The New Community College (NCC) at the City University of New York (CUNY) seeks an innovative educator in Urban Studies to join its faculty to teach in the curriculum’s first-year experience of interdisciplinary coursework rooted in experiential learning activities with New York City as a primary text and laboratory. The successful candidate will be an effective educator committed to working with urban community college students, who typically enter unprepared to do college work, for academic success and completion. To do so, the candidate must skillfully make use of a range of effective curricular, pedagogical and support strategies and be flexible and open to sharing and learning from others. The candidate must be committed to the College’s vision to serve a linguistically and culturally diverse student body and to teaching in the first year experience. This tenure-track appointment will begin in the Summer/Fall 2012 semester.
Additionally, the successful candidate will teach students to critically analyze urban social issues and contemporary problems and to study urban life, communities, government and services across the disciplines to prepare them for further studies and/or careers. S/he must also support the development of informed and thoughtful students, encourage them to appreciate their relationship to the unique place in which they live and work, and prepare them to be active citizens in their communities. As a faculty member, s/he will have an active and ongoing role in the development and instruction of the first year program, particularly the City Seminar and Ethnography of Work.
The general duties of the faculty member include but are not limited to teaching courses in the first-year core and in the majors; advising and supporting students as they progress; participating in committees and other governance structures; scholarship in the discipline and/or teaching and learning; and performing administrative, supervisory, and other duties as may be assigned.
Prior to NCC’s opening, appointed faculty and staff will work as a team to develop programs at a new institution dedicated to rethinking community college education to improve student learning and completion. Candidates will have the capacity to work with their colleagues to develop courses and learning goals, create learning communities, and define and participate in faculty development initiatives. They will be comfortable crossing disciplinary boundaries, and will be expected to develop and teach interdisciplinary courses as well as in a major field.
Minimum Qualifications: A Doctoral degree in an Urban Studies related social science discipline or adjacent non-social science discipline required.
Other Qualifications: − Interdisciplinary expertise in topics related to urban studies, populations and communities; − Experience working in the context of a new program, field of study or organization and the flexibility needed to excel at an emerging institution; − Demonstrated capacity to use a diverse range of effective instructional strategies and openness to adopting new practices; − Ability to conduct ongoing learning assessments for both formative and summative purposes; − An understanding of urban community college students’ assets and challenges.
Additional consideration will be given to applicants who have the above plus the following: − Demonstrated experience in program or curriculum development; − A commitment and ability to take full advantage of a technology-rich environment; − Experience working with an economically and culturally diverse student body; − Capacity to establish partnerships with the public and private sectors.
Compensation: Rank and salary are commensurate with experience, qualifications, and academic accomplishments. FLSA: Exempt
To Apply: Click the following link http://cuny.interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID=31847 (or copy & paste it to your web browser) to apply via the Interview Exchange application processing website. For full consideration, complete applications must be submitted online with the following required documents as attachments: a letter of interest; curriculum vitae; statements of research, teaching interests and teaching philosophy including approach to experiential learning; evidence of teaching ability; and the contact information for at least three professional references. CUNY Job Notice #: FY19599 Interview Exchange Job ID #: 31847
To see the full job posting/position description and qualification requirements, go to the CUNY website at http://www.cuny.edu/employment.html Click on Additional Job Opportunities under the Search for Jobs section of the page, and then click the Job Title for the related discipline. Close Date: 6/28/2012
EEO Statement: The City University of New York (CUNY) is an EO/AA Employer.
