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Teaching Jobs Outside the History Department
Columbia College
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Literature Humanities. Popularly known as "Literature Humanities’" or "Lit. Hum.," this yearlong
course offers Columbia College students the opportunity to engage in
intensive study and discussion of some of the most significant texts of
Western culture. Graduate student instructors receive an appointment as Preceptor. Click here to visit the Literature Humanities section of the Columbia College website. Contact the Core Curriculum office
in 202 Hamilton Hall at 212-854-245 for details on applying.
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Contemporary Civilization. The central purpose of “Contemporary Civilization” or “CC” is to
introduce students to a range of issues concerning the kinds of
communities— political, social, moral, and religious—that human beings
construct for themselves and the values that inform and define such
communities; the course is intended to prepare students to become
active and informed citizens. Among the readings currently required in the course are the Bible, the
Qur’an, and works by Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Machiavelli,
Descartes, Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Smith, Rousseau, Kant, Burke,
Tocqueville, Mill, Hegel, Marx, Darwin, Nietzsche, and DuBois. Graduate student instructors receive an appointment as Preceptor and teach a seminar, generally of about twenty students, that meets twice a week for two hours each time. Open to students who expect to have the M. Phil. by the time they begin instruction. Click here to visit the Contemporary Civilization section of the Columbia College website. Contact the Core Curriculum office
in 202 Hamilton Hall at 212-854-245 for details on applying.
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Undergraduate Writing Program. Fellows teach freshman writing seminars at Columbia
College. How to apply: Third- through seventh-year PhD students are
eligible to apply. Deadline falls in the academic year BEFORE
the year you will be teaching. The UWP
website has details and an application.
School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA)
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Andrew W. Cordier Fellowship.
SIPA
has a large, required introductory course in the Master of International
Affairs (MIA) program called "Conceptual Foundations of International
Politics." This course is designed to link modern social and political
theory with contemporary public policy practice. The course will be led in Fall
2009 by Stephen Sestanovich, Kathryn and Shelby
Cullom Davis Professor for the Practice of International Diplomacy. The course consists of weekly lectures and discussion
sections. PhD teaching fellows (known as
Cordier Fellows) lead the weekly discussion sections and are responsible for
grading assignments. As such, the Cordier Fellows serve as the primary
instructor for first-year SIPA MIA students.
Conceptual
Foundations is a demanding course for students and Cordier Fellows. Each Fellow has three sections of about 20
students each, and SIPA students are an active and outspoken group. SIPA
students come from 90 different countries and come to the MIA program with
substantial work experience in such areas as international development, human
rights, security policy, economics, and urban policy. For the advanced PhD
student, this course provides excellent teaching experience, can be fun, and
offers a strong addition to a CV.
GSAS
covers tuition and fees as may be required for acceptance of the fellowship by
students enrolled in GSAS doctoral programs.
SIPA provides the salary and stipend ($22,000 in AY 2008-2009). Because the appointment is considered
full-time for the entire academic year, Cordier Fellows are not allowed to take
a second Teaching Fellow position in the spring semester.
We
expect to employ six teaching fellows for the 2009-2010 academic year. Since we
prefer Cordier Fellows to serve for more than one year, preference will be
given to students who will be in their 6th year or earlier during 2009-2010. Applications are not accepted from PhD
students who will be beyond their 7th year of matriculation during 2009-10.
If
you are interested in applying, please submit the following to Ms. Awilda Colon,
Administrative Assistant, at am887@columbia.edu,
with cc: to Hishaam Aidi, at ha26@columbia.edu.
Applications should be submitted no later than March 27, 2009:
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CV
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Cover letter explaining a)
your interest in the position, b) past teaching experience (if any), and
c) other fellowships for which you are applying for the 2009-2010 academic
year.
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Previous teaching
evaluations (if available).
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Name and contact information
of at least one reference who knows your academic work and teaching
experience.
Institute for Research on Women and
Gender
Periodic openings for graduate students to teach
women's studies courses. A background in women's studies or
women's history is required. How to apply: They generally hire in the semester before the
class is taught. Contact the IRWAG office for details.
Other Jobs For Graduate Students
Rapporteur at University Seminars
Rapporteurs take notes at evening meetings, distribute
them to mailing list, send out invitations for events, etc.
Good chance to mingle with faculty. $75/evening for the first
semester, $150 thereafter. How to apply: Usually the professor in charge of a seminar
hires you. Amanda Roberts is the administrator and knows the
status of each seminar (Do they need a rapporteur?, etc.).
Contact information and a list of current seminars is available
on the University
Seminars web page.
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