Department: Social Sciences

Salary: 

Description:

The University of Houston-Downtown Nonprofit Management program seeks Community Fellows to provide relevant expertise in Nonprofit Management classes.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience and/or education in fields related to Nonprofit Management and specific course-relevant topics and must follow established institutional guidelines and requirements for student and classroom engagement. A fellow hired to support one course for the full semester is expected to commit approximately 96 hours of time across the semester per the course structure. Fellows may be hired for parts of semesters with time and compensation adjusted accordingly.

Position holder responsibilities include regular class attendance, substantial engagement with course materials and content areas, enhancing student engagement, giving non-grade-based feedback on student work, making class presentations, serving as a resource for students on course content presented by the instructor, and teaming with the instructor to enhance the effectiveness of the class.

Community Fellows are employed in both online and face-to-face classes, and the duties completed will include student interaction both inside and outside of the classroom setting as determined in consultation with the faculty member. Community Fellows will share the practical, real-world, and educational knowledge of the course material. This position pairs a faculty member with a subject matter expert who provides additional expertise within the scope and objectives of the course material.

Required Qualifications: 

• Master's degree 
• Three (3) years experience in Non-profit administration