LEO Lecturer

Position: LEO Lecturer I
How to Apply

In order to be considered for this position, all applicants must apply to this posting through this website. All documents must be uploaded as a single file. Please include a cover letter explaining your qualifications and teaching philosophy, a current CV, a syllabus for a course you have designed or taught, and evidence of teaching excellence.

Mission Statement

The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.

Job Summary

The Organizational Studies Program in the University of Michigan's College of Literature, Science, and the Arts invites applications for a Lecturer I position at 33% effort for the Fall term 2026. This appointment is scheduled to begin on August 31, 2026 and end on December 31, 2026.

Responsibilities
* Duties of this Lec I position are to serve as primary instructor for ORGSTUDY 201, Leadership and Collaboration. This includes developing course materials, teaching, supervising a Graduate Student Instructor, evaluating and grading students, and holding regularly scheduled office hours. A typical full-time (100% effort) load for a Lec I position in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts is three courses per semester.

Leadership and Collaboration (OS 201) is a highly-interactive course that leverages a strong foundation in the social sciences to explore what good leadership is and how people can be effective leaders even when they lack formal authority. This course satisfies the LSA Social Science Distribution requirement, and students should develop a coherent view of essential concepts, structures, and intellectual methods that typify social science disciplines.

The course is capped at 75 students, and has discussion sections led by a graduate student instructor or lecturer (in a separate role). The course meets Mondays and Wednesdays, 4-5:30pm.

The Organizational Studies Program is an interdisciplinary major built on a foundation of three disciplines: sociology, psychology, and economics, that examines the behavior, structure, and dynamics of organizations. OS 201 is taken primarily by first- and second-year students and is a pipeline into the major.

Required Qualifications
* Completed Masters or PhD in a relevant social science or professional field. Must have subject matter expertise and demonstrated success in the undergraduate classroom. Excellence in teaching and instruction will be the principal criteria used to select the successful candidate.

Desired Qualifications
* Demonstrated success in creating an engaging, interactive environment in a class of similar or larger size. Academic background in organizational behavior or organizational theory. Supervisory experience.

Modes of Work

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