Fellowship in Humanities Program Administration

Department: Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities

Fellowship in Humanities Program Administration

The Kaplan Fellowship in Humanities Program Administration is a two-year position (with possibility of contract renewal) as a full-time staff member in the Kaplan Humanities Institute at Northwestern University. The fellow will gain significant experience in the creation and administration of a unique set of humanities programs, with a concentration on Kaplan's undergraduate initiatives. The Institute seeks a dependable, hard-working candidate who is interested in making creative, collaborative, and meaningful contributions to the humanities at Northwestern and beyond.

The fellow will serve as lead coordinator for the Kaplan Humanities Scholars Program (KHSP). KHSP currently offers first-year undergraduates a set of team-taught humanities courses in the fall, which include multiple off-campus experiential learning opportunities and a multi-day preorientation program in September. The fellow will partner with team members at the forefront of this initiative to develop and pilot new courses and other academic programs under the KHSP umbrella.

The fellow is expected to travel and manage onsite logistics for all Kaplan excursions throughout the year, which may include international travel (travel expenses and per diem are provided by Kaplan). Additionally, this role oversees all program admissions processes, marketing and promotions, outreach, and other tasks, as needed.

As part of a dynamic team of accomplished humanities educators and advocates at the Institute, the fellow reports to and is primarily mentored by the Kaplan Associate Director. The fellow will have access to professional development resources and will be invited to represent Northwestern at national humanities advocacy events.

Preference will be given to recent Northwestern PhDs in the humanities and humanistic social sciences (PhD conferred or to be conferred between spring 2023-fall 2025). Please provide a cover letter that explains your interest in the position, your CV that includes any relevant work experience, the names of two references, the name of your advisor, and a one-page research statement.

Please contact Tom Burke with questions thomas.burke@northwestern.edu

Application review will begin 2/25/25 and will remain open until filled. Anticipated start date is June 1, 2025.

The application and application instructions can be found at https://humanities.northwestern.edu/about/open-positions/hum-program-administration.html

Salary

The expected base pay range for this position is $62,000 - $67,000.

This base pay range is for a 12-month academic appointment, does not include summer salary, and is subject to negotiation.

Northwestern University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree, training, and field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.

Benefits

At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts and more! Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more.

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Please read ALL instructions and make preparations before proceeding to the application page:

• Applications will only be accepted via online submission (see link below).
• Please prepare all documents in advance as Adobe PDF files, and please be sure all information is entered correctly and accurately (especially names and email addresses), as there will be no opportunity for online revision after your application has been submitted.
• Please also prepare a list of names and email addresses for your external academic references; your references will be contacted directly by the online system and invited to upload their letters on your behalf.
• All required fields in the application form are marked with an asterisk and must be filled before clicking the "Submit" button.
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The Northwestern campus sits on the traditional homelands of the people of the Council of Three Fires, the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Odawa as well as the Menominee, Miami and Ho-Chunk nations. We acknowledge and honor the original people of the land upon which Northwestern University stands, and the Native people who remain on this land today.

Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Click for information on EEO is the Law.