37 faculty liberal arts other liberal arts jobs found in Cambridge, MA

Position Description     The Committee on Degrees in Folklore & Mythology (https://folkmyth.fas.harvard.edu/) seeks applications for a Lecturer in Folklore & Mythology, with additional responsibilities as the Head Tutor (i.e., director of undergraduate studies). The appointment will start on July 1, 2023, or earlier if suitable.  Teaching duties include offering three undergraduate courses in the concentration during the academic year, including F&M 97, a required course on ethnographic methods and fieldwork. In addition to teaching, the lecturer also serves as the director of undergraduate studies for the program, meeting with potential concentrators and advising undergraduates in the program on a wide variety of topics, including, e.g., thesis design, research and writing; course selection; IRB requirements; student record keeping; and other non-instructional educational activities, as well as participating in a variety of program meetings and...

Position Description     The Pierre Keller Visiting Professorship provides an opportunity for a scholar with a well-established record of work and academic achievement in the field of European Union public policy and transatlantic relations to teach and conduct research in-residence at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS). The Visiting Professorship can take place either in spring 2023 (January to June) or in fall 2023 (September to December), depending on the candidates’ preference. The recipient is expected to teach one course open to Kennedy School and Faculty of Arts and Sciences students during the 2023 spring or 2023 fall term on a transatlantic or EU-related subject to be negotiated with HKS. The professorship provides a stipend of 60,000 USD and covers transatlantic travel expenses of up to 2,000 USD. Applications should be sent not later than August 15, 2022 via the Harvard ARiES system. See...

Position Description     The Harvard Kennedy School invites applications for a tenured appointment in the field of International Affairs, at the rank of full Professor.  We seek a scholar who will provide wide-ranging intellectual leadership in this area and whose work offers powerful and original ways to illuminate and explain key aspects of contemporary world affairs, including relations among the major powers.  Candidates should have an outstanding record of scholarly publications, the ability and desire to participate in public discussions on global politics and foreign policy, the capacity to teach effectively in a professional degree program and to work in a diverse intellectual and social environment.  The position is open to any discipline, including but not limited to political science, history, or law. A doctoral degree or equivalent is required.    Candidates should send a cover letter, CV, list of references, and at least two...

Title Mellon Sawyer Postdoctoral Fellowship in Afro-Latin American Studies School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Afro-Latin American Research Institute, Hutchins Center Position Description With the support of the Mellon Foundation’s Sawyer Seminar program, the  Afro-Latin American Research Institute  at the  Hutchins Center for African & African American Research , Harvard University, seeks applications for a one-year Mellon Sawyer Postdoctoral Fellowship in Afro-Latin American Studies. The fellow will play a leading role in organizing, administering and participating in the Mellon Sawyer seminar entitled “Changing Contours of Afrodescendant Citizenship in Latin America: Contestation, Consolidation, and Contradictions.” We seek scholars whose research focuses on citizenship and belonging of Afrodescendant population in Latin America, particularly relating to nation building,...

Title Lecturer on Comparative Literature School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Comparative Literature Position Description This is a one-year appointment, potentially renewable for another two years. The appointment is expected to begin on January 1, 2024. Teaching duties will include three courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, together with advising students in the department’s undergraduate and graduate secondary concentrations in Translation Studies. Basic Qualifications Candidates should have a Ph.D. in Translation Studies or in Comparative Literature with a primary focus on translation. We seek candidates who are doing innovative work in translation studies, and who are able to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in the history, theory, and practice of translation. Applicants must be able to demonstrate substantial work with original-language materials in at least three...

Title Lecturer on the History of Science School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area History of Science Position Description The Department of the History of Science at Harvard University seeks applications for a one-year lectureship in the history of science, medicine and/or technology starting in the fall of 2023. Candidates will be expected to teach a mix of lecture and discussion-based undergraduate courses,and to be an active presence in the department community. The field of focus is open, and the position will be full-time. Strong preference for candidates with a previous successful track record in developing compelling undergraduate curricula. The position is for one year with a start date of July 1, 2023, and an end date of June 30, 2024. Keywords:* faculty, instructor Boston, Cambridge, Massachusetts, MA, Northeast, New England Basic Qualifications Doctorate in history of science or closely...

Title Postdoctoral Writing Fellows - Social Sciences and Humanities School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Position Description For the academic year 2023­–2024, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) at Harvard University seeks postdoctoral fellows in Social Sciences and Humanities to serve as Writing Specialists in GSAS’s Fellowships & Writing Center. Discipline-specific writing specialists will assist students with all genres of academic writing, including fellowship proposals.   FWC postdoctoral fellows will work as members of a team reporting to the Center’s associate director and working closely with the executive director and the Academic Programs team in GSAS. Responsibilities will include providing feedback and offering individual consultations to GSAS students on papers, theses, dissertations, fellowship...

Title PRECEPTOR IN INDONESIAN School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area South Asian Studies Position Description The Department of South Asian Studies, Harvard University, seeks applications for a Preceptor in Indonesian. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1st, 2023 or January 1st, 2024 (with a preference for July 1st, 2023). The Preceptor will be responsible for teaching five Indonesian language courses per year. Applicants should be prepared to offer language instruction at all levels and coordinate an Indonesian language sequence. This is a term appointment of three years, renewable for a term of up to five years (eight years in total), contingent on performance and divisional dean authorization.   Basic Qualifications Native or near-native fluency in Indonesian. Demonstrated strong commitment to teaching Indonesian at all levels. Additional Qualifications Advanced...

Title PRECEPTOR IN FILIPINO (TAGALOG) School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area South Asian Studies Position Description The Department of South Asian Studies, Harvard University, seeks applications for a Preceptor in Filipino (Tagalog). The appointment is expected to begin on July 1st, 2023 or January 1st, 2024 (with a preference for July 1st, 2023). The Preceptor will be responsible for teaching five Filipino (Tagalog) language courses per year. Applicants should be prepared to offer language instruction at all levels and coordinate a Filipino (Tagalog) language sequence. This is a term appointment of three years, renewable for a term of up to five years (eight years in total), contingent on performance and divisional dean authorization. Basic Qualifications Native or near-native fluency in Filipino (Tagalog). Demonstrated strong commitment to teaching Filipino (Tagalog) at all levels....

Title PRECEPTOR IN THAI School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area South Asian Studies Position Description The Department of South Asian Studies, Harvard University, seeks applications for a Preceptor in Thai. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1st, 2023 or January 1st, 2024 (with a preference for July 1st, 2023). The Preceptor will be responsible for teaching five Thai language courses per year. Applicants should be prepared to offer language instruction at all levels and coordinate a Thai language sequence. This is a term appointment of three years, renewable for a term of up to five years (eight years in total), contingent on performance and divisional dean authorization. Basic Qualifications Native or near-native fluency in Thai. Demonstrated strong commitment to teaching Thai at all levels. Additional Qualifications Advanced graduate training in Thai language, literature,...

Title Lecturer in Germanic Languages and Literatures School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures Position Description The Department of Germanic Languages & Literatures seeks applications for a lecturer in German Studies. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2023. The lecturer will be responsible for teaching two undergraduate courses in each semester on various topics and materials to be determined in consultation with the Department’s curriculum committee, including language courses. The lecturer will also be available for advising individual students upon request, as well as contributing assessments for several undergraduate prizes. The position is for one year. Reappointment may be possible on a yearly basis for up to two additional years, contingent on performance, enrollments, curricular need, position availability, and divisional dean...

Position Description     The postdoctoral fellow will work on clinical and nutritional epidemiologic projects related to colorectal cancer.  Example projects include studies of diet and the gut microbiome in relation to colorectal cancer incidence and surviorship using the data from the Nurses’ Health Studies and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study; development of risk assessment tools for precision colonoscopy screening and surveillance using the established, electronic health record (EHR)-based cohort in the Mass General Brigham;  integration of multi-omics data to better understand the etiology and improve prediction for colorectal cancer in the UK Biobank. Basic Qualifications     Successful candidates are expected to have the following: Doctoral qualification in epidemiology, bioinformatics, computer science, or a related quantitative field. Excellent writing skills and expert knowledge of SAS or R. A strong ability to collaborate...

Position Description     The Department of Philosophy seeks applications for a postdoctoral fellow in Philosophy. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1st, 2023. The postdoctoral fellow will be responsible for teaching the equivalent of two undergraduate courses and advising an undergraduate senior thesis per year, with 50 percent of the appointment reserved for the postdoctoral fellow’s own research. At least one course will be in the history of philosophy broadly construed to include all traditions from ancient times through the 19th century. The postdoctoral fellow will also be expected to play an active role in the Harvard History of Philosophy Workshop. The position is for one year with the possibility of renewal for up to three years in total, dependent on performance. Keywords:* faculty, instructor Boston, Cambridge, Massachusetts, MA, Northeast, New England Fields: philosophy Basic Qualifications     Doctorate in Philosophy with an...

Position Description     The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) seeks to appoint a candidate as an assistant or associate professor (tenure track) in urban design. Candidates must exhibit excellence in scholarship and/or the application of design skills to the city and the built environment and will be expected to teach in the core urban design curriculum. Located in the GSD’s Department of Urban Planning and Design, the Urban Design Program leverages innovative connections between design, planning, and real estate study and practice and provides a potential locus for collaborative activities across Harvard University’s graduate degree programs. To best engage contemporary urban challenges in the United States and across the globe, this position is part of a cluster of hires currently being undertaken by the Department of Urban Planning and Design. Information about the GSD and Department of Urban Planning and Design: In the pursuit of more...

Position Description     The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) seeks to appoint a senior tenured professor in the fields of urban design and/or urban planning. Candidates must exhibit excellence in scholarship and/or practice in urban design and/or urban planning as they relate to the built environment. In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to play a significant leadership role in the Department of Urban Planning and Design and to teach studio and other courses in the core curricula of the Master in Urban Planning or the Master of Architecture/Landscape Architecture in Urban Design. To best engage contemporary urban challenges in the United States and globally, this position is part of a cluster of hires currently being undertaken by the Department of Urban Planning and Design. Applications will be reviewed immediately until the position is filled. Information about the GSD and Department of Urban Planning and Design: In the pursuit of more...

Position Description     The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) seeks to appoint a senior tenured professor in the field of urban planning. Candidates must exhibit excellence in scholarship and teaching as they relate to planning and the built environment. The search is not specifying areas of expertise within the field of urban planning. In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to play a significant leadership role in the accredited professional Master in Urban Planning degree program and to teach courses in the core curriculum of the Master in Urban Planning . To best engage contemporary urban challenges in the United States and globally, this position is part of a cluster of hires currently being undertaken by the Department of Urban Planning and Design. Applications will be reviewed immediately until the position is filled. Information about the GSD and Department of Urban Planning and Design: In the pursuit of more productive, equitable,...

Position Description     The Harvard Program for Embedded EthiCS invites applications for several postdoctoral fellowships based in the Philosophy Department beginning July 1, 2023, pending funding and program needs. The fellowships will be two years with the second year contingent on a satisfactory review during the first year. The postdoctoral fellows will be expected to spend 50% of their time working with the Embedded EthiCS program and 50% of their time on their own independent research.  Harvard’s Embedded EthiCS is a collaborative pedagogical program that embeds the teaching of ethics directly into the computer science curriculum by creating and teaching ethics modules for courses in the standard computer science curriculum. For details about this exciting program, please see our website. The postdoctoral fellows will have responsibility for (a) teaching in the program, (b) participating in a Teaching Lab that develops ethics modules, ©...

Position Description     2023-24 REISCHAUER INSTITUTE POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN JAPANESE STUDIES Applicant Deadline: Friday, December 16, 2022, 5:00PM EST Recommender Deadline: Friday, January 6, 2023, 5:00PM EST The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies (RIJS) at Harvard University will offer several Postdoctoral Fellowships in Japanese Studies to recent PhD graduates of exceptional promise, to provide the opportunity for postdoctoral fellows to turn their dissertations into publishable manuscripts. APPOINTMENT TERM: Year-long appointments, commencing August or September 2023. FELLOWSHIP GRANT: Stipend of $60,000; eligibility for university subsidized health insurance; and up to $5,000 in research funds. Postdoctoral fellows will be provided office space, as well as access to the libraries and resources of Harvard University. RESPONSIBILITIES: Postdoctoral fellows are expected to reside in the Cambridge area during the appointment term and...

Position Description     The Department of Romance Languages & Literatures seeks applications for a senior preceptor in Italian. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2022. The senior preceptor will be responsible for teaching intermediate and advanced level Italian courses. Administrative duties include training and supervising teaching fellows, curriculum development (at all levels), and undergraduate advising and recruitment. The position is for five years and renewable contingent upon performance, enrollments, and curricular need.   Basic Qualifications     The successful applicant should be well versed in the issues of teaching Italian as a foreign language. Preference will be given to candidates who have experience teaching all levels of Italian, coordinating language programs, and training and supervising teaching fellows. Specialization in language pedagogy and second language acquisition is highly desirable. Applicants should...

Position Description     The Department of Celtic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University, seeks to make a tenure-track, or possibly a tenured, appointment. Candidates must have excellent command of at least one Celtic language. We are open to applicants specializing in any period, and based in any discipline, with research and teaching interests in the cultures of the Celtic speaking lands.  The appointee will teach and advise undergraduate and postgraduate students and will be expected to develop innovative courses at both levels.  The department provides postgraduate training leading to the PhD in Celtic Languages and Literatures and offers elective courses to undergraduates, some of whom complete a Secondary Field in Celtic. Harvard’s diverse undergraduates are increasingly interested in courses that reach across cultural, linguistic and chronological boundaries to address large questions. The successful candidate will be asked to design...