March 2020

DRAFT History PTAI application

The Director of Undergraduate Studies Professor Ed Rugemer, and the Director of Graduate Studies Professor Paul Sabin would like to invite graduate students to apply to teach an undergraduate departmental seminar. This is a wonderful opportunity to design, and direct your own course.

The deadline for your application is DATE.

Eligibility is open to all graduate students who will have become ABD by the time they teach, although preference is for fifth-and sixth-year students with substantial teaching experience.

Your information

First name *

Last name *

Teaching year *

Department *

History

HSHM

New course information

Course semester *

Fall 2020

Spring 2021

Long course title *

Short course title (30 characters) *

Principal readings (books only) *

Expanded course description *

Brief course description *

Pages to be read per week (should not exceed 200 pages) *

Midterm feedback work *

End of term work *

Required attachments

Current CV *

Files must be less than 2 MB.
Allowed file types: pdf.

A letter of from your advisor supporting your candidacy *

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A letter of recommendation from a faculty member that you have worked with as a teaching fellow *

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Your teaching evaluations *

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A provisional syllabus for your course *

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