"Part-time Lecturer in Digital Studies"

Digital Studies of Language, Culture, and History at the University of Chicago invites applications for part-time Lecturers during the 2025-26 academic year.

The selected candidate will have part-time teaching opportunities for courses that count toward the Master of Arts in Digital Studies of Language, Culture, and History, can be applied to the Digital Studies minor for undergraduates in the College, or to the Digital Studies certificate for PhD students. Possible courses include but are not limited to: programming, statistics, data management, data publication, and the use of large language models in the Humanities and qualitative Social Sciences. Responsibilities include preparing and teaching lecture- and/or workshop-style courses, holding regularly scheduled office hours, and preparing and grading of assignments and testing materials. Depending on the curricular needs of the program, the successful candidate may teach between one and four courses per academic year.

Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent; a PhD is preferred. Applicants must have professional experience in a related field and/or at least the equivalent of one year of experience teaching at the university or post-secondary level. Expertise in web publication and demonstrated proficiency across programming languages is also preferred.

Applicants must upload the following materials to the University of Chicago’s recruitment website at apply.interfolio.com/177845. Review of applications will begin on December 17, 2025, and continue on a rolling basis. In the event that a teaching opportunity becomes available, we will contact applicants with the academic training and experience most appropriate for our available classes. This posting will expire on March 31, 2026.

Required application materials:

• CV
• Cover letter that addresses professional and teaching experience

Optional materials:

• Sample syllabus, if available
• Course evaluations, if available

Only complete applications will be considered. Applicants may be asked to provide additional materials following the initial review of applications. Questions may be directed to the Digital Studies faculty director, Helma Dik, helmadik@uchicago.edu.

The terms and conditions of employment for this position are covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the University and the Service Employees International Union. This position is contingent upon budgetary approval.

Salary Range or Pay Grade: The terms and conditions of employment for this position are covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the University and Service Employees International Union. The per-course salary for academic year 2025-26 will be at least $8,883. This position is not benefits eligible.