Junior Lecturer

Requisition #: A-86773-3

Status: Full Time

Type: Faculty

School: Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences

Department/Program: Department of Economics

Location City: Baltimore

Location State: MD

Location Zip Code: 21218

Closing Date: Open until filled

General Description

The Economics Department at Johns Hopkins University is looking to hire a Professional Teaching Assistant for a full-time Junior Lecturer position with benefits. The person hired would act as a Teaching Assistant for four courses in Economics per semester, for a total of eight courses in the academic year. The person could also do academic advising for the department, which would be a course release per year. Minimum qualifications: Bachelors in Economics, with some experience as a teaching assistant or tutoring undergraduates. Women and underrepresented minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. Please submit your resume, a cover letter and any evidence of teaching effectiveness. This position is for one year, but renewable contingent upon performance and/or availability of funds.

Instructional and administrative responsibilities of the position include:

  • Possibility of leading sections of course(s) as a Teaching Assistant.
  • Possibility of acting as Academic Advisor to Economics majors or minors.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications: Bachelors in Economics, with some experience as a teaching assistant or tutoring undergraduates.

Application Instructions

Please apply through the JHU Hopkins link

For consideration, please apply no later than May 31, 2021. Please submit the following: (a) cover letter; (b) curriculum vitae; (c) list of two references with names, titles, institutions, email addresses, and telephone numbers; and (d) any end-of-semester student evaluations for any previous courses for which you were a teaching assistant or other formal evidence of teaching effectiveness. If you have any questions, you may contact Soma Dasgupta at sdasgupta@jhu.edu.

To apply for this position, visit: apply.interfolio.com/86773

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