Job Description

The College of Liberal Arts at Purdue University is seeking to fill multiple Assistant Teaching Professor (clinical) positions to teach courses in its Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts program at Purdue West Lafayette. The Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts program is recognized by the National Endowment for the Humanities as a national model for general education ( https://cla.purdue.edu/academic/cornerstone/index.html ). Cornerstone offers an enriched first-year sequence anchored in transformative texts. It is designed to provide all students with the opportunity to broaden their understanding of the world and themselves while strengthening the skills to read closely, write clearly, speak with confidence, and engage with different viewpoints and perspectives through general education courses. The Cornerstone program enrolls several thousand students each semester from disciplines across Purdue’s West Lafayette, IN, campus.Required DutiesSuccessful candidates will be responsible for teaching courses: SCLA 10100 Transformative Texts, Critical Thinking and Communication I: Antiquity to Modernity (3 credit hours; fulfills the Written Communication and Information Literacy requirements) and/or SCLA 10200 Transformative Texts, Critical Thinking and Communication II: Modern World (3 credit hours; fulfills the Oral Communication requirement). A successful candidate should also be able to teach in our new program, Cornerstone for Business , teaching a tailored sequence of SCLA 10100 and 10200 focused on classic texts in political economy. Applicants must demonstrate experience teaching a variety of approaches to a diverse student population. All courses are offered every semester. Required DutiesTeach the SCLA course series – both standard and for Business.Collaborate with Cornerstone faculty and staff to develop, support and advance the mission of the Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts program.Attend Cornerstone and CLA-related seminars and events.Mentor students in critical thinking and leadership skills.