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Position Description for Teaching Specialist/Lecturer
Requisition number: 147326

Position management number: 214683

Job code: Lecturers (9753) and Teaching Specialists (9754)

Job group: Professional & Administrative

Appointment %: Part-time


Appointment term:
B (9 month)


Appointment type:
Annual renewable contract (K )


Job description:

The Hubert H. Humphrey Institute ranks among the top 15 professional schools of public affairs at public universities in the country; our program concentration in nonprofit management ranks fifth in the nation.

The Institute is widely recognized for its role in examining public issues and shaping public policy at the local, state, national, and international levels, and for providing leadership and management expertise to public and nonprofit organizations.

Employment responsibilities:

The Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs continually accepts nominations of and applications from individuals for teaching positions that may open during the academic year or summer session. All applications are reviewed as openings occur and individual applicants are invited to interview when their skills or areas of expertise match a specific opening.

These often are temporary positions of no more than three to six months in duration. Appointments may be for varying percentages of time between 0% and 74% time, or for one-time, lump-sum payments. Under extraordinary circumstances, subject to the dean's approval, an individual may be hired via this posting for percentages between 75% and 100%. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and availability of funding and will be negotiated at the time of hire. All hires will be made on an annually renewable basis as "Lecturer" or "Teaching Specialist." Renewals will be contingent upon satisfactory performance, continued availability of funding, and consistency with the Humphrey Institute's mission and program priorities.

Essential qualifications:

Academic: Earned doctorate or appropriate terminal degree required for appointment as lecturer. Master's degree required for appointment as teaching specialist.

Experience - Relevant previous teaching experience. Additional qualifications may be added for specific position openings.

Preferred qualifications:

Appointment details:

This announcement does not constitute a notice of vacancy.
Please provide basic demographic information on-line at https://employment.umn.edu

Applications received by the Humphrey Institute will become part of a pool of applications for consideration for positions that may become available through the end of the fiscal year, at which time they will be removed from the active file. Application materials should include a cover letter addressing qualification; a current resume or curriculum vitae; an academic transcript confirming receipt of qualifying degree; and the names, addresses, and phone numbers or e-mail addresses of three references. Direct materials to:
Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
c/o Wendy Lane, Human Resources Director
University of Minnesota
152 Humphrey Center
301 - 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0211
E-mail: lanex025@umn.edu

A search committee may seek a peer review of the individual's credentials. Potential applicants are invited to visit the Humphrey Institute's website where current job openings are posted.

For info: www.hhh.umn.edu

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