Post-doctoral positions (Slavic) at Stanford University

[nariman skakov]

    *Post-doctoral positions at Stanford University*

*Introduction to the Humanities and Structured Liberal Education*



Stanford University is now accepting applications for 8-10 fellowships and
1-2 lecturers for 2011-12.



1) Post-doctoral Fellows in Introduction to the Humanities (IHUM) lead
seminar discussions for courses that fulfill Stanford’s liberal arts
requirement for freshmen, following the curricular tradition first
established at Stanford in 1919.  Fellows teach three seminar discussion
sections (averaging 15 students each) that meet twice weekly and coordinate
with lectures given by Stanford’s senior faculty. After successful
completion of their first-year and depending on available resources, IHUM
Fellows may be eligible for one quarter of research leave and may also
arrange to teach a course of their own design.  See the program website at
ihum.stanford.edu.



2) Post-doctoral Lecturers in the Program in Structured Liberal Education
(SLE) formally teach freshmen in their residence and informally interact
with students at meals and in other residential settings. Lecturers do not
live in the dorm.  Founded in 1977, the intensive SLE curriculum fulfills
three undergraduate requirements:  in the liberal arts, in Writing and
Rhetoric (PWR) and in the humanities area of the distribution requirement.
The “great works” syllabus offers a wide-ranging introduction to the
disciplines of the humanities represented at Stanford. See the program
website at sle.stanford.edu.



Fellowships and Lecturer positions are open to scholars in all humanistic
disciplines and areas of specialization, who will have filed for their Ph.D.
degree no later than June 30, 2011. To meet the needs of the IHUM
curriculum, IHUM especially seeks candidates from the fields of American
studies (history and politics), archeology, classics, comparative
literature, European history, new media, philosophy, poetry, religious
studies and Slavic studies



IHUM Post-doctoral Fellows and SLE Lecturers are appointed September 1, 2011
for a one-year term renewable for two additional years depending on
programmatic need and job performance. Starting salary will be at least
$51,000. Fellows and Lecturers receive supplemental stipends of at least
$2,800 for research and scholarship. Professional development support
encourages systematic reflection on effective teaching strategies in an
environment that fosters exchange and collaboration.



Eligible candidates will demonstrate a strong record of humanities
scholarship and evidence of teaching excellence.  Other desired
qualifications are: experience in teaching first-year university students;
interdisciplinary research and/or teaching experience; familiarity with
team-teaching; and experience in writing instruction. Application deadline
is February 28, 2011. Decisions are expected to be announced in late May.



To apply for a Stanford IHUM or SLE post-doctoral position, follow the
directions on this Web site: <
http://ihum.stanford.edu/fellows/applicants.html>.



AS A PRIVATE INSTITUTION, STANFORD UNIVERSITY HAS A STRONG AND ONGOING
COMMITMENT TO THE PRINCIPLE OF DIVERSITY.  IN THAT SPIRIT, WE ESPECIALLY
ENCOURAGE APPLICATIONS FROM ALL PEOPLE INCLUDING WOMEN, MEMBERS OF ETHNIC
MINORITY GROUPS, AND DISABLED PERSONS.



~
Nariman Skakov

Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures
Stanford University

450 Serra Mall, Building 240
Stanford, CA 94305
Tel: 650-724-3073

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