LEO Lecturer Fall

Lecturer I Position

The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, and the Honors Program at the University of Michigan invite applications for a Lecturer I (LEC I) position at 50% effort for the Fall Term 2026. This appointment is scheduled to begin on August 25, 2026 and end on December 31, 2026.

Duties of the LEC I position are expected to include teaching one First-Year Writing (FYWR) discussion section which meets twice weekly, evaluating and grading students' work, and holding regularly scheduled office hours. FYWR courses emphasize evidenced, academic writing in a variety of genres and rhetorical situations and are foundational for students to master the kind of analysis and argumentation found in sophisticated academic writing.

The LEC I hired for this position will oversee student teamwork during their discussion section of the larger faculty-led lecture course taught by Professor George Hoffmann, grade five of the seven papers, and will work closely with the faculty member to achieve the teaching and learning outcomes of the course. The LEC I is expected to attend all lectures and all of their assigned discussion sections;

be at lectures on time; attend and be prepared for weekly planning meetings. Instructors in the Honors Core are expected to participate in occasional events for Core courses including the Honors Instructors Orientation taking place in late August. A typical full-time (100% effort) load for a LEC I teaching a FYWR course in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts is two courses per semester.

Candidates must have a graduate degree and must have demonstrated excellence in college-level teaching in the United States. The selection criteria used for this search is based on how the applicant's education and experience meet the required minimum qualifications for the position. Excellence in teaching and instruction will be the principal criteria used to select the successful candidate. Candidates with a Ph.D. degree in a closely related field are preferred;

experience teaching introductory writing courses at U-M or other college or university is desirable.

Course

Title:

Honors 241:
Westworld and Philosophy of Mind

Course Objectives:
From Socrates to cyborgs, we explore the nature of consciousness through classical and contemporary works of philosophy. Inspired by Westworld's speculation regarding humans' robotic nature, we examine attention management, memory degradation, and the question of free will. We will examine both alternative accounts to the western tradition and overlooked possibilities within it. This immersive experience in the humanities encourages the student to examine how philosophical works can offer responses to the challenges arising around new technology.