Asst. Prof., U. of Chicago

[damastes]

JobID:
5570
Listing Date:
08/18/2009 to 10/17/2009
Job Listing Title:
Collegiate Assistant Professor
Job Position/Rank:
Academic Positions - Assistant Professor
Special Programs and Areas of Faculty Expertise:

Special Programs and Areas of Faculty Expertise:

Region:
Midwest
Salary Range:
$50,000 - $59,999
Job Description:
The University of Chicago Society of Fellows will begin accepting applications on August 24, 2009 for several four-year postdoctoral teaching appointments as Harper and Schmidt Fellows who hold the rank of Collegiate Assistant Professor in the Social Sciences Collegiate Division. The Fellows are members of the College Faculty whose primary responsibility is to teach in the general education program. In most years, Fellows teach two courses (usually of identical preparation) for each of three quarters. Each Fellow also has the opportunity to design an independent course and each is eligible for one quarter of research sabbatical in the third year of residence. The Fellowship is open to scholars in all disciplines and areas of specialization who will have completed all requirements for their Ph.D. degree no later than August 31, 2010. Candidates should demonstrate excellence in their original scholarship as well as in teaching. The annual salary for 2010-2011 will be $55,000. The effective date for these teaching appointments is September 1, 2010.

To apply for these positions, please see our web site at fellows.uchicago.edu

Applicants must complete the on-line form by Monday, November 2, 2009
Application materials must be received by Wednesday, November 11, 2009

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Company:
University of Chicago
Department:
The College
Contact:
Katherine George Karvunis
Email:
[e-mail]
Phone:
773-702-8578
Fax:
773-702-5846
Address:
1116 East 59th Street
Chicago , IL 60637
USA

[anon]

this is a postdoc, not an assistant professorship (although they seem to be trying to trick people into thinking it is a professorship...)

[damastes]

Its four-year appointment where the applicant will" hold the rank of Collegiate Assistant Professor in the Social Sciences Collegiate Division". You would leave in four years, but I think most soc programs would accept you as a having been an assistant professor for four years.

[ArtVandelay]

Actually, since it's not a tenure-track position, I think that most soc programs would view this as akin to a post-doc or a temporary teaching appointment.

[anon]

I'm not sure how harper-schmidts are viewed outside of the University of Chicago, but I can assure you that nobody at the University of Chicago views them as assistant professors. It is basically a post-doc with a fairly high teaching requirement. It might work well for some people, but if you do not have a lot of teaching experience already you should be prepared to spend most of the first year just on that.