IHP Visiting Faculty - Food Systems - Fall 2024

Visiting Faculty - Traveling Position International Honors Program/SIT Study Abroad
IHP Food Systems: Agriculture, Sustainability, & Justice

Reports to: Program Director
Salary Range: $28,000 - $32,000 (contract period, salary commensurate with experience)
Anticipated Start Date: July 2024
Term of Employment: approximately 5-6 months
Apply by:March 31, 2024
Base of Designation/Remote Eligible: Travel to Georgia (USA), Ecuador, Malawi, and Spain required.
Conditional on Enrollment

TO Apply: Apply via this online application system: https://worldlearning.applicantpro.com/jobs/3259210 by submitting your letter of interest, as well as a CV (including the contact information of three academic references).

Travel insurance provided, subject to plan terms

School for International Training (SIT) seeks a Visiting Faculty member to join an interdisciplinary team of faculty and country coordinators leading IHP's Food Systems: Agriculture, Sustainability, & Justice program in Fall of 2024. Each semester term enrolls approximately 15-30 students from leading U.S. colleges and universities for interdisciplinary study and a global comparative perspective in four different program locations. Please note that the following itineraries reflect past semesters and tentative future semesters, but all itineraries are contingent on conditions in each country and program needs:

• Fall 2024 (late August to mid-December): Georgia (USA), Ecuador, Malawi, and Spain

RESPONSIBILITIES
We are seeking a traveling faculty member who will:

• Facilitate learning and teach two courses:
  - Politics, Ethics and Food Security (a Political Science course)
  - Getting from Field to Fork (an Economics course)
• See program academics for details.
• Facilitate student learning through processing of non-lecture program components and providing timely feedback on assignments. Regular participation in all country program activities including guest speakers, site visits and other non-lecture components is expected.
• Work with the Provost & Dean of Faculty, Program Director, and Country Coordinators, to ensure that any academic, administrative and student affairs associated with the program are resolved.
• Take appropriate measures to protect the health and safety of students in partnership with SIT Student Affairs and local staff.
• Visiting Faculty are responsible for ensuring that all students traveling on the official group flight are checked-in and through immigration.
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

Required Experience/Education:

• Terminal degree (PhD or equivalent) in a relevant field such as: Development Economics, Sustainable
Development, International Affairs/Public Policy, Political Science, Human Geography, or Food Systems Planning,
or another discipline with a specific research or teaching focus on Food Insecurity or Food Systems Studies.
• Expertise in at least one of the topic areas listed above and general knowledge of global history and social theory.
• Experience teaching at the college level and a strong commitment to experiential learning, including non-didactic
methods that promote critical thinking and field-based research, discussion, and self-reflection.
• Experience living and working abroad (preferred).
• Research and/or practical experience at the interface of environment/development.

Required Behaviors
• Must be able to meet the physical, emotional maturity, mental health, demands and possess the personal qualities-patience, adaptability, collegiality, cross-cultural competence, and organization - needed to be part of an intensive, team-oriented study abroad program that covers four countries in one semester.
• The ability and desire to support and communicate with students throughout the study abroad experience both in and outside of the classroom.

Vaccination is strongly recommended for all employees in our U.S. offices except for those receiving medical or religious exemptions. If boosters are subsequently recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) then employees and faculty will be recommended to receive the booster within thirty (30) days of their eligibility.

TO APPLY
Apply via this online application system by subm