Deadline: April 15, 2022
The Institute for Ethnic Studies seeks a graduate teaching assistant for academic year 2022-23. The Institute for Ethnic Studies, an interdisciplinary academic unit founded in 1972 at UNL, offers courses in race, ethnicity, and social justice.
During the Fall 2022 semester, the teaching assistant will train alongside an award-winning Ethnic Studies professor, learning to teach ETHN 100: Introduction to Ethnic Studies. During the Spring 2023 semester, the teaching assistant will serve as the instructor-of-record for two sections of ETHN 100.
ETHN 100 is an introduction to the interdisciplinary study of Indigenous, African American, Latinx, Asian American, and other racial and ethnic groups in the United States. Being able to offer this course is an excellent complement to a CV with a strong focus on racial and/or Indigenous justice within the disciplines of Communication Studies, English, History, Modern Languages Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and other related fields. Applicants must be currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program at UNL.
Salary: $17,000, + standard UNL benefits. To apply, submit a CV and cover letter explaining your interest, background, and expertise by April 15, 2022 to interim director Dr. Joy Castro at jcastro2@unl.edu and associate director Dr. Tom Gannon at tgannon2@unl.edu.