Call for Applications:
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Saint Louis
University, a Catholic, Jesuit institution
dedicated to
student learning, research, health care, and service, is pleased
to announce a
full-time, one-year postdoctoral fellowship in the Paul C.
Reinert, S.J. Center
for Transformative Teaching and Learning. (This fellowship may be
extended for a second
year.) The Reinert
Center is a
comprehensive teaching center, providing pedagogical development
for full- and
part-time faculty and graduate instructors across the
University. We seek
applicants who are passionate about
university-level teaching, who have an interest in graduate
and/or faculty pedagogical
development, and who come from a range of disciplines,
particularly the social
and natural sciences.
The postdoctoral fellow will
receive mentorship
and experience in the field of faculty/graduate development,
while working with
a collaborative team to deliver programs that enhance the
development of
faculty and graduate students in pedagogical skills and
knowledge, especially
in the context of a Jesuit education. Fellowship opportunities
may include but
are not limited to:
· Conducting class observations and student focus groups to support teaching enhancement;
· Facilitating workshops, conversations on teaching, and online seminars
· Collaborating with Reinert Center staff in the development of new graduate student programs and services in support of the Center’s mission;
· Researching and creating resources on evidence-based teaching, assessment, instructional design methods, and emerging technologies to enhance learning in a variety of educational environments.
· Teaching one course per year in the home academic discipline also may be available.
The ideal candidate has at least
two (2) years
of experience teaching at the university level and is familiar
with the
literature on teaching and learning, outcomes assessment, and/or
emerging learning
technologies. Experience working with graduate students and/or
faculty to
develop pedagogical practices is preferred but not required. Candidates must have their
doctoral degree in
hand at the time of appointment.
