Description



Teaching Fellows in the Humanities



A Program of Professional and Pedagogical Development


The Division of the Humanities is accepting applications from current and recent graduate students in the Division for a competitive two-year program designed to enhance their pedagogical skills and research profile. Teaching Fellows participate in a community of practice around teaching, research, and professional development.


To be eligible, applicants must be current or recent graduate students who are on track to receive or have received a PhD within 7 years of registration from a Ph.D. program in the Humanities Division at the University of Chicago.


Successful candidates will be appointed as full-time Lecturers beginning September 1, 2025 with the following workload: teaching four courses per year, making progress on research (revising the dissertation for publication, writing articles, presenting at professional conferences, and other research activities potentially unrelated to their teaching), and developing competencies that further the Teaching Fellow's professional goals.


Teaching Fellows will be assigned courses at the undergraduate level and will typically teach at least one course in the Humanities or Arts Core. Other course assignments may include language courses and courses in majors and programs that relate to Teaching Fellows' expertise. Teaching Fellows will also typically be assigned to teach a self-designed course which meets the curricular needs of their department or program.



The terms and conditions of employment for this position are covered by a
collective bargaining agreement
between the University and the Service Employees International Union.



The salary for AY25-26 will be $60,610. Each Teaching Fellow will also be provided support for research and professional development, including financial support for conference travel, access to library privileges, and access to career services support through UChicagoGRAD. Each Teaching Fellow also receives a range of employment benefits, including health insurance coverage options through the University Benefits office.


Teaching Fellows must be on campus beginning September 1, 2025 and must be in residence during the three quarters of the academic year. Teaching Fellows will participate in a program of pedagogical and professional development under the joint supervision of the Humanities Division Faculty Director of the Teaching Fellows program and their faculty mentor in a relevant Divisional department or program, with support from the Chicago Center for Teaching and Learning and UChicagoGRAD.


Teaching Fellow positions are full-time. Teaching Fellows are prohibited from accepting any other on-campus employment and from receiving additional compensation from the University during their two-year term of appointment, with the exception of summer work, which must be pre-approved by the Provost's Office before its official start and offered to the Teaching Fellow in the form of an addendum to their letter of appointment. Teaching Fellows are also subject to the University's Conflict of Interest and Conflict of Commitment Policy, which requires approval prior to accepting any outside employment and prohibits academic appointees from accepting academic appointments at other institutions.



Qualifications



Program Eligibility: To be eligible to apply for the Teaching Fellows Program, an applicant must:


a. have received or be on track to receive the PhD degree within 7 years of registration into a PhD program in the Humanities Division of the University of Chicago;


b. have received their PhD degree no earlier than in the Spring Quarter 2024; or be on track to complete all degree requirements and file the dissertation no later than Wednesday, July 30, 2025 for graduation in the Summer Quarter 2025;


c. identify a faculty sponsor who will commit to mentoring the Teaching Fellow during the program;


d. receive the endorsement of their department chair.