- Experience with honors students and demonstrated commitment to implementing instructional technologies in student-centered ways.
- A focus on interdisciplinary research and teaching, Black/ethnic studies, gender and sexuality studies, or related disciplines is preferred.
- Demonstrated record of teaching excellence and academic program advancement (i.e. curriculum development, interdisciplinary collaborations, conference planning, and program outreach).
- A record of strong and successful teaching experience in the undergraduate classroom, preferably at a public college or university.
- Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends.
How to Apply:
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The following are all required:
- Cover letter
- CV/Resume
- Teaching philosophy
- Sample course syllabus
- Contact details for three (3) professional references
Please upload all documents as one file as a PDF.
Additional documentation may be requested during the application process, such as recommendation letters from advisors and/or peers; writing samples; and/or examples of teaching excellence.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.
Organization
Since its founding in 2001, Macaulay Honors College at The City University of New York has gone from the brainchild of Chancellor Matthew Goldstein to one of the nation’s leading honors colleges. There are now 1,800 graduates of Macaulay who are defining success in 1,800 different and wonderful ways: as doctors and lawyers, as Rhodes Scholars and teachers, as mathematicians and writers and entrepreneurs and artists.
Macaulay offers an exceptional academic and co-curricular environment for future leaders of New York City. More than 60% are immigrants or children of immigrants, and about half are NYC public school graduates. Macaulay students enroll in one of eight CUNY senior colleges (Baruch, Brooklyn, City, Hunter, John Jay, Lehman, Queens, or Staten Island). Through the unique Macaulay advising program, each student develops a coordinated, individualized academic program that includes research, global learning, graduate and professional mentoring, community engagement, and close faculty-student collaboration. Selected for their top high school records and leadership potential, every Macaulay student receives a full-tuition scholarship, a laptop and technology support, a $7,500 study grant to pursue global learning and service opportunities, and a Cultural Passport that provides access to museums, libraries, and other treasures around New York City.
Macaulay’s graduates have continued their education in top graduate and professional programs at Harvard, Yale, MIT, Columbia, UC Berkeley, and the CUNY Graduate Center, to name a few. Our students and alumni compete successfully for the most prestigious fellowships in the world including Rhodes, Fulbright, Mitchell, Truman, National Science Foundation, Goldwater, Salk, NYC Urban Fellowships, and other awards. Macaulay graduates land jobs at companies and organizations such as The New York Times, General Electric, Google, Booz Allen, Boeing, the World Bank, the U.S. Department of State, and the NYC Department of Education.
What started as an experiment has become a powerful story in public higher education: for our students, for CUNY, and for a country that looking for the next generation of educated, compassionate, and innovative leaders. Macaulay has come to exemplify educational excellence and university-wide collaboration within CUNY and has become a beacon to some of the most promising and interesting bright minds in New York.
The admission of its thirteenth class, the Class of 2017, included welcoming the first cohort of Macaulay students at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. From its first class in 2001, Macaulay has doubled in size and the academic profile of its students has never been stronger: over 5,500 students applied to be one of 500 students in the Class of 2016.
In these auspicious times, Macaulay is challenged and charged with reimagining the future of honors education. The energy and innovation of the Macaulay community will be critical to educating young people for the tough challenges they will face. Students are selected for their promise, their ability to transform the world around them and not accept what is, but to imagine what could be. The future of New York and the world is literally in their hands.
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