Dissertation Teaching Fellowship For Academic Diversity

Hiram College invites applications for a Dissertation Teaching Fellowship for Academic Diversity to begin August 1, 2024. The Academic Diversity Fellows Program provides structured mentoring and teaching experience for scholars committed to innovative teaching and working with a diverse undergraduate student body.

Candidates for the dissertation teaching fellowship will be graduate students who:

• Have demonstrated academic excellence and/or are inspiring instructors or researchers.

• Are able to contribute to a diverse educational community, as evidenced in personal history and experience, research goals, or the promotion of understanding among persons of different backgrounds and ideas.

• Have passed all comprehensive examinations and are at the dissertation writing stage. Preference will be given to candidates with undergraduate teaching experience.

• Candidates in Sociology (with an emphasis in crime, law and justice) or Criminal Justice are preferred, but we will also consider applicants in the fields of art and design; computer science; management; marketing; and statistics.

The successful candidate will teach two undergraduate courses per year in their academic area and/or in the Urgent Challenge Seminar series (Hiram's first-year program). Fellows are also expected to deliver two College-wide lectures each year which reflects progress on their dissertation or related research-one presentation in Fall and one in Spring. They are also to participate in the life of the College and the community. We wish to emphasize, however, that our highest priority for the Fellow is the completion of the dissertation.

Hiram will provide fellows a stipend of $37,000 for nine months (mid-August through mid-May), health benefits, and a small moving allowance. Hiram will also provide funding for the candidate to attend one professional conference during the year. The fellow will be equipped with an office, an iPad, and office supplies. The position is renewable for up to three years.

Qualified candidates are encouraged to send the requested documents to HR@hiram.edu or complete the application at https://www.hiram.edu/about-hiram-college/human-resources/careers-at-hiram/. Review of applications will begin immediately. Application deadline is April 22, 2024.

• A cover letter,

• Curriculum vitae,

• Dissertation abstract and timeline for completing the dissertation.

• A one- or two-page personal statement discussing how your past, planned, or potential contributions or experiences relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion will contribute to a diverse educational community and support the College's commitment to fostering and promoting increased cultural and ethnic diversity. Please comment specifically on your capacity to respond in pedagogically productive ways to the learning needs of students from diverse backgrounds, your sustained personal engagement with communities that are underrepresented in the academy, and your ability to bring this asset to learning, teaching, and scholarship at the college and university level.

• The names and contact information for three references, including the dissertation advisor.

• Copies of transcripts from all institutions conferring degrees earned. Official copies of transcripts will be required upon hiring.

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