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EXCEL Summer Programs Seeking Instructors

March 1, 2021

Applications are now being accepted for PhD student or postdoctoral trainee instructors for the 2021 EXCEL summer programs.

The EXCEL summer programs are a five-week academic/residential program open to selected Northwestern first-year undergraduates in the McCormick School of Engineering and Weinberg College of Arts and Science. These programs provide rigorous academic preparation and develop a community of support among participants.

Summer Session

The EXCEL programs run from June 20th to July 24th, with classes from Monday, June 21st through Friday, July 16th (four weeks). You will lead a class every day for 1 hour Monday through Friday, including holding office hours twice a week. Before the summer, you will design a syllabus with guidance from the Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching and Northwestern faculty members.

Compensation

Between $3,000-4,000 depending on experience and responsibilities. Your class size would vary from 10-20 students. We are currently looking for instructors for our Calculus and Chemistry instructors.

Qualifications:

  • BS or BA in mathematics, chemistry, economics, engineering or related field
  • Experience teaching undergraduate students preferred
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Current enrollment in a Northwestern graduate program or employment as a postdoctoral fellow

Application Deadline

Monday, March 8, 2021

Applications should include:

  • Curriculum Vitae or Resume
  • Email statement of support from applicant’s advisor/laboratory head
  • Description of teaching experience
  • Submit all applications materials as a single pdf (Advisor’s statement can be emailed separately to Ellen Worsdall (e-worsdall@northwestern.edu )

Materials will be reviewed as they are received.  Upon review of materials, applicants who are further considered will be invited for an interview. Finalists will be given access to previous instructor’s course materials.  If you have any additional questions please do not hesitate to contact me at e-worsdall@northwestern.edu.

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