Teaching Fellow in the Arts & Humanities

About this position

The Division of the Arts & Humanities is accepting applications from current and recent graduate students in the Division for a competitive two-year program designed to enhance their pedagogical skills and research profile. Teaching Fellows participate in a community of practice around teaching, research, and professional development. To be eligible, applicants must be recent PhD graduates or current graduate students who are on track to receive or have received a PhD within 7 years of registration from a program in the Arts & Humanities Division at the University of Chicago. Successful candidates will be appointed for a two-year term as full-time Lecturers beginning July 1, 2027 with the following workload: teaching four courses per year, making progress on research (revising the dissertation for publication, writing articles, presenting at professional conferences, and other research activities potentially unrelated to their teaching), and developing competencies that further the Teaching Fellow’s professional goals. Teaching Fellows will be assigned courses at the undergraduate level and will typically teach at least one course in the Humanities or Arts Core. Other course assignments may include language courses and courses in majors and programs that help develop the Teaching Fellows’ teaching portfolio. Depending on curricular need, Teaching Fellows may be assigned to teach a self-designed course which meets those curricular needs. The terms and conditions of employment for this position are covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the University and the Service Employees International Union. The salary for AY27-28 will be $64,613; this base pay range is for a nine-month academic appointment paid over twelve months. Each Teaching Fellow will also be provided support for research and professional development, including financial support for conference travel, access to library privileges, and access to career services support through UChicagoGRAD. This position is benefits eligible. The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook . Teaching Fellows must be in Chicago for onboarding on July 1, 2027 and must be on campus beginning in early September for a required orientation session and other meetings and events in preparation for the start of classes. Teaching Fellows must be in residence on campus during all three quarters of the academic year. Teaching Fellows will participate in a program of pedagogical and professional development under the joint supervision of the Arts & Humanities Division Faculty Director of the Teaching Fellows program and their faculty mentor in a relevant Divisional department or program, with support from the Chicago Center for Teaching and Learning and UChicagoGRAD. Teaching Fellow positions are full-time. Teachin

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