Lecturer, Humanities/Social Sciences/Asian Studies

Job Description

The National University of Singapore (NUS) launched the College of Humanities and Sciences (CHS) in August 2021, an enhanced undergraduate experience for students of the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FASS) and the Faculty of Science (FOS). CHS includes a Common Curriculum of 13 modules that provide foundational skills in literacy, numeracy and critical thinking, as well as broad exposure to Humanities, Social Sciences, and Asian Studies.

To augment its team of dedicated educators currently implementing its interdisciplinary offerings in the new integrated modules, FASS seeks the following:

• 1 Lecturer (Integrated Humanities)
• 1 Lecturer (Integrated Social Sciences)
• 1 Lecturer (Integrated Asian Studies)

Successful candidates will be appointed on the Educator Track, for a period of two or three years with the possibility of extension. The anticipated start date is January or July 2022.

For Asian Studies and Humanities, successful candidates will be academically housed in one of the Departments or Programmes in FASS, depending on your disciplinary background. For Social Sciences, the successful candidate will belong to the Department of Sociology.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Conduct lectures and tutorials (discussion groups) and support students via email, office hours.
• Provide administrative support and assist in the day to day running of the module.
• Prepare educational resources and course materials.
• Evaluate module assessment components.
• Teach up to 240 contact hours per academic year.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• A PhD in a relevant discipline (in the Humanities, Social Sciences, or Asian Studies)
• Candidates must have excellent verbal, reading, and written skills, and be able to explain difficult concepts clearly.
• Ability to work well independently and as a member of an interdisciplinary team with diverse interests and opinions; team teaching experience preferred.
• Experience with and commitment to interdisciplinary teaching and research, particularly across cultural traditions/regions.
• Experience with interdisciplinary curriculum design and development preferred.
• Experience teaching in a common curriculum for first-year students preferred.
• Ability to facilitate discussions for undergraduate students, especially with first-year students of diverse backgrounds, interests and abilities.
• Teaching experience with good student feedback preferred.
• Commitment to continual pedagogical improvement and a scholarly approach to education.

Applications

1. CV: An abridged CV (5-page maximum), including details on education, employment history, past experience of teaching and supervision, research activities (including publications) and achievements, honours and awards, and service accomplishments.
2. Qualifications: Include scanned copies of academic degrees.
3. Teaching Portfolio:
   • A Teaching Statement that commences with a preface (maximum 300 words) that makes the case for appointment. This should be a highly distilled summary of key contributions to student learning and, if applicable, educational leadership, guided by key points from the candidate’s teaching philosophy. The rest of the Statement should focus on outlining the teaching philosophy, providing evidence of a strong commitment to education and learning and, if applicable, innovation and leadership in teaching, and on future pedagogical plans.
   • Teaching evaluations and peer review reports, if available. Other evidence of teaching excellence and/or other contributions to education, e.g., curriculum development, pedagogical innovation etc., should also be provided.
4. A Research Statement, if applicable, highlighting how a candidate plans to advance pedagogical and/or disciplinary knowledge through inquiry.
5. FOUR referees’ letters (one of whom must be the applicant’s PhD supervisor). Referees may submit their letters HERE.

Note that the Teaching and Research statements combined should be no more than a maximum of 2000 words.

For full consideration, please submit a complete application. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to give a teaching demonstration and teaching talk.

Information about NUS Educator Track

The Educator Track at NUS aims to attract, nurture, and retain suitably qualified and highly effective faculty members who approach teaching as a scholarly practice, and who therefore focus on and are passionate about excellence in teaching as a means of supporting student learning. The Educator Track offers a path for career progression (up to Full Professor), and it rewards effective, innovative, and thoughtful pedagogical practices that demonstrate student learning.

Application Deadline

The deadline is 15 October 2021.

Please email to g.ruoann@nus.edu.sg for any enquiries.

Staff currently employed in NUS or NUS-related organisations should submit their application via the NUS Internal Job listing.