Visiting Assistant Professor in Humanities and Social Sciences

　　Category:Faculty

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　　Department:External Scholarships and Undergraduate Research Center

　　Locations:Binghamton, NY

　　Posted:Jan 5, 2024

　　Closes:Open Until Filled

　　Type:Full-time

　　Ref. No.:5906

　　Position ID:171409

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　　About Binghamton University:

　　Binghamton University is a world-class institution that unites more than 130 broadly interdisciplinary educational programs with some of the most vibrant research in the nation. Our unique character - shaped by outstanding academics, facilities and community life - promotes extraordinary student success.

　　Binghamton merges rigorous academics, distinguished faculty and state-of-the-art facilities to engage and challenge its 18,000 students. The high-achieving Binghamton student body also represents a great diversity of life experiences, from first-generation college-goers to international students. Beyond their talent, these classmates share a desire to shape the future through technology, insight, intellectual exploration and community service.

　　Job Description:

　　We seek applicants with a Ph.D. in a Humanities or Social Science discipline (or from an interdisciplinary doctoral program) who have a commitment to interdisciplinary and experiential learning to joinSource Project (https://www.binghamton.edu/student-research-and-scholarship/find/source-project/index.html) , Binghamton University's distinctive first-year research program in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The position begins August 2024. PhD in hand by appointment.

　　The Source Project is a sequence of two, four-credit courses over the fall and spring semesters (research streams), where first-year students have the opportunity to conduct authentic research and generate new results. Students will ask questions and seek answers, guided by faculty who can help identify topics and appropriate research methods. Students will produce original projects that express their findings and learn how to communicate the relevance of what they have found with classmates as well as others in theUniversity's Research Days poster sessions (https://sites.google.com/binghamton.edu/2023researchdays/homepage) .

　　The successful candidate will teach two research streams per year, either two sections of one theme or two differently themed streams. Each stream is capped at 25 students. This amounts to a 2/2 teaching load with a maximum of 50 students each semester. Each course carries associated departmental rubrics and general education designations. In addition, the Visiting Assistant Professor will be responsible for advising students.

　　Some areas of interest for potential streams include (but are not limited to):

　　Sustainability and Social Change

　　World Cultures

　　Capitalism/Economics

　　Urban Studies

　　Arts and Society (not studio art)

　　Popular Culture

　　Innovative and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

　　Examples of existing and past streams, including the other streams being taught in 2024-2025, can be foundhere (https://www.binghamton.edu/student-research-and-scholarship/find/source-project/research-streams/index.html) .

　　Requirements:

　　PhD in hand in a Humanities or Social Science discipline (or from an interdisciplinary doctoral program) by time of appointment, and documented teaching experience.

　　Additional Information:

　　The State University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Binghamton University to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military service member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or arrest and/or criminal conviction record unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.

　　As required by title IX and its implementing regulations, Binghamton University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the educational programs and activities which it operates. This requirement extends to employment and admission. Inquiries about sex discrimination may be directed to the University Title IX Coordinator or directly to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Contact information for the Title IX Coordinator and OCR, as well as the University's complete Non-Discrimination Notice may be foundhere (https://www.binghamton.edu/diversity-equity-inclusion/policies-and-procedures/title-ix-.html) .

　　Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email [email protected].

　　Binghamton University is a tobacco-free campus effective August 1, 2017.

　　Application Instructions:

　　All applicants must apply using the University's applicant tracking system, Interview Exchange http://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=171409. To apply, please submit the following materials: a CV, a short teaching/student mentoring statement, contact information for two references, and two short Research Stream proposals. Each proposal should include a title, a short description, potential departments for course listing (cross-listing), and an explanation of how first-year student research projects can be practically approached in the proposed streams over a two-semester sequence. We will begin review of applicants on February 15, 2024.