The Department of Family Social Science occasionally needs teaching specialists or lecturers to teach courses that cannot be staffed by regular faculty. These may include online, day and evening, undergraduate and graduate courses. Positions are typically for one semester (4 months) but may be for the full academic year (9 months). Position title and salary vary according to qualifications of candidate and available funding.
Family Social Science continually accepts resumes for teaching positions that may open up during the academic year or summer sessions. Applications are reviewed as openings occur, and individual applicants are invited to interview when their skills or areas of expertise match an opening. These are temporary, non-tenured, Academic Professional and Administrative (P&A) positions as Teaching Specialist and Lecturer, paid on a per course basis. Typically these appointments are made semester by semester or in the summer, and employment is contingent on the course meeting its enrollment target. This posting and process is designed to establish a pool of instructors. Applications will not be individually acknowledged, but will be reviewed when such openings occur throughout the year
Possible 2020-2021 courses are:
FSoS 1201 – Human Development In Families
FSoS 1461 – Presentations at Work: Families, Communities, Nonprofits and Schools
FSoS 3102 – Family Systems and Diversity
FSoS 3426 – Alcohol and Drugs: Families and Culture
FSoS 4104 – Family Psychology
FSoS 4155 – Parent Child Relationships
Job Responsibilities:
Course book selection
Lectures
Preparation of course materials (syllabus, exams, handouts)
Course administration
Grading and evaluation
Holding office hours
Meeting with students
In some cases, Teaching Assistant supervision
Required Qualifications:
A Masters degree in Family Social Science or relevant field is required to be hired as a Teaching Specialist
A Doctoral degree in Family Social Science is required to be hired as a Lecturer
Demonstrated interest in the area of family social science (publications, papers presented, courses taught)
Must be able to teach at scheduled class time and arrange office hours
Knowledge of course content area
Preferred Qualifications:
Demonstrated experience teaching online, using alternative education and/or virtual learning formats
Teaching experience with students and/or professionals in family social science, human development, psychology or a related field
Professional experience in the content area to be taught
Demonstrated experience teaching and mentoring diverse students, including students from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds
The University of Minnesota, founded in the belief that all people are enriched by understanding, is dedicated to the advancement of learning and the search for truth; to the sharing of this knowledge through education for a diverse community; and to the application of this knowledge to benefit the people of the state, the nation, and the world.
