[ecrea] Multidisciplinary Positions available in the University Scholars Programme, National University of Singapore

Lecturer / Senior Lecturer positions in the fields of Humanities, 
Science or Social Science

The University Scholars Programme (USP), a premier undergraduate honours 
programme at the National University of Singapore (NUS), plans to hire 
dedicated individuals to fill multiple full-time and renewable lecturer 
positions that include both the opportunities for research funding and 
for promotion to Associate Professor on the NUS Educator Track, as 
described below. The primary responsibility of these positions is to 
contribute to an interdisciplinary and student-centric curriculum 
through the teaching of innovative, self-designed, small class modules, 
including both our team-taught freshman and senior seminars and our 
mandatory first-year course in academic writing and critical thinking, 
to which you will be expected to bring your own disciplinary expertise.

Candidates with a PhD in any field are therefore eligible, and we would 
particularly welcome applications from candidates with backgrounds in 
history of science, STEM, sociology, anthropology, politics, cultural 
and technology studies, as well as scholars of performance studies or 
the visual arts.  Academics whose research involves fieldwork in the 
Southeast Asian region are likewise encouraged to apply, as are 
candidates whose research interests are explicitly interdisciplinary. In 
short, the University Scholars Programme seeks innovative and creative 
candidates who will further diversify our already multidisciplinary and 
interdisciplinary faculty.

The successful candidate’s primary responsibility will be introducing 
our first-year students to the practices and conventions of academic 
thinking and writing in our mandatory first-year Writing and Critical 
Thinking (WCT) module, and while prior experience in teaching 
undergraduate writing courses is not a requirement for these positions, 
evidence of aptitude for teaching the conventions of academic thinking 
and writing, broadly conceived, would be advantageous. WCT modules are 
capped at 12 students per section, and all other USP modules likewise 
maintain small faculty-to-student ratios. The position also offers ample 
opportunities to design and teach non-WCT classes in your own fields of 
interest and areas of research expertise.

Most importantly, we are looking for candidates who have a commitment to 
innovation in undergraduate education, are devoted to both their own 
research and teaching excellence, and who have the willingness and 
ability to engage students from diverse disciplinary backgrounds. 
Candidates must hold a PhD by December 2018 and should be able to begin 
in January 2019, although an August 2019 start-date may also be 
possible. Remuneration and benefits are highly competitive on the global 
research university level.

Appointments begin at the level of Lecturer on the Educator Track, and 
possibly Senior Lecturer if previous work experience warrants it, as 
late careerists dedicated to undergraduate education are also encouraged 
to apply. Although the USP Educator Track is not a tenurable line, it 
offers a flexible pathway to promotion to Associate Professorship, as 
well as opportunities for research funding, including overseas research 
and conference travel. The contract is for three years in the first 
instance and is renewable subject to good performance, with the eventual 
possibility of promotion to Associate Professor on an open contract. 
Salary is competitive with worldwide standards and includes both 
re-location assistance and housing subsidies for the first nine years.

Interested applicants should submit a brief cover letter, CV, and short 
synopsis of no more than 500 words each describing briefly two different 
courses (one WCT and one non-WCT) that you would be prepared to design 
and teach to the interdisciplinary undergraduates of the USP.  Examples 
of the kinds of WCT and non-WCT modules that we currently offer can be 
found here: http://www.usp.nus.edu.sg/curriculum/module-timetable

In addition, applicants should download and complete the NUS Personal 
Data Consent for Job Applicants at: 
http://www.nus.edu.sg/careers/files/NUS-Personal-Data-Consent-for-Job-Applicants.pdf 


Interviews for overseas candidates will normally be conducted through 
Skype. Candidates who are further shortlisted will be asked to provide 
three letters of reference (though you may also feel free to send them 
along with your initial application if you wish) and will be invited for 
a campus visit in August and September of this year. Please email all 
applications to (uspbox23 /at/ nus.edu.sg)  Applications received by July 15, 
2018 will receive full consideration.

More information about the USP and the WCT can be found on our website: 
http://usp.nus.edu.sg/ ; and additional information about Academic 
Appointments at NUS can be found here: 
http://www.nus.edu.sg/careers/index.htm

For enquiries about the advertised positions, please contact Associate 
Professor Peter Vail at (peter.vail /at/ nus.edu.sg)


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