Description



Primary instructors have full responsibility for teaching Stones and Bones, a Paleontology program for high school students, offered in close collaboration with the Field Museum of Natural History. Applicants must have an established connection with the Field Museum, as two weeks of classes will take place in the museum's labs and galleries and an additional two weeks will be spent at the Field Museum's ongoing expedition in Wyoming's Green River Formation. Course content will include techniques for the study of evolutionary biology, including comparative skeletal anatomy of fishes and other freshwater animals, methodological concepts such as fossil preparation, illustration, and description, as well as fundamental scientific background needed to discover and understand the significance of fossils in the field. It is a graded course designed specifically for academically advanced high school students ready to tackle UChicago undergraduate-level material and assignments, and feature both traditional (e.g., lecture, discussion) and experiential (e.g., labs, field trips) learning activities.


The Stones and Bones program will take place from June 17-July 12, 2024; while in Chicago, classes will take place at the Field Museum from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm and while in Wyoming, instructional staff will be responsible for students at all times.



Our instructional employment webpage contains the list of course offerings in which we have openings, as well as more information about our policies and processes:
https://college.uchicago.edu/summer-session/summer-session-instructional-employment




Eligibility Requirements:



• Bachelor's degree required; Master's or Doctoral degree preferred


• Prior teaching experience at the university or four-year college level required; familiarity with UChicago pedagogical practices, style, and curriculum preferred


• Applicants must have an established connection with the Field Museum, with qualifications to access the classrooms and labs


• Previous experience working with high school students or in an intensive summer program preferred, but not required


• Candidates whose University of Chicago affiliation will end before the start of summer quarter (such as graduate students planning to graduate in the spring) will need to apply as external applicants; contact summersession@uchicago.edu for more


information



All hires must be approved by the Offices of the College Dean and Provost, are conditional on having authorization to work in the United States, and are also contingent on successful completion of a background check. All pre-college instructors must complete mandatory training on Safety of Minors on Campus compliance.




Instructors of remotely taught courses must be in the United States when teaching for the program, specifically in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, or Wisconsin for tax purposes. Remote instructors must be able to perform their responsibilities from a remote location, and their remote work arrangements are their responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, an adequate internet connection and an adequate working space.



External candidates hired for this position will hold an appropriate title based on their status and affiliation at the time of appointment. For candidates hired as lecturers, this position will be part of the Service Employees International Union.



How to apply



1. Visit our Summer Session Pre-College page to learn more about the programs and their current course offerings, particularly those in which we have openings, as listed on our
instructional employment
page. Make sure that you are available to teach during the scheduled dates and times posted for the course before you apply.


2. Submit your application for the primary instructor position through the University of Chicago's Interfolio jobs board at https://apply.interfolio.com/136243. You will be required to upload a copy of your cover letter, CV, and reference contact information for current or previous teaching supervisor and/or department chair.


3. Completed applications will be reviewed beginning December 8, 2023. Applications will still be accepted after this date until all positions are filled.