Lecturer in The Community Engaged Scholar Program | Brandeis University Job at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA

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  • Brandeis University
  • Waltham, MA

Job Description

The Community Engaged Scholars Program at Brandeis University seeks an instructor for CESP 20a ⓠSpecial Topics in Community Engagement.  This is a two-credit course being offered in Spring 2025. 

By inviting an array of Brandeis faculty and staff into the classroom, CESP 20a introduces students to contemporary social issues (e.g., Aging, Children/Youth, Climate Change and Environmental Justice, Criminal Justice, LGBTQ Rights, Racial Justice, Disability and Inclusion, Health Inequalities, Immigration, etc.).  In addition to arranging these guest lectures, the role of the instructor is to support students in reflecting on their next steps for learning, engagement, and advocacy. 

The class meets once, weekly, for 80 minutes.  Typically, the course has been offered on Tuesdays, 3:15-5:15pm, but there is flexibility in scheduling. 

Candidates with a MA, MPP, MPH, JD, PhD and teaching or other experience relevant to the course will be given preference.  We especially welcome applications from individuals with a strong background in community engaged research, pedagogy, and or practice.  Graduate students who have advanced to candidacy and have at least two years of experience working in community-based organizations are welcome to apply.

Interested individuals should submit a cover letter, CV, and names and contact information for two references.

The deadline for first consideration is November 21, 2024.

This appointment is to a position that is in a collective bargaining unit represented by SEIU Local 509.

About Brandeis University

As a medium-sized private research university with global reach, we are dedicated to first-rate undergraduate education while making groundbreaking discoveries. Four major academic units with 3,600 undergraduates and 2,050 graduate students comprise the University: the College of Arts and Sciences, the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, the International Business School, and the Rabb School of Continuing Studies. In 1985, Brandeis was elected to membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), which represents the 62 leading research universities in the United States and Canada. Brandeis has been ranked among the top 35 national universities by U.S. News & World Report every year since the rankings’ inception. Our 235-acre campus is located in the suburbs of Boston, a global hub for higher education and innovation. Our faculty are leaders in their fields, as passionate about teaching and mentorship as they are about pushing the boundaries of knowledge. Our students are motivated, compassionate, curious and open to exploring new and challenging experiences. Brandeis was founded in 1948 as a nonsectarian university under the sponsorship of th ... e American Jewish community to embody its highest ethical and cultural values and to express its gratitude to the United States through the traditional Jewish commitment to education. By being a nonsectarian university that welcomes students, teachers and staff of every nationality, religion and orientation, Brandeis renews the American heritage of cultural diversity, equal access to opportunity and freedom of expression.

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