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Visiting Faculty

Employer
World Learning Inc
Location
Vermont, United States
Salary
Competitive Salary
Date posted
Sep 30, 2021

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Visiting Faculty – Traveling 

Position International Honors Program/SIT Study Abroad 

(Multiple programs and locations)

World Learning seeks a Visiting Faculty member to join an interdisciplinary team of faculty and host country coordinators for the International Honors Programs (IHP) in Spring 2022. Each four-month program will take approximately 20-30 students from top-tier U.S. colleges and universities to three countries to do inter-disciplinary study from a comparative perspective. Programs include Health and Community, Food Systems, Cities in the 21st Century, Human Rights, and Climate Change.

Responsibilities 

We are seeking traveling faculty member who will: 

  • Facilitate learning and teach two courses specific to each program theme.
  • 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 travelling on the official group flight are checked-in and through immigration. 
  • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements 

The ideal candidates should have: 

  •  A Ph.D. or terminal degree in a discipline closely aligned to relevant program theme (Health and Community, Food Systems, Cities in the 21st Century, Human Rights, and Climate Change);
  • Experience working in public policy, non-profit or advocacy groups, research, or social change;
  • Experience living and working abroad; 
  • Expertise in at least one of the topic areas listed above and general knowledge of the program theme (Health and Community, Food Systems, Cities in the 21st Century, Human Rights, and Climate Change);
  • Experience teaching at the college level and a strong commitment to experiential learning, including nondidactic methods that promote critical thinking and field-based research, discussion, and self-reflection; 
  • The physical stamina, emotional maturity, mental health, and 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; and 
  • The ability and desire to support, communicate and actively engage with students throughout the study abroad experience both in and outside of the classroom. 

To apply

Please 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 2022 semester, employment will begin in November of 2021.

Traveling with college-aged students for four months and guiding their learning and field research in cities and rural environments, as well as conducting classroom discussions and small-group seminars, presents unique challenges and demands particular qualities of faculty members. Please consider this point carefully in your letter of interest, paying special attention to how you would handle the conceptual, pedagogical, intercultural and interpersonal demands of a program like IHP. What in your academic background and work experience has prepared you to step into this role? What specifically interests you about this visiting faculty opportunity as opposed to a more traditional academic position?

Deadline: November 5, 2021, or until filled.

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. 

Why World Learning Inc. 

Eighty-five years later, World Learning Inc. continues to lead worldwide efforts to foster empathy among people from different cultures. Our global nonprofit World Learning offers 79 global programs that improve education and employment opportunities around the world while promoting civic engagement and strengthening institutions. Our School for International Training offers study abroad programs to 2,200 students each year. And the Experiment in International Living has provided semester long homestays, service, and study opportunities to more than 70,000 students since its inception. World Learning is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action/veterans/ADA employer, committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce.

 

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