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Students study in the Quads.

Students study in the Quads.

College students present to a local community group.

College students present to a local community group.

The Joe and Rika Mansueto Library provides a study space on campus.

The Joe and Rika Mansueto Library provides a study space on campus.

Professor Martha Nussbaum holds a seminar in her home.

Professor Martha Nussbaum holds a seminar in her home.

Students gather at an Office of Multicultural Student Affairs event.

Students gather at an Office of Multicultural Student Affairs event.

Graduate Teaching Opportunities

  1. Teaching Internships in Gender and Sexuality in World Civilizations

    GSWC Sequence Description

    This two-quarter sequence aims to expand students’ exposure to an array of texts – theoretical, historical, religious, literary, visual -- that address the fundamental place of gender and sexuality in the social, political, and cultural creations of different civilizations. It fulfills the Civilizational requirements in the College. Two sections of GSWC I will be taught in Fall, 2013 and two sections of GSWC II will be taught in Winter, 2014. The first quarter offers a theoretical framing unit that introduces concepts in feminist, gender, and queer theory, as well as two thematic clusters, “Kinship” and “Creativity and Cultural Knowledge.” The “Kinship” cluster includes readings on marriage, sex and anti-sex, love and anti-love, and reproduction. The “Creativity and Cultural Knowledge” cluster addresses the themes of authorship and authority, constructing and contesting the canon, and the debates over the influence of “difference” on cultural forms. Three thematic clusters make up the second quarter. “Politics” focuses on texts related to activism/movement politics and women’s rights as human rights and the question of universalism. “Religion” contextualizes gender and sexuality through examinations of a variety of religious laws and teachings, religious practices, and religious communities. “Economics” looks at slavery, domestic service, prostitution as labor, consumption, and the gendering of labor in contemporary capitalism.

    GSWC Teaching Internship Job Description

    • An internship in this sequence is a one quarter commitment.
    • The intern must be at least a third year graduate student at the University of Chicago; s/he may come from any department, but must be working in an area of study related to the subject matter covered in the sequence.
    • Teaching interns will assist faculty with various aspects of instruction as preparation for the possibility of teaching their own section in the years following.

    Electronic Materials to be submitted

    1. Application form
    2. Cover letter, in which you specify which quarter of the sequence you would like to teach and the nature of your preparation.
    3. List of relevant courses taken both at the University of Chicago and your undergraduate institution.
    4. Curriculum vitae
    5. One letter of recommendation from a faculty member who can speak to your preparation for teaching this course.

    Submit to: teachingapplications@lists.uchicago.edu on or before Tuesday, April 30, 2013.

    Please contact Sarah Tuohey (stuohey@uchicago.edu; 773-702-2365) with any questions.

  2. Co-Teaching Core Courses (4) and Preceptorship (1)

    Application deadline: Monday, April 15, 12:00 noon

    1. Problems in the Study of Gender (GNSE 10100) and Problems in the Study of Sexuality (10200)

      We are seeking student co-teachers for two sections of each course. The focus of GNSE 10100 is feminism and gender; the focus of GNSE 10200 is sexuality. All are taught in classes no larger than 25 and are discussion-based.

      The teaching arrangement in each of these sections is to be determined by individual faculty. The CSGS encourages collaboration among the sections, and experienced Center faculty will be available to provide help on course design as well as advice during the term. We strongly urge applicants to both request previous syllabi from CSGS for the courses you are interest to teach and, if they have further questions, make an appointment to talk with the Center's director or the other Center faculty who have taught in the sequence. The stipends for these positions are $5,000.

    2. Gender Studies Preceptor: B.A. Paper Seminar and Essay Courses (GNSE 29800 and 29900)

      We are seeking a student to act as Preceptor for the senior B.A. projects. Preceptors teach a two quarter-long course in feminist/gender/sexuality issues and help students through their paper drafts. The stipend is $7,500.

    Qualifications:
    We invite applications for these positions from all interested Ph.D. students in all divisions and professional schools. Students applying to teach in the fall must have passed their preliminary examinations by June 30, 2013 (winter, by October 1, 2013; spring, by January 30, 2014).

    Applications should include an Application for Co-Teaching Core Courses (101-102-Precept Teaching Application Form), a teaching statement, a current CV, an intellectual biography and one letter of recommendation.

    Application materials should be submitted in PDF form by email to teachingapplications@lists.uchicago.edu. This is a secure, dedicated site for CSGS applications.

    One letter of recommendation is required. It should also be submitted by email to teachingapplications@lists.uchicago.edu. Early applications are welcome. Please contact Student Affairs Administrator Sarah Tuohey (stuohey@uchicago.edu) with any questions.

    Candidates on the short list will be interviewed by Gender and Sexuality Studies faculty after applications are submitted. Interviews will focus on the teaching statement. Interviews are obligatory; if you will be out of town we can arrange for a phone interview.

  3. Free-Standing Self-Designed Course (1-3)

    Additionally, CSGS will again fund at least one Free-Standing Course in the College on topics relate to gender and/or sexuality. Past courses have included: Labor and Gender in Modern History; Critical Perspectives on Masculinity; History and Queer Life in 20th Century Europe; Latin American History of Sexuality; “Religion, Gender, and Agency”; “Sex and the State.”

    Qualifications:
    We invite applications for these positions from all interested Ph.D. students in all divisions and professional schools. Students applying to teach must have passed their preliminary examinations by October 1, 2013.

    Applications should consist of the following:

    1. the application form (Free-Standing Teaching Application Form), including full contact information, the student's current CV, a course title, and a course description
    2. a reading list or the applicant's syllabus
    3. one letter of recommendation from a member of the faculty

    Fellows will receive $5,000 for the individual undergraduate course they will teach in the College. This fellowship is for one quarter only.

    Application materials should be submitted in PDF form by email to teachingapplications@lists.uchicago.edu. This is a secure, dedicated site for CSGS applications.

    One letter of recommendation is required. Please submit the letter by email to teachingapplications@lists.uchicago.edu. Early applications are welcome. Please contact Student Affairs Administrator Sarah Tuohey (stuohey@uchicago.edu) with any questions.

    Interviews of the top applications may be held. Students also applying in their home department are expected to submit a different course to Gender and Sexuality Studies. Early applications are welcome.

    Note: Qualified students may apply for any or all of the opportunities above.