Applying to Teach in an Existing TnCIS Program
Deadline Extended! February 28, 2010
TnCIS is now accepting applications to teach in its Summer 2011 study abroad programs. TnCIS presently offers fifteen summer programs. Each program has a faculty director, but the course offering is different each year. Faculty members from all 19 member institutions are invited to submit an application to teach a course in their field in one of the existing programs. It can be a regular offering in your department which you adapt to teach abroad or you might also use a Special Topics or Seminar course to do something abroad which is more unique.
Please note: Most programs invite applications from all academic fields. Some programs have a special focus which may not suit your field. Please read the Program Descriptions for Prospective Faculty for details on each program. Each faculty teaches one course in the program. Proposals may only be accepted from current faculty members at TnCIS Member Institutions.
Please read all of the instructions below before beginning the online application.
1. Complete the Online Faculty Application in its entirety. Immediately after submitting the application it will be emailed to you. Print out a hard copy of the emailed application. It will not be possible to print out a readable copy of the application from the online application screen. Attach the application to the Signature Cover Page.
2. Please download the Signature Cover Page which will need to be signed by your Supervisor(s), your Chief Academic Officer, your President, and the TnCIS Representative at your institution. See Members on the TnCIS website for the contact information of your TnCIS representative. Attach the blank signature cover page to a copy of your application, your CV and your syllabus. Submit all documentation to your supervisor for approval and routing.
3. As part of the online application, you will upload your CV. Please use the short form of your CV if possible. The application will only accept an electronic version of your curriculum vita as a .doc or .docx file.
4. As part of the online application, you will upload your syllabus. Please provide a standard syllabus for your course using the syllabus template unless inappropriate. The application will only accept an electronic version of your syllabus as a .doc or .docx file. Please remember that all courses must comply with SACS standards and reflect the same rigor as expected by any course on your campus. Make sure to communicate, either in your course description or in another section, how you intend to incorporate the program site into your course content. If you intend to incorporate excursions into your course, please include tentative plans for them.
5. Please keep in mind that there are two mandatory faculty orientation meetings leading up to the summer programs, one held on September 25, 2010 and the other on March 26, 2011.
Click here for the Online Faculty Application
Complete application packets, including all supporting documents and signed cover sheet are due in the TnCIS office no later than February 28, 2010. If there are any questions about the application process, please call the TnCIS office at 865.539.7279.
Faculty Benefits
Faculty members teaching in a TnCIS program receive the following:
• $2,000 remuneration from TnCIS
• Any required visitor's visa
• Roundtrip international airline ticket from Nashville, Tennessee
• Board and room during the program
• All transportation and entry tickets on sponsored excursions
• Limited health insurance while abroad
Expenses not covered by TnCIS:
• Passport
• Health insurance (beyond the limited insurance provided abroad)
• Transportation to the departure airport
• Transportation to the faculty/student orientations
• Personal spending money