Lecturer Pool - Global Poverty and Practice - ISSP - College of Letters & Science

College of Letters & Science, University of California, Berkeley

The Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Program (ISSP) at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for a temporary lecturer to teach interdisciplinary core courses serving the Global Poverty and Practice (GPP) Minor. ISSP offers two innovative and interdisciplinary undergraduate majors: Political Economy and Global Studies.The department also serves as the academic home of a unique interdisciplinary undergraduate minor, Global Poverty & Practice, in collaboration with the Blum Center for Developing Economies. The rationale of the GPP Minor is that any major on campus is enriched with attention to poverty and inequality.

DUTIES OF THE POSITION: Teaching one or more of the following courses related to Global Poverty:

* Global Poverty: Challenges and Hopes (Lecture)

* Ethics, Methods, and Pragmatics of Global Practice (Seminar)

* Global Poverty and Practice Capstone Reflection (Seminar)

In addition to teaching responsibilities, general duties may include holding office hours, assigning grades, advising students, preparing course materials (e.g. syllabus), writing exams, interacting with students outside of class time via email and/or a course web site, and managing teaching assistants.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Program: https://blumcenter.berkeley.edu/academics/gppminor/requirements/

PhD (or equivalent international degree), or enrolled in PhD or equivalent international degree-granting program at the time of application.

By position start date: PhD (or equivalent international degree). At least one year of experience teaching college-level courses.

Teaching experience in the fields of global development, poverty/inequality, and/or poverty alleviation.

• 3-5 required (contact information only)

Applicants should include the names and contact information of references. Letters of reference may be requested of finalists.

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