IHP Visiting Faculty -Multiple countries
- Employer
- School for International Training
- Location
- Multiple Countries, Traveling Position
- Salary
- $28,000 - $32,000
- Date posted
- Sep 12, 2022
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions
- Employment Level
- Adjunct
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Job Details
School For International Training seeks two full-time Visiting Faculty members to join an interdisciplinary team of faculty and host country coordinators for the IHP’s Human Rights: Movements, Power, and Resistance and IHP Food Systems: Agriculture, Sustainability & Justice programs in the Spring of 2023. The four-month term will take approximately 20-30 students from leading U.S. colleges and universities to four program locations to do inter-disciplinary study from a comparative perspective. The tentative itinerary is as follows:
- Human Rights: Movements, Power, and Resistance Spring 2023 (mid-January to mid-May): New York City (USA), Nepal, Jordan, Chile Food Systems: Agriculture, Sustainability & Justice :Spring 2023 (late January to early May): Georgia (USA), Ecuador, Malawi, and Spain
More information about IHP and our Human Rights program (including more detailed itineraries) is available through our website: https://studyabroad.sit.edu/program/spring-2023-ihp-human-rights-movements-power-resistance/
More information about the IHP Food Systems: Agriculture, Sustainability & Justice (including more detailed itineraries) is available through our website: https://studyabroad.sit.edu/program/spring-2023-ihp-food-systems-agriculture-sustainability-justice/
Responsibilities
We are seeking traveling faculty member who will:
- Facilitate learning and teach two courses Facilitate student learning through processing of non-lecture program components and providing timely feedback on assignments. Regular participation in all country program activities including guest speakers, site visits and other non-lecture components is expected. Work with the Dean of Faculty, Program Director, and Country Coordinators, to ensure that any academic, administrative and student problems associated with the program are resolved. Take appropriate measures to protect the health and safety of students in partnership with SIT Student Affairs and local staff. Faculty are responsible for ensuring that all students traveling on the official group flight are checked-in and through immigration. Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
The ideal candidates should have:
- IHP Human Rights applicants: A PhD or terminal degree in a relevant field such as: Human Rights, Anthropology, Sociology, Political Science, Geography, History, Cultural/Ethnic Studies, Law, etc., or an M.A. with a specific focus on Human Rights. Experience working in at least one relevant field such as human rights, civil society, advocacy, law, community organizing, journalism Expertise in at least one of the topic areas listed above and general knowledge of human rights history and social theory
IHP Food Systems applicants: A PhD or terminal degree in a relevant field such as: Development Economics, Sustainable Development, International Affairs/Public Policy, Political Science, Human Geography, or Food Systems Planning, or a specific focus on Food Insecurity or Food Systems Studies Expertise in at least one of the topic areas listed above and general knowledge of food insecurity, food systems, advocacy, and social change Experience working in public policy, non-profit or advocacy groups, research, law, trade, or commerce related to food systems Experience living and working abroad. Experience teaching at the college level and commitment to experiential learning, including non-didactic methods that promote critical thinking and field-based research, discussion, and self-reflection. Ability to adapt to the physical and emotional demands of the program. Personal qualities— patience, adaptability, collegiality, cross-cultural competence, and organization—needed to build an intensive, team-oriented study abroad program that covers three countries in four months The ability and desire to support and communicate with students throughout the study abroad experience both in and outside of the classroom To apply
Please visit https://www.worldlearninginc.org/get-involved/work-with-us/ and apply via the online application system by uploading your letter of interest, as well as a CV (including the contact information of three academic references).
For the Spring 2023 semester, faculty will ideally begin by December 1, 2022.
Traveling with students for four months, guiding their learning and field research across multiple global cities and rural spaces, and conducting classroom discussions and small-group seminars, presents unique challenges and demands particular qualities. Please consider this carefully in your letter of interest, paying special attention to how you would handle the conceptual, pedagogical, intercultural, and interpersonal demands of an IHP Program? What in your academic background and work experience has prepared you to do this job? Why this job instead of a more traditional academic job?
As well as learning about your academic background and research experiences, we are interested in learning about your experiences working in a team, your ability to build relationships with students, your capacity to be flexible and nimble in your teaching style, and your ability to bring a creative and innovative approach to your pedagogical practice.
Apply by: October 15, 2022, or until filled.
Salary range: $28,000-$32,000
International Honors Program
The International Honors Program (IHP), a part of School for International Training (SIT Study Abroad), offers international semester-long study abroad programs emphasizing the comparative study of critical global issues. IHP’s learning model is grounded in experiential learning, critical pedagogy, cultural immersion, local perspectives, and global comparison.
Company
The World Learning Inc. Family For more than 90 years, World Learning Inc. has been a thriving global organization made up of The Experiment in International Living, the nation’s most experienced provider of international education through exchanges for high school students; School for International Training, offering accredited undergraduate programs through SIT Study Abroad and internationally focused master’s degrees through SIT Graduate Institute; and World Learning, a global development and exchange nonprofit organization.
SIT | sit.edu
School for International Training (SIT) was founded in the early 1960s as a training center for the first Peace Corps volunteers. For nearly 60 years, SIT has prepared students to be effective changemakers and global citizens through experiential education focused on the world's most critical global issues. SIT Study Abroad offers accredited summer and semester undergraduate programs in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, as well as comparative programs on multiple continents. SIT Graduate Institute offers global and hybrid certificates, master's, and doctoral degrees. SIT programs are grounded in experiential learning, cultural immersion, decolonial and inclusive approaches, and strive to develop sustainable practices across its learning centers. We believe in developing respectful partnerships with local communities and seek to make accessible to our students the richness of local expertise and knowledge systems.
World Learning | worldlearning.org World Learning has worked to create a more sustainable, peaceful, and just world. World Learning’s education, development, and exchange programs help people find their voices, connect with their communities, strengthen the institutions that form the backbone of a democratic society, and build relationships across cultures. With World Learning’s support, these emerging leaders tackle critical global issues like poverty, conflict, and inequality.
The Experiment in International Living | experiment.org The Experiment in International Living is the nation’s most experienced provider of international education through exchanges for high school students. For more than 90 years, The Experiment has empowered young people to step off the beaten path, experience the world as a classroom, immerse themselves fully in another culture, and build the knowledge and skills needed to confront critical global issues.
An organizational commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and access. We are a globally diverse community of staff, faculty, board members, alumni, students, and participants who believe that inclusive and equitable practices are at the heart of a peaceful and just world. Each of us strives to honor diverse voices and lived experiences, examine our own biases and privileges, actively work to address inequities in our structures, and foster a community of open dialogue. We are committed to acting with accountability, transparency, reciprocity, authenticity, and empathy.
World Learning is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action/veterans/ADA employer, committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce.
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