"Part-Time Lecturer: Food, Culture, and Globalization"

NYU Tulsa is seeking a local, part-time instructor to teach "Food, Culture, and Globalization" for Summer term, May 19 - July 16 2025. The course is a 2-credit offering sponsored by NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. The course is taught in English, and there is a 6 1/2 week condensed summer schedule. The instructor will design the course, prepare for all classes, teach, grade student work, and hold at least one office hour per week. Candidates should be able to demonstrate their teaching experience. We are especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute to the diversity of intellectual life at the NYU Tulsa campus.

Course Description

Food, Culture, and Globalization utilizes an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approach to explore Tulsa's vibrant cultural landscape and the city's current transformation in food systems. The course investigates how produce, people, and animals have interacted to sustain life in cities, including urban Indigenous communities such as Tulsa. It also examines how these interactions have evolved and how changes in food production, distribution, and preparation impact human health, knowledge systems, livelihoods, social relations, and the natural environment.

Through lectures, readings, and activities beyond the traditional classroom, students will learn about Tulsa's unique food culture, which includes food sovereignty movements, racial history and inequality, farm-to-table community dinners, food trucks, and pop-up kitchens. Students will situate their experiences within broader theoretical and conceptual frameworks related to culture, food, and power, producing new knowledge together.

About NYU and NYU Tulsa

Founded in 1831, New York University is the largest private research university in the United States. The University has degree-granting campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai and operates 13 additional global academic centers on 6 continents, as well as sponsored research projects in more than 100 countries as of 2024. NYU Tulsa is NYU's 13th global academic center. A dynamic and diverse city with a rich and complex history, Tulsa offers an abundance of opportunities for NYU students and faculty alike, whether as a destination for a study away semester, a summer internship, a short-term program, or research and creative work. If you would like to learn more about our program please visit NYU Tulsa.

Qualifications

Applicants should have a PhD in Food Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, History, or a related field. We seek candidates who can integrate interdisciplinary perspectives in teaching the course. Ideally, we seek candidates with two to three years of experience teaching at the university level; experience teaching American undergraduates is helpful. In some instances, significant professional expertise and experience in the relevant field may be a suitable substitute for teaching experience. Candidates with extensive experience in food sovereignty, food journalism, culinary arts and food justice. Salary will be based on equivalent part-time faculty rates for the course and location—other terms and conditions will be discussed with the successful applicants. Candidates should have the right to live and work in the United States prior to appointment.

How to Apply

All applications must be made online through Interfolio ByCommittee at apply.interfolio.com/162700.

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Applications must include: (1) a CV, (2) a cover letter, (3) a sample syllabus for the course or list of topics, readings, and excursions. In the letter, please highlight any relevant experience you have in teaching and/or research relevant for the course.

Please direct any questions to tulsa.academics@nyu.edu.