Teaching Assistant Professor, Honors Program at University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota

Job Description:

Salary/Position Classification

• $50,000 9-month Contract, Exempt


• 40 hours per week


• 100% Remote Work Availability: No


• Hybrid Work Availability: No

The purpose of this position is to teach students in the Honors Program through the cornerstone classes of Honors 101 and 102. In addition to teaching responsibilities, this position participates in departmental planning and programming, recruitment and retention events and activities, student engagement and community building events and activities, and serves on the Senate Honors Committee as a faculty representative.

80% Teaching: The Honors Instructor will teach 8 courses per year. Courses to include the cornerstone classes HON 101 with a humanities emphasis and HON 102, the cornerstone class with a social sciences emphasis. Preference for additional ability to teach core courses in Women's and Gender Studies topics and texts. Classes will be primarily on campus, in person teaching, with the possibility of one online class per semester.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to teach undergraduate coursework with a theme-based, multidisciplinary approach, incorporating high impact practices and a variety of assignment types that encourage curiosity, intellectual engagement, and both critical and creative thinking.

20% Service: The instructor will participate in Honors Program recruitment events and will assist in attending and developing student engagement and community building activities within the Honors Program, in addition to serving on the Senate Honors Committee.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to teach, inspire, and mentor students.


• Ability to establish great rapport with and inspire students to think creatively and critically.


• Effective interpersonal skills, including the ability and willingness to collaborate effectively with faculty, staff, and students.


• Ability and willingness to work with and engage diverse students and colleagues within and outside the Honors Program.


• Intersectional awareness and an ability to address issues of diversity, broadly, in all courses taught.

• Master's degree in a humanities discipline


• Experience and expertise teaching humanities-based courses, interdisciplinary courses


• Successful completion of a Criminal History Background Check

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the US and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. This position does not support visa sponsorship for continued employment.

• Terminal degree in the field of specialty, e.g., M.F.A. or Ph.D., preferred.


• Experience and expertise teaching in a social sciences discipline and/or Women's and Gender Studies.


• Expertise in teaching research skills to undergraduates, e.g. writing and presenting, as well as a record of teaching from primary texts.


• Experience or evidenced strong interest in teaching interdisciplinary courses, especially those which bridge the arts, humanities, and sciences.


• A record of implementing innovative pedagogy and high impact practices in the classroom to foster active student learning and critical engagement around current issues.

To assure full consideration, applications must be received by May 17, 2024 and include the following materials:
* Updated CV
* Cover letter of interest in the position
* Teaching philosophy statement
* Two sample syllabi
* List with contact information for 3 references
* Unofficial transcripts. Please note that the selected candidate will be required to submit official transcripts upon hire.

Position is open until filled.