Part time Lecturer for Global Village-Creativity House Job Opening

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national research university and the state of New Jersey’s preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Established in 1766 and celebrating a milestone 250th anniversary in 2016, the university is the eighth oldest higher education institution in the United States. More than 67,000 students and 22,000 faculty and staff learn, work, and serve the public at Rutgers locations across New Jersey and around the world.

Rutgers University–New Brunswick took root nearly 250 years ago. We are the state’s most comprehensive intellectual resource—the flagship campus of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, as designated by the Association of American Universities. We are the region’s most high-profile public research institution and a leading national research center with a global impact.

Douglass Residential College, a part of Rutgers University – New Brunswick, is an innovative undergraduate higher education institution specifically for women. The opportunity to teach with Douglass Residential College is an opportunity to teach within the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies where the course is housed.

Teaching with Douglass is a collaborative and meaningful experience where instructors interact with each other and utilize create meaningful content to deliver to students.

The Global Village is a Living-Learning Community that seeks to build community, interpersonal skills, and knowledge on global issues from a variety of vantage points. The perspective for the course aforementioned is “Creativity House”. This course is part of an academic component of the Global Village that seeks to build student knowledge and support hands on engagement with multiple forms of art including dance, music, visual and applied arts.

o Teach one 1.5 undergraduate course, Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies (Creativity House) on Mondays 7:15pm-8:35pm
o Meet all course times/dates.
o Attend 2 required workshops, 3 required plenaries
o Plan and prepare lessons.
o Grade assignments within 48 hours and return the grades with comments and rubrics to students via Sakai or related platform.
o Plan and execute one out of class trip.
o Meet with students enrolled in the course as needed.
o Adhere to the common syllabus. Post the syllabus on Sakai before your first class meeting.
o Adhere to course, department, college, and university procedures.
o Maintain up to date grades and records on Sakai or related platform for student access.
o Submit midterm warning grades by the published deadline.
o Submit final grades to the Assistant Dean and/or Douglass Course Director via email and to the University via REGIS 48 hours after your class ends.
o Collaborate with Douglass Residential College and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies as needed.

o Knowledge of online learning platforms such as Campus Labs, Sakai, Canvas, and/or Blackboard preferred.