HOW TO APPLY

A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your CV. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline teaching experience, skills, and experience that directly relate to this position. Applications and supporting materials must be submitted through the UM jobs website in order to be considered an applicant for this position.

JOB SUMMARY

The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) Undergraduate Education, in support of the Opportunity Hub, is seeking to hire one (1) part-time LEO Lecturer I to teach six half-term, one-credit courses for a total per term effort of 66.66%, during the fall 2025 term: ALA 125: Positioning Yourself for a Successful Internship and ALA 325: Putting Your Education to Work.
The LSA Opportunity Hub is a transformational initiative to encourage all students to connect their liberal arts education with their goals and aspirations. Hub staff collaborate with campus partners to facilitate access to internships, funding, employer partnerships, and alumni mentors so students can explore challenging, diverse opportunities, discover what matters most to them in their education and beyond, and put their liberal arts education to work. We are seeking candidates who are interested in facilitating a structured learning opportunity/course that facilitates the connections between students’ liberal arts education and experiential, internship opportunities. Candidates must prize and work to further our desire to foster and cultivate inclusivity and belonging in the classroom and beyond.
The appointment is scheduled to begin on August 25, 2025, and end on December 31, 2025.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS*

• A Master’s degree
• College-level teaching experience, including lesson planning, grading, and classroom facilitation.
• Curricular experience, designing and structuring individual courses, including determining course objectives, creating assignments, and modes of student evaluation.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS*

Experience in working with students on career exploration and internships; teaching professional writing; or teaching in contexts where reflective writing enriches students’ learning. Experience teaching students of varying class standing, from 1st year through senior year. Experience with high-impact practices and/or active learning classrooms. Experience and/or willingness to work collaboratively with staff. Curricular planning and implementation across a suite of related courses, including establishing related learning outcomes, evaluating student needs, researching and assessing existing curricular offerings, and evaluating curricular changes.

Lecturer duties are expected to include teaching, attending all class sessions, developing course materials integrating LSA Opportunity Hub resources with the support of Hub Course Assistant Interns (LSA Connect, LSA Engage, Canvas Resources), partnering with Hub teams to host guest speakers (i.e. Alum engagement, Employer engagement), evaluating and grading students, holding regularly scheduled office hours, and maintaining contact with the Opportunity Hub’s Director of Learning, Data, and Assessment. A typical full-time (100% effort) load for a LEO Lecturer I in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts is three courses per semester. Full-time and part-time positions are available.