The Department of Philosophy and the Parr Center for Ethics in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seek to appoint a non-tenure-track Teaching Assistant Professor to be the Director of the joint Department/Parr Center APA-award-winning Outreach Program. The position has a start date of July 1, 2020. The successful candidate will be expected to teach one undergraduate outreach-related class per semester and to oversee all aspects of the Outreach Program. These include securing graduate-student engagement with area schools, after-school programs, retirement communities, and other community institutions and organizations; managing contacts with local schools and matching appropriate undergraduate student interns to classroom needs; working with high-school Ethics Bowl coaches to prepare their teams for competition; developing new internship opportunities for undergraduates; and energetically pursuing new Outreach Program ideas and funding sources. AOS: Open. AOC: Open. This is a three-year fixed-term position with the possibility of renewal. It offers state health benefits and the opportunity to join our active, vigorous, and welcoming philosophical community. Salary commensurate with qualifications. For more information on the joint Department/Parr Center Outreach Program, see https://philosophy.unc.edu/outreach/ Applications from women and minorities are particularly welcome. Review of applications will begin January 31, 2020 and will continue until the position is filled.
Minimum Qualifications:
Experience will include working to integrate philosophy and/or ethics into existing K-12 curricula, grant-writing, and experience with ethics-bowl programs.PhD in philosophy preferred; at least an M.A. in philosophy is required.
Position Number:
FAC0003065
Posting Date:
12/13/2019
Closing Date:
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act Funded:
No
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