Part-time Lecturer - New York University Accra

NYU Accra is currently recruiting for a part-time lecturer to teach an undergraduate social work course titled Inequality. Teaching commences in the fall term (August 26 - December 12). 

The instructor role includes all preparation, delivery, and grading. Courses are to be intellectually challenging in content, and rigorous student assessment is required.

Course Description 

The course examines the historical and contemporary implications of inequality that have persisted especially in Ghana, with some emphasis on other industrialized and developing countries. In addition, this course will provide an overview of the causes and consequences of economic and social inequality and how it is reproduced throughout society. Using an intersectional perspective to better understand how various inequalities impact individuals, communities, and systems, this course uses a multi-disciplinary lens to explore complexities of inequality how it continues to be reproduced in society. Students will be challenged to analyze core tenants of systemic inequality and critically develop strategies to reduce inequality. Finally, students will gain the knowledge to analyze social, political, and economic inequalities within a holistic and historical context, while closely examining issues as they relate to the impact of systems based on race, gender, class, and sexuality. For further course content information, please review the sample syllabus.

Expectation of Hours

The semester is 15 weeks (14 weeks of teaching plus an exam week) and there are 3 hours of classroom instruction each week. 

About NYU and NYU Accra

Founded in 1831, New York University is the largest private university in the United States. The University has degree-granting campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai and operates 11 global academic centers and research programs in more than 25 countries. NYU Accra is one of NYU’s 11 study away academic centers where students can participate in an immersive study away program while earning credits towards their degree. If you would like to learn more about our program, please visit NYU Accra.

Qualified applicants should have a PhD in the relevant field and ideally have 2 to 3 years of experience teaching at the university level (any previous experience in teaching American undergraduate students will be an advantage).

The successful candidate should have the right to live and work in Ghana prior to the appointment.