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Welcome Instructors!
Make a Difference - Teach UC 1000
Position Title: Mastering the University Experience (UC 1000) Course Instructor
Course Description:
[Requisite] - first term student, undecided about choice of major. Designed to assist first year students successfully transition to the academic community of Ohio University. Students learn proven strategies for creating greater academic and career success and receive an orientation to campus academic support resources. Students also explore the process of choosing a major and a career while assessing their own interests, values, and abilities. Out of class assignments emphasize involvement in student life and campus activities. Course is normally limited to twenty or fewer students to allow for discussion and class participation. UC 1000 often serves as the core course of a learning community*. (2 credits)
Employment Options: Overload or Part-time contract; Practicum Credit (Graduate Students only); Volunteer
Qualifications:
1. Master’s or PhD preferred
2. Current faculty and administrator of Ohio University preferred
3. Minimum of two years experience teaching or working directly with students in higher education strongly preferred
4. Excellent organizational, communication (written and verbal), time management and interpersonal skills
5. Authorization from supervisor is required if employed by Ohio University in either a full time or part-time position.
6. A limited number of instructor positions are available for graduate students. Graduate students must have the permission of their program directors and/or practicum supervisor and only teach for practicum credit, as volunteers, or as part of their assigned GA duties.
* A learning community (LC) is a group of students who take a common set of courses together or share a common experience around their academics. Participants in an LC develop a deeper understanding of the courses’ subject matter while they build relationships and learn together outside of the classroom. For more information about the Learning Community Program as a whole, the University College Learning Communities, and the role of the Peer Mentors, see the website at www.ohio.edu/learningcommunities.
For further information about being a UC 1000 Instructor, contact Amy Pieper, UC 1000 Course Coordinator, at 740.593.1935, or sixa@ohio.edu.
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