Our Goals:

• To provide a rich perspective on the arts and humanities for USC's unique Arts & Humanities Initiative
• To better integrate the goals of the Initiative into course offerings at USC
• To foster the creative and/or intellectual practice of an emerging scholar or artist

Responsibilities:

• Teach one undergraduate course each semester (Fall, Spring) in the American Studies and Ethnicity Department related to the fields of your dissertation or MFA; or, as per departmental needs, teach an existing course within the curriculum.
• Propose and produce one event for the 2010-2011 Visions and Voices calendar. Fellows will also assist with promoting the Initiative.
• Participate on the Faculty and Deans Committees for Visions and Voices, helping to create the calendar for the 2011-2012 Initiative.

Salary: $50,000 plus benefits

Eligibility:

Applicants must have completed a Ph.D. or M.F.A. degree within an appropriate field no earlier than May 2007 and no later than August 1, 2010. Degree *MUST *be completed with all appropriate paperwork confirmed prior to start date [No Exceptions]. During the selection process, your committee chair must confirm that filing before August 1, 2010 is assured. Additionally, Teaching Fellows may hold no other positions or employment during the period of the fellowship and must be in residence in the Los Angeles area.

Application deadline: For full consideration, all materials must be received no later than March 12, 2010. 

Background and Further Information:

During his installation in fall 2005, USC Provost Max Nikias identified as a key priority the need to "affirm what is most essential and most enduring within the human spirit." Subsequently, in announcing the Provost's Arts & Humanities Initiative, he observed that "these disciplines fully capture the values of the university and provide students with an outstanding opportunity to examine their own relationship to these values on a truly personal level. The arts and humanities bring these values to life, illuminating their complexities and nuances."

During the past three years, the Provost's Arts & Humanities Initiative has presented /Visions & Voices/, an exciting and diverse series of over 100 events each year, all funded by the Provost's Office. The series is continuing, and each year includes many wonderful programs proposed and developed by USC faculty, staff, and deans. These events continue to broaden the engagement of USC students with the arts and humanities and confirm the university's commitment to the central role these disciplines play in public life. The Visions and Voices Residency Fellow will propose one event for 2010-2011 and participate in the selection of the subsequent year's calendar.

Events can span a broad array of formats, including performances, lectures, screenings, workshops, and panel conversations, and each event should facilitate discussion of USC's core values through a meaningful encounter with the arts and/or humanities. We encourage well-defined individual events. Performance events will need to incorporate a formal discussion or reflexive component that engages students in a meaningful way. All events should address a broad audience with a primary focus on USC students. Support will be arranged for major services for the series, and Managing Director Daria Yudacufski will work closely with grant recipients to promote each event. However, primary and substantial responsibility for event planning and execution will reside with fellow.

Application Requirements:

• A letter of application and a current c.v.
• Three confidential letters of recommendation
• One or two sample syllabi for proposed courses
• A proposal (max. 500 words) that clearly describes your proposed event for 2010-2011 and its relationship to the initiative's goals, a 100-word abstract, and a detailed budget of up to $10,000. In the proposal, please describe the event, why it would be of interest to students, how it will contribute to their exploration of core values,and how it facilitates meaningful faculty-student interaction.

For more information on Visions & Voices, please see www.usc.edu/visionsandvoices

For more information contact:

Tara McPherson
Faculty Committee
Visions and Voices: The USC Arts and Humanities Initiative
tmcphers@usc.edu