The new Lecturer appointed in the Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science will help support the instructional and administrative demands of the Cognitive Science major by (a) teaching the gateway course Introduction to Cognitive Science (COGSCI200) at least once per year; (b) providing additional upper division course offerings in at least one of the four tracks of the undergraduate major (Computation and Cognition, Decision and Cognition, Language and Cognition, or Philosophy and Cognition); and (c) providing administrative oversight of advising and student enrichment activities.
A typical full-time (100% effort) load for a Lecturer III in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts is three (3) courses per semester, or the equivalent in administrative and/or service duties.
Instructional duties
The position requires teaching three courses per year. At least one course will be Introduction to Cognitive Science, the interdisciplinary gateway course for the Cognitive Science major (COGSCI200), either alone or as co-teacher with one other current faculty. The other two courses will be upper level undergraduate or graduate offerings that help to meet curricular needs of the Weinberg Institute.
Administrative duties
The position involves approximately 13 to 16 hours per week of administrative activities. More specifically, these activities will encompass at least the following four areas of responsibility: (i) oversight of graduate certificate program; (ii) oversight of student-enrichment activities focused on academic, intellectual, and career development; (iii) contribution to academic and career advising; and (iv) oversight of Institute sponsored lecture events, including the annual symposium and two ongoing speaker series. All of these responsibilities will be carried out with guidance from and in coordination with the Institute Director, Institute Associate Director, Institute Chief Administrator, Institute Undergraduate Committee, and the communications and events staff.