The Foundations Development Directorate (FDD) at Sabancı University invites applications for a full-time Visiting Instructor position at postdoctoral level to coordinate (and teach) the mandatory freshmen course Humanity and Society (SPS 101-102). Humanity and Society is a two-semester specially designed interdisciplinary world history course given as part of our Foundations Development Program in which active learning techniques are used. The contents of the course emphasize scientific critical and analytical thinking. For more information on the course, please visit http://scienceofnature.sabanciuniv.edu/universitycourses.html and select Humanity and Society I & II (SPS 101-102).
Qualifications
The candidate should hold a Ph.D. degree in History, Political Science, International Relations, 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. High proficiency in English (speaking and writing) is essential, and documentation regarding qualified candidates’ language scores may be requested.
Responsibilities
The coordinator’s workload entails the coordination of one of the two SPS courses. The candidate is expected to: lead weekly meetings and cooperate with faculty members, lecturers, and teaching facilitators, create and organize (the distribution of) learning, teaching, and assessment materials, and provide one or more lectures on content of their choice within the course curriculum. In addition, the coordinator is expected to contribute to the FDD’s relevant tasks. This is primarily a coordination and teaching position with modest expectations for research.
How to apply
The position will start in September 2024. The deadline for applications is 5th July, 2024. Applicants are requested to complete an online application form at https://crm.sabanciuniv.edu/academiccv/application.php?advertcode=SPS101-102-2024 Qualified candidates are asked to provide a motivation or cover letter, a CV, and documents related to their most recent English language proficiency examination (if any). Please attach these documents to your application message. All applications will be evaluated by a committee of SPS instructors after the deadline.
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.