American University in Bulgaria

OSUN CEU Global Teaching Fellowship Program at the American University in Bulgaria (AUBG), Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria.

Call for applications for the (whole) academic year 2024/25 (August 2024 – June 2025), one semester of the academic year, Fall 2024 (August 2024 – December 2024), and/or Spring 2025 (January – June 2025) semester.

The American University in Bulgaria (AUBG) invites applications for Global Teaching Fellowships to teach at AUBG, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. The successful applicant will teach introductory and advanced courses in one or more of the field(s) of the Departments listed below.

Eligible applicants include Ph.D. graduates who, by the beginning of the Fellowship received their Ph.D. degree from the CEU or an OSUN or CIVICA institution and advanced (e.g. ABD all but dissertation) Ph.D. candidates from the institutions mentioned above.

The successful candidates will teach up to two courses, which will be set by the Institute or Department of AUBG, in agreement with the Fellow. The Fellow will also have the possibility to offer one course on his/her special area of expertise, in coordination with the department. The language of instruction is English. Candidates should discuss the Syllabus of their specialized course with their supervisor and the department at AUBG in advance.

Business Department (general Business fields), Prof. Marenglen Berishamberisha@aubg.edu

Department of Literature and Theatre (Literature, Writing, Film Studies), Prof. Dr. Sean Homer, shomer@aubg.edu

Department of Computer Science Prof. Dr. Dimitar Christov, Dgc@aubg.edu

For applicants interested in fields other than those mentioned, please contact: Dean of Faculty Dr. Robert White, rwhite@aubg.edu

Successful candidates will receive an honorarium from AUBG by the standard rates for teaching at AUBG, and additionally, a one-time travel expense (location-Blagoevgrad-location) will be funded separately from the salary. One position is open.

For questions regarding the courses, and living in Blagoevgrad please feel free to contact Dean of Faculty Dr. Robert White, rwhite@aubg.edu.

Successful candidates from non-EU countries should comply with national visa regulations and are strongly advised to contact AUBG for more specific information on visa issues and the other bureaucratic aspects of the fellowship.

Applications should include:

  • Motivation letter,
  • Resume (CV),
  • Teaching Philosophy Statement (1,000 words),
  • List of proposed course(s),
  • One Letter of Reference (or Letter of Endorsement) (see details below),
  • English language proficiency (see details below).

Applicants who are Ph.D. Candidates at the time of application:

  • Endorsement letter from the Supervisor (email or scanned copy),
  • or Endorsement letter from the Head of the Doctoral Program (email or scanned copy).

Applicants who are Ph.D. graduates:

  • One Letter of Reference (email or scanned copy).

From OSUN-CIVICA applicants:

  • One Letter of Reference (email or scanned copy, see details above),
  • English language proficiency minimum level C1 – if the Ph.D. studies were not conducted in the English language.

Please submit applications via email to gtfp@ceu.edu

In the subject of the email please indicate that you are applying for: GTFP AUBG

Application Deadline: March 8, 2024,