Full-Time Visiting Instructor Position in HIST 191 and HIST 192 Courses
The Foundations Development Directorate (FDD) at Sabancı University is seeking applications for a full-time Visiting Instructor position at the postdoctoral level to teach and coordinate the mandatory freshman courses HIST 191 and HIST 192: Principles of Atatürk and the History of the Turkish Revolution (I & II) and to contribute to the university’s core-curriculum program. For more information on the course, please visit our website:
http://scienceofnature.sabanciuniv.edu/universitycourses.html
Qualifications
The candidate should hold a Ph.D. degree in History, Political Science, Sociology, or related fields. Candidates who are near completion of their dissertation will also be considered, provided that their Ph.D. defense schedule is set and documented in writing. Preference will be given to candidates with collaborative work experience, familiarity with core-curriculum designs, and past teaching experience. Proficiency in English and Turkish (both speaking and writing) is essential. Documentation of qualified candidates' language scores may be requested.
Responsibilities
The instructor will be responsible for teaching and coordinating the HIST 191 and HIST 192 courses. Responsibilities include collaborating with faculty members, lecturers, and teaching assistants; developing and organizing learning materials, teaching resources, and assessments. This is primarily a teaching position with considerable administrative load and modest expectations for research.
How to apply
The position will begin in September 2023. The deadline for applications is on July, 30th. Qualified candidates are required to submit a motivation or cover letter, a CV, and documents related to their most recent English language proficiency examination (if available). Please attach these documents to your application message. All applications will be evaluated by a committee of HIST instructors after the deadline.
For further inquiries, please contact Arzu Kıran at arzu.kiran@sabanciuniv.edu.
https://crm.sabanciuniv.edu/academiccv/application.php?advertcode=FDP-HIST191-2023
About Sabancı University
Established by the Sabancı Foundation in 1994, Sabancı University provides a world class education to its students from undergraduate to doctorate levels. It is distinguished by its educational system which was unique in Turkey when Sabancı University started its educational activities in 1999. It offers freedom to all its students to choose their academic program within the first two years after they are enrolled in the university. Sabancı University has been the most entrepreneurial and innovative foundation university in the University Entrepreneurship and Innovation Index produced by the Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology of Turkey since 2012. It also ranks among the top universities from Turkey in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. As a young university with over twenty years of history, Sabancı University aspires to become an international reference point for innovation in education and research.
Sabancı University is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment in education and employment. The University respects all individuals without any discrimination of gender, religion, national and ethnic origin, race, color, physical disability, physical appearance, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, age, or political affiliation in the administration of its educational, admission and employment policies, and its scholarship and university-sponsored programs.