Teaching Opportunities
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS:
Free Standing Courses, Stuart Tave/Whiting Teaching Fellowships
Deadline Extended: Tuesday, January 19, 2010, 12:00 PM
The Center for Gender Studies is calling for applications by advanced graduate students (ABD by January 31, 2010) to teach one undergraduate course "of their own design". This course can be taught in any of the three quarters of the 2010-11 term. We invite applications for the Stuart Tave and Whiting Undergraduate Teaching Fellowships from all interested Ph.D. students in the Humanities Division. (Students in all divisions are encouraged to apply to the general call to teach a free-standing course in Gender Studies, deadline 3/31/10. See below.)
Applicants will be considered to compete for the Humanities Collegiate Division Stuart Tave and Whiting Undergraduate Teaching Fellowships in the College next year. CGS will recommend up to three applicants who will compete for these fellowships across the Division. Although the first screening will be made by the departments for the Tave and Whiting Fellowships, the final decision will be made by a divisional selection committee who will interview finalists.
Applications should consist of the following:
- the application form (Word doc | PDF file), including full contact information
- the student's current CV
- a course title, a course description, a reading list or the applicant's syllabus
- A chapter of the student's dissertation.
- one letter of recommendation from a member of the faculty
Fellows will receive $5,000 for the individual undergraduate course they will teach in the College. This fellowship is for one quarter only. Recipients of these fellowships may not defer the fellowships to a later year.
Submit four (4) copies of the application to:
The Center for Gender Studies
Attn: Stuart Tave/Whiting Fellowship Selection Committee
5733 South University Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60637
You should ask for the letter of recommendation to be given to you in a
sealed envelope; it should then be included in the application. A single
copy of the letter will suffice.
No fax or email applications will be accepted.
Notification: The Humanities Collegiate Division will notify the winners of the Stuart Tave and Whiting Undergraduate Teaching Fellowships.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS:
Co-Teaching Core Courses in Gender Studies 2010-11
Deadline: Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 12:oo PM
We invite applications for these positions from all interested Ph.D. students in all divisions and professional schools.
Course descriptions are available in the Course Catalog.
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Problems in the Study of Gender (GNDR 10100) and Problems in the Study of Sexuality (10200)
We are seeking student co-teachers for two sections of each course. The focus of GNDR 10100 is feminism and gender; the focus of GNDR 10200 is sexuality. All are taught in classes no larger than 25 and are discussion-based.
The teaching arrangement in each of these sections—co-teaching, or CA-ing—is to be determined by individual faculty. The CGS encourages collaboration among the sections, and experienced Center faculty will be available to provide help on course design as well as advice during the term. We strongly urge applicants to both come to CGS to see previous syllabi for these courses and, if they have further questions, make an appointment to talk with the Center's director or the other Center faculty who have taught in the sequence. The stipends for these positions are $5,000.
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Introduction to Theories of Sex and Gender (GNDR 21400)
We are seeking a student co-teacher or TA for this section. The stipend for this position is $5,000.
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Gender Studies Preceptor: B.A. Paper Seminar and Essay Courses (GNDR 29800 and 29900)
We are seeking a student to act as Preceptor for the senior B.A. projects. Preceptors teach a two quarter-long course in feminist/gender issues and help students through their paper drafts. The stipend is $7,500.
Qualifications:
We invite applications for these positions from all interested Ph.D. students in all divisions and professional schools. Students applying to teach in the fall must have passed their preliminary examinations by June 30, 2010 (winter, by October 1, 2010; spring, by January 30, 2011). For the Intro to Theories of Sex and Gender, students who have previously interned in "Problems in Gender Studies" are especially encouraged to apply, but a previous internship in the Gender Studies sequence is not required to co-teach this section.
Applications should include an Application for Co-Teaching Core Courses (Word doc | PDF file), a teaching statement, a current Curriculum Vitae, an intellectual biography and two letters of recommendation.
The teaching statement should indicate the following:
- Your teaching preference: please state whether you would like to teach 10100, 10200, 21400 and/or serve as preceptor, and which quarter of teaching you prefer.
- A sketch of your vision of what an introductory course in gender and feminism or sexuality should be. (If you would be interested in teaching either quarter, please address the material covered by both courses, if you would only be interested in one or the other, the statement should just speak to that course's topic.) This sketch should specify what kinds of materials you would have students read/view/study, what assignments you would have them do, what topics you think are especially important, how you would determine grades. It is important that the statement or syllabus address issues of gender/feminism or sexuality, but it is not at all necessary that they follow the model of earlier syllabi for GNDR 10100 and GNDR 10200. We would, in fact, like to encourage innovation and methodological diversity. Please do not hesitate to invent and present your own version of these courses. This statement can take the form of a draft syllabus, or it can be laid out in a summary statement. Please note that this is the most time-consuming and important part of the application. The time spent on it will be useful to you, however, as you move onto the job market and need to present syllabi and ideas on teaching.
The intellectual biography should indicate the following:
- Your status in graduate work (field(s), date(s) of exams taken or scheduled, descriptions of dissertation projects, including number of chapters written).
- Your experience in the areas of feminist, gender, GLBTQ scholarship, criticism, or theory. Please include a description of course work, projects, activist background, or other relevant experience.
- Your teaching experience, at the University of Chicago or elsewhere.
- Your current and future scholarly focus.
- Other teaching positions and fellowships for which you are applying, if they would preclude you from teaching the course (we will need to construct a list of alternates).
Applications must be received by Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 12:00 PM .
Submit four (4) copies of the application to:
The Center for Gender Studies
Attn: Co-Teaching Selection Committee
5733 South University Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60637
Two letters of recommendation are required. You should ask for letters of recommendation to be given to you in a sealed envelope; they should then be included in the application. A single copy of each letter will suffice. Early applications are welcome.
Candidates on the short list will be interviewed by Gender Studies faculty after applications are submitted. Interviews will focus on the teaching statement and will be held during the week of TBA. Interviews are obligatory; if you will be out of town we can arrange for a phone interview. Notification of selection will be made by TBA.
No fax or email applications will be accepted.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS:
Free Standing Courses in Gender Studies 2010-11
Deadline: Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 12:00 PM
The Center for Gender Studies is calling for applications by advanced graduate students (ABD) to teach one undergraduate course "of their own design". This course can be taught in any of the three quarters of the 2010-11 term. We invite applications for these positions from all interested Ph.D. students in all divisions and professional schools.
Depending on available funds, the Center for Gender Studies may also fund up to two Free-Standing Courses in the College (to include students in the Social Sciences and other divisions). All applications are considered equally regardless of division in this overall ranking.
Applications should consist of the following:
- the application form (Word doc | PDF file), including full contact information
- the student's current CV
- a course title, a course description, a reading list or the applicant's syllabus
- one letter of recommendation from a member of the faculty
Fellows will receive $5,000 for the individual undergraduate course they will teach in the College. This fellowship is for one quarter only.
Submit four (4) copies of the application to:
The Center for Gender Studies
Attn: Free Standing Course Selection Committee
5733 South University Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60637
You should ask for the letter of recommendation to be given to you in a sealed envelope; it should then be included in the application. A single copy of the letter will suffice.
Interviews of the top applications may be held the week of TBA. Students also applying in their home department are expected to submit a different course to Gender Studies. Early applications are welcome.
No fax or email applications will be accepted.