The College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia invites applications for several Postdoctoral Research Associates and Lecturers in the College's core Engagements courses for a one-year appointment, renewable for two additional years contingent upon satisfactory performance, starting  August 2023. Compensation will take the form of 12-month salary with full-time benefits. Candidates must have defended their dissertation by June 1, 2023 and doctoral degree conferred by August 1, 2023, and no earlier than May 2018.

In October 2019, the Faculty of the College of Arts & Sciences voted to fully adopt a new general education curriculum for its undergraduates, composed of three conceptually related components: the Engagements, Literacies, and Disciplines. Postdoctoral Research Associates and Lecturers, in consort with the College Fellows, will serve as instructors of record in the Engagements: a series of 2-credit courses designed to foster intellectual sensibilities that are generally deployed across all realms of inquiry. These include: Engaging Aesthetics, Empirical & Scientific Engagement, Engaging Differences, and Ethical Engagement. Candidates will be responsible for developing two courses in one (or two) of the Engagement domains. For more information on the Engagements, visit: http://gened.as.virginia.edu .  

In the 2023-24 academic year, the Postdoctoral Research Associates and Lecturers will teach six sections of their 7-week Engagement courses (2 credits each). In years two and three, should the contract be extended, candidates will continue to develop and teach six sections of their Engagement courses (2 credits each) per academic year.

Candidates will also be expected to pursue a vigorous research agenda grounded in the liberal arts and sciences. The candidate will be an active participant in the College Fellows - a cohort of faculty drawn from across the College and entrusted with crafting a unique and compelling first-year general education experience for A&S undergraduates. In addition, Postdoctoral Research Associates and Lecturers will be expected to participate in (and possibly lead) College Fellows sponsored events such as lectures for the University community, symposia, and seminars regarding the Liberal Arts & Sciences at UVA. Administrative duties will include participation in select general education committees that relate to the implementation of the new curriculum. These duties will be assigned by the Co-Directors for the College Fellows.

To Apply:

Please apply through Workday, and search for R0043924. Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile by searching ‘Find Jobs.’ Complete an application online with the following documents uploaded in the resume box:

• Cover letter
• CV  including contact information for three references
• Writing Sample #1 - A writing sample of your choice of no more than 20 pages or a research statement of no more than 2 pages
• Writing Sample #2 - A one-page statement regarding the role of the liberal arts in the 21st-century curriculum
• A two-page course description and syllabus for one of the four Engagements (please clearly indicate which Engagement you have selected)

Upload all materials into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission. Applications that do not contain all required documents will not receive consideration.

Review of applications will begin on February 20, 2023, and will continue until the positions are filled. Finalists will participate in two virtual meetings with the hiring committee (a workshop and a presentation) over the course of two days in Spring 2023.

Questions about this position should be directed to Liza Flood, Chair of the Search Committee, at collegefellows-dir@virginia.edu . Questions regarding the application process should be directed to: Melanie Sponaugle, Academic Recruiter, at unw5dq@virginia.edu.

UVA will perform background checks including receipt of official transcripts from the institution granting the highest degree for all new hires prior to employment.

The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System and the University Physician’s Group are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff.  We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences.  We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.

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The University of Virginia, i ncluding the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff.  We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences.  We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.