Visiting Faculty - Nutrition Sciences / Actuarial Sciences

Vacancy Notice

Title: UDLAP VisitingFaculty

FieldofKnowledge: business administration, finance and accounting, international business Administration, Marketing, Digital Animation, Nutrition Sciences, Actuarial Sciences.

OrganizationalUnit: Office for Global Education.

Primary location: Universidad de las Americas Puebla at San Andres Cholula, Puebla. Mexico.

URL: www.udlap.mx

Type of contract: depending on the term of the visit, Spring or Fall Semester and/or Trimester.

Salary: USO $4,000.00 per course taught (before taxes, tax deductions will depend on the participant's country of origin's agreement with Mexico).

Fringe benefits: none.

Teaching load: If joining for a semester: 4 courses of 6 credit hours each at the undergraduate level; or 3 courses if research active. If joining for a trimester: up to 2 courses at the graduate level. A degree of flexibility and combinations of the terms are also possible, as some overlap.

Overview of the functions of the position

Essential responsibilities include:

• To be available to students for academic mentoring, where visiting scholars are expected to advise students especially on topics such as international exchange, internships, and/or research.
• To be actively engaged in the academic life of the hosting department.
• Priority will be given to those open to engaging in joint research projects that may lead to publications.

Required qualifications

Education

• Terminal university degree (PhD or equivalent)in the discipline of the courses to be taught, or

Work Experience

• Demonstrated professional experience in the field of expertise.

Skills/Competencies

• Ability to teach and advise undergraduate and graduate students;
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary and international environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively on technical and scientific issues in English and Spanish.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Spanish.

Languages

• English or Spanish.

Vacancy Notice

Posting date: May, 2021

Applications must be sent by email at least: 3 months prior to the desired term of participation.

The University will contact you as soon as the process concludes Position to start: Spring or Fall 2022.

Application instructions:

Please send all questions and applications to ingrid.kirschning@udlap.mx

• A Cover Letter (no more than 1 Letter/A4 page), including a short research and teaching philosophy statement, and briefly describing your motivation to apply for this position and the field to which you are applying. Add the names of possible courses or topics that you are qualified to teach.
• Your resume (CV) along with scanned proof of your academic degrees.