Department: Clark Honors College
Rank: Instructor
Annual Basis: 9 Month
Review of Applications Begins
February 3, 2025; position open until filled
Special Instructions to Applicants
Please submit your CV and a letter of interest.
Department Summary
Founded in 1960, the Robert D. Clark Honors College (CHC) is a liberal arts honors college within the University of Oregon. The College offers students a small liberal arts experience nested within a Research 1 institution. The CHC’s dynamic core education curriculum provides students a strong interdisciplinary foundation in the liberal arts, as well as a series of unique courses, including Calderwood Seminars in Public Writing and specialized 400-level colloquia. Run as seminars, CHC courses are writing and communication intensive and open only to honors college students. Courses are capped at 19 students, allowing for vibrant intellectual discussions, unique opportunities for pedagogical experimentation and rich faculty-student interaction.
Position Summary
The Clark Honors College (CHC) at the University of Oregon invites applications for an exciting opportunity to join our growing, collaborative faculty community in Fall 2025. As part of our dynamic team, you will design and teach small interactive courses that spark intellectual curiosity across fields of inquiry; advise and mentor a cohort of curious and motivated undergraduate students; and contribute to the governance of the CHC.
We are seeking an innovative, student-centered colleague who is committed to designing courses for CHC students from diverse academic backgrounds. We welcome applicants from all disciplines within the arts and humanities, especially candidates with interdisciplinary teaching experience, who can teach a broad range of courses that extend across traditional disciplines. We strongly encourage applicants who have worked with students from a variety of majors and backgrounds. CHC faculty members enjoy a balanced teaching load of seven courses over a three term academic year. To learn more about our current faculty, please visit CHC Core Faculty.
Minimum Requirements
• Ph.D. or other terminal degree in an arts or humanities discipline
• Evidence of teaching excellence
Professional Competencies
• Ability to contribute new course topics to the CHC curriculum, as well as the potential to expand teaching beyond the candidate’s core field
• Ability to provide inclusive, engaged, and research-led teaching at the college level
• Ability to work with students from diverse backgrounds, pursuing majors across campus
• Ability to work collaboratively with faculty and staff in a multi-disciplinary work environment
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience teaching writing and communication
• Ability to contribute to the CHC through their understanding of the barriers facing first-generation students, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, and other members of groups underrepresented in higher education (including DACA students), as evidenced by professional, life experiences, and/or educational background
• Experience teaching core education or introductory courses in a liberal arts context
• Experience with undergraduate advising and mentoring
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
The University of Oregon is proud to offer a robust benefits package to eligible employees, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off. For more information about benefits, visit https://hr.uoregon.edu/about-benefits.
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