Teaching Assistant in Humanities (Art History)
About Sabancı University
Established by 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 is the most entrepreneurial and innovative foundation university in Turkey, according to the University Entrepreneurship and Innovation Index produced by the Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology in 2018. It also ranks first among the universities from Turkey in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020. As a young university with twenty years of history, Sabancı University aspires to become an international reference point for innovation in education and research.
Overview
The Foundations Development Program is seeking a professional teaching assistant for the course Major Works of Western Art (HUM 202).
This course, as other 200-coded humanities courses, is an introductory course that aims to provide students with basic knowledge and understanding of the arts, but also with tools for independent and critical thinking. All undergraduate students are required to complete at least one 200-coded humanities course as part of their graduation requirements.
Teaching assistants are expected to lead weekly one-hour discussion sections. The discussion sections are intended to enhance students’ critical outlook and their ability to express themselves through presentations and discussions. Each discussion section consists of about 25 students. The language of instruction is English.
Qualifications
At least a Masters of Arts degree in a related field is required. Exceptionally, students who are in the process of writing their masters’ theses may also be considered for application. They should provide a reference letter from their thesis advisor.
Qualified candidates’ cumulative grade point averages and the courses they have taken will be taken into consideration.
Candidates with F (fail) grades in their transcript and/or candidates whose cumulative GPA is less than 3.25 (out of 4.00) are not eligible.
Language scores will be taken into consideration and candidates with the highest scores will be prioritized.
Qualified candidates’ teaching experience will also be taken into consideration. For candidates who have worked as a HUM 202 teaching assistant, their previous performance evaluations by the course instructors and their student evaluation results will be taken into consideration.
The compatibility of the candidates with the respective needs of the course will be assessed. In particular, the candidate’s past experience in teaching humanities courses (if any), their ability to coordinate and manage students, their teamwork skills and their potential to contribute to the course will also be evaluated.
Responsibilities
The candidate is expected to:
- Attend weekly HUM 202 lectures and follow the course content
- Manage three discussion sections weekly
- Grade the midterm and final examinations and the writing assignments.
- Keep track of students’ attendance
- Provide replacement teaching if necessary
- Help with exam proctoring during midterm and make-up examinations
- Attend the training and orientation programs and all meetings
How to Apply
The deadline for applications is August 31st 2020, Monday, at 17:00. Qualified candidates are asked to provide a CV, their latest transcript, their student evaluations (if any), and documents about their latest English language proficiency examination as well as a cover letter.
Applicants are requested to complete an online application form at http://sucrm.sabanciuniv.edu/academiccv/application.php.
The applications will be evaluated by a committee consisting of Humanities courses instructors.