Employment

Lecturer on Social Studies [CLOSED]
 

The Committee on Degrees in Social Studies, an interdisciplinary honors program in the social sciences at Harvard College, seeks applications for full-time or part-time lecturers to teach in our intellectually vibrant undergraduate program. Our faculty are drawn from disciplines across the social sciences, history, and philosophy and share a commitment to the pedagogical goal of equipping our students with the critical capacity to investigate and analyze human action in social contexts. Central to this endeavor is the study of social theory. All of our students have a shared foundation in understanding how major thinkers over time have grappled with central questions of how societies are produced and transform. Additionally, all Social Studies students write a senior honors thesis and center their academic inquiries around a primary topic, idea, or social phenomenon that they explore through interdisciplinary coursework and develop in discussion with their academic adviser.

For the 2024-2025 academic year, we anticipate openings in both Social Studies 10, our yearlong course for sophomores on social theory, and Social Studies 98s, which are semester-long junior seminars ('junior tutorials') focused on social scientific or historical topics that also provide instruction in primary source research. Most appointments will be made at 0.75 FTE or higher, which includes health and dental benefits. This is an open search, but we are particularly interested in candidates who both have a strong background teaching social theory and can also teach and/or advise students on how to conduct empirical research on topical areas including urbanism, social movements, education, inequality, postcolonialism, climate and technology, or migration and diaspora.

The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2024. In addition to teaching, responsibilities include contributing to the academic needs of the program, such as attending faculty meetings and departmental events, advising students, and providing support for senior thesis writers.

Lecturer positions are for one year, with the possibility of renewal for three additional years. 

We anticipate several openings for lecturers for the 2024-25 academic year. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue on a rolling basis until positions are filled. The exact number of openings will be finalized in late 2023 or early 2024.

The deadline for applying is January 7, 2024

 

College Fellow [CLOSED]


The Committee on Degrees in Social Studies, an interdisciplinary honors program in the social sciences at Harvard College, seeks applications for a College Fellow to join our intellectually vibrant undergraduate program. Our faculty are drawn from disciplines across the social sciences, history, and philosophy and share a commitment to the pedagogical goal of equipping our students with the critical capacity to investigate and analyze human action in social contexts. Central to this endeavor is the study of social theory. All of our students have a shared foundation in understanding how major thinkers over time have grappled with central questions of how societies are produced and transform. Additionally, all Social Studies students write a senior honors thesis and center their academic inquiries around a primary topic, idea, or social phenomenon that they explore through interdisciplinary coursework and develop in discussion with their academic adviser.

The College Fellow will teach one tutorial in Social Studies 10, our yearlong course for sophomores on social theory, and one Social Studies 98, a semester-long junior seminar (‘junior tutorial’) focused on a social scientific or historical topic that also provides instruction in primary source research. This is an open search, but we are particularly interested in candidates who both have a strong background teaching social theory and can also teach and/or advise students on how to conduct empirical research on topical areas including urbanism, social movements, education, inequality, postcolonialism, climate and technology, or migration and diaspora.

The appointment is expected to begin on July 1st, 2024. Besides teaching, the Fellow will advise one senior thesis and serve as an academic adviser. Additional responsibilities include contributing to other academic needs of the program, such as attending faculty meetings and departmental events and participating in our thesis grading and oral examination processes. Twenty-five percent of the appointment will be reserved for the Fellow’s own research. College Fellow positions are for one year with the possibility of renewal for a second year after a successful first year review.

The deadline for applying is January 7, 2024