Honors Program, Instructor, Non-Tenure Track, Temporary (One-Year)

Position Details

Job Title Honors Program, Instructor, Non-Tenure Track, Temporary (One-Year) Position Title Honors Program, Instructor, Non-Tenure Track, Temporary (One-Year) Position Number Job Category University Faculty Job Type Full-Time FLSA Status Non-Exempt Campus Rogers Park-Lake Shore Campus Location Code HONORS PROGRAM (02100D) Department Name COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Is this split and/or fully grant funded? No Duties and Responsibilities

Loyola University Chicago, College of Arts and Sciences, Honors Program seeks qualified candidates for a Temporary, one-year Instructor Appointment (non-renewable) for academic year 2024-2025. The Honors Program supports experiential, engaged, problem or project-based, and design-focused learning opportunities on campus.

We are looking for candidates with a passion for inspiring and engaging students with these innovative pedagogical approaches. For more information about the LUC Honors Program, please visit our website: www.luc.edu/honors. For more information about Honors education, please consult the National Collegiate Honors Council's "Definition of Honors Education" (https://www.nchchonors.org/directors-faculty/definition-of-honors-education) and the "Jesuit Essential Characteristics of Honors Program" that was developed by the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (https://ajcunet.edu/networks/honors-programs/).

Located on Chicago's vibrantly multicultural North Side, LUC is committed to creating an inclusive, responsive community of faculty, students, and staff. As an urban-based program dedicated to mentoring a diverse student body, many of whom come from underrepresented and underserved populations, we especially encourage applications from candidates from underrepresented groups.

This search is part of a University-wide, multiyear hiring initiative designed to hire outstanding researchers and teachers who are reflective of our diverse student body and committed to interdisciplinarity (i.e., collaborating with colleagues across different subfields and disciplines). Of special interest are candidates who can further the University's efforts to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Teaching responsibilities include four courses in each semester of the academic year. We are particularly interested in candidates who can teach our first-year courses, which range chronologically from antiquity to today, and offer an updated "Great Books" curriculum.

The instructor will teach an entire cohort of approximately 320 first-year students in a team-taught course and lead multiple small discussion sections of twenty-five students or less. As part of this teaching assignment, the incumbent will be required to attend several cultural events outside of class time throughout the academic year, such as attending the opera and visiting the Art Institute of Chicago.

Qualifications

The candidate will have a Ph.D. in a field in the Humanities or Arts and must clearly demonstrate the potential for excellence in teaching and have a record of (or clear potential for) student mentorship. The candidate should be willing to support the mission of Loyola University Chicago and the goals of a Jesuit Catholic Education.

Physical Demands None Working Conditions None Minimum Education and/or Work Experience

The candidate will have a Ph.D. in a field in the Humanities or Arts and must clearly demonstrate the potential for excellence in teaching and have a record of (or clear potential for) student mentorship. The candidate should be willing to support the mission of Loyola University Chicago and the goals of a Jesuit Catholic Education.

Open Date 06/20/2024 Close Date Special Instructions to Applicants

Applicants should submit a current Curriculum Vitae to www.careers.luc.edu and should include a statement of teaching philosophy, detailed evidence of teaching excellence, a letter of interest that outlines the applicant's qualifications, and a statement addressing past and/or potential contributions to mentoring a diverse student body through research, teaching, and other channels and engaging a diverse community through service. Applicants should also submit the names and email addresses of three individuals prepared to speak to their teaching qualifications. Referees will not be contacted immediately but may be contacted at a later point in the review process.

Supplementary materials and questions (if any) may be sent to the program Director, Prof. Virginia Strain (vstrain@luc.edu).

Review of applicants will begin on July 1, 2024 and continue until the position is filled.

Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer with a strong commitment to hiring for our mission and diversifying our faculty. The University seeks to increase the diversity of its professoriate, workforce, and undergraduate and graduate student populations because broad diversity - including a wide range of individuals who contribute to a robust academic environment - is critical to achieving the University's mission of excellence in education, research, educational access, and services in an increasingly diverse society.

Therefore, in holistically accessing the many qualifications of each applicant, we would factor favorably an individual's record of conduct that includes experience with an array of diverse perspectives, as well as a wide variety of different educational, research, or other work activities. Among other qualifications, we would also factor favorably experience overcoming or helping others overcome barriers to an academic career or degree.

As a Jesuit Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. To learn more about LUC's mission, candidates should consult our website at www.luc.edu/mission/. For information about the university's focus on transformative education, they should consult our website at www.luc.edu/strategicplan/about/visionandpurpose/.

Diversity and Inclusion Statement

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

As one of the nation's largest Jesuit, Catholic universities, Loyola University Chicago fosters a transformative cultural experience that honors diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are committed to not only recruiting, but also retaining a diverse, mission driven workforce and enabling a culture of inclusiveness in an environment that values service excellence, stewardship, personal well-being, and professional development for all of our employees.

Loyola University Chicago supports its staff and faculty with a wide array of affordable, comprehensive and competitive benefits centered on health and wellness, financial security, equity, and work-life balance. We actively seek those who wish to join our faculty, staff, and students in a community of diverse opinions, perspectives, and backgrounds supporting our Jesuit mission and striving toward the same goal of being persons for and with others.