Distinguished Lecturer - Provost's Office/Asian American Studies

Job Vacancy Notice

Job Title Distinguished Lecturer - Provost’s Office/Asian American Studies

Job ID 24341

Location

Hunter College

Full/Part Time Full-Time

Regular/Temporary Regular

FACULTY VACANCY ANNOUNCEME

Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY) invites applications for the position of Distinguished Lecturer, and Deputy Director of the Asian American Studies Program and its recently launched Center. We seek a candidate, preferably with experience working in a college environment, to serve in teaching, advising, administrative, institutional development and public outreach roles.

Hunter College enrolls over 23,000 students, and has one of the most diverse student bodies in the United States. Hunter has the largest undergraduate academic program in Asian American Studies within CUNY. Hunter College currently has extensive course offerings, a 12 credit minor, and organized programs of study in Asian American Studies and related fields. Our recently launched Center develops academic and public programming and supports research, including applied scholarship. We have an engaged and active student body, and stellar faculty, and we have extraordinary academic programming, scholarship, and community outreach relating to Asian American culture, history, health, and public policy. Asian American Studies frequently partners with the Hunter College HCAP Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) Program to enhance academic and student support services for Asian American and Pacific Islander and other high-need students at Hunter College, including first-generation college goers, English Language Learners, and students from immigrant families.

Reporting to the Provost and working closely with the Director of Asian American Studies, the successful candidate will have responsibilities for teaching, academic administration and development, outreach, student recruitment and retention, student engagement, public programming, and institutional development. General duties include:

Coordinating and administering the academic functions in Asian American Studies, including teaching courses, scheduling classes, identifying qualified faculty, managing adjunct faculty, and working with faculty associates;

Developing a rich and varied curriculum that reflects the full intellectual spectrum of Asian American Studies, including new scholarship;

Initiating relationships with Asian American organizations, museums, and cultural institutions in New York City with the goal of developing internship opportunities for students and positioning graduates of the program to be successful in the academic, civic and professional worlds;

Developing and coordinating a wide range of co-curricular activities to capitalize on the multiple Asian American cultural and intellectual venues in the New York metropolitan area;

Developing and promoting public programs and cross-campus initiatives;

In coordination with other offices, contributing to grant-writing, fundraising, and institutional advancement. Providing planning, administration and support extending across the calendar year.

Distinguished Lecturers are experienced practitioners who hold a full-time, non-tenure track teaching position with a maximum appointment period of seven years, subject to annual reappointment.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required: Bachelor's degree and a record of achievement in a profession or field of expertise related to teaching assignments. Also required is the ability to cooperate with others for the good of the institution.

Preferred Qualifications: Ph.D. or other relevant advanced degree with significant related professional experience.

COMPENSATION

CUNY offers faculty a competitive compensation and benefits package covering health insurance, pension and retirement benefits, paid parental leave, and savings programs. We also provide mentoring and support for research, scholarship, and publication as part of our commitment to ongoing faculty professional development.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications must be submitted online by accessing the CUNY Portal on City University of New York job

website w ww.cuny.edu/employment. To search for this vacancy, click on SEARCH ALL POSTINGS and in

SEARCH JOBS field, enter the Job Opening ID number 24341.

Click on the "APPLY NOW" button and follow the application instructions. Current users of the site should access their established accounts; new users should follow the instructions to set up an account.

Please have your documents available to attach into the application before you begin. Note, the required material must be uploaded as ONE document under CV/ Resume (do not upload individual files for a cover letter, references, etc.). The document must be in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .rtf, or text format- and name of file should not exceed ten (10) characters – also DO NOT USE SYMBOLS (such as accents (é, è, (â, î or ô), ñ, ü, ï , –, _ or ç)).

Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please include:

Cover Letter and
Curriculum Vitae/ Resume
Names and contact information of 3 references
Upload all documents as ONE single file-- PDF format preferred.

CLOSING DATE

The search will remain open until the position is filled.

JOB SEARCH CATEGORY

CUNY Job Posting: Faculty

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity.

EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.