KAIGC Faculty Fellow

Call for Application
KAIGC Faculty Fellowship Academic year 2025-2026

Kofi Annan Institute for Global Citizenship and the Provost Office invite applications for a year-long fellowship opportunity in 2025-2026. Tenured faculty, pre-tenure faculty who have completed the third-year review and NTT faculty members are eligible to apply. One faculty fellow will be named each academic year; the fellow will be granted two course releases by the Provost’s Office during the fellowship year. The KAIGC Faculty Fellow is expected to implement a research, creative, or pedagogical project that supports KAIGC’s purpose and priorities, and reflect our values and approaches and Macalester’s Strategic Plan.

Considering the impact of the two course releases on departmental offerings as well as on pre-tenured faculty’s progress towards the tenure review, applicants should consult with their department chairs and obtain a brief statement of support before applying.

Outcomes of the project should include both significant efforts at dissemination of one’s own work and concrete benefits to Macalester and/or our community partners.

Specifically, the KAIGC Faculty Fellow is expected to:

• present at a conference, submit for publication, or share creative work through a
  performance or exhibition, acknowledging Macalester KAIGC’s support
• create opportunities to engage with campus and/or community partners around their
  project
• participate in the major events hosted by KAIGC such as International Roundtable, and
• be in conversation with KAIGC’s leadership and staff, in order to learn about our work
  and be an effective and enthusiastic ambassador for KAIGC around campus and in the
  community.

KAIGC looks forward to building sustained relationships with the faculty fellow through a year-long engagement. A 2/1 teaching load is highly recommended so that the fellow maintains an active presence on campus during the fellowship year.

Application process:

• Please submit the following materials to [email protected] by January 10, 2025
• A statement of interest (3-page maximum)
• A 3-page abbreviated CV that highlights experience relevant to the proposed project
• A brief statement of support from your department chair
• For community-based research – local or global, a brief letter of support from community partners

The applications will be reviewed by a committee composed of members of KAIGC leadership team and the Provost Leadership Team. We expect to notify applicants of our decision by January 31, 2025. Evaluation criteria:

• The proposal succinctly addresses
• Project goals and outcomes
• Background (relevant literature or contextualization)
• Project methods/methodology
• Prior experiences and community/collegial support that demonstrate your ability
  to implement the project
• How this project contributes to
• KAIGC’s purpose and priorities, values and approach, and Macalester’s
  strategic plan that connects with KAIGC’s work (Click on the link to read
  more)
• your department’s goals
• your own professional development
• Your plan to engage with KAIGC leadership and staff; opportunities to engage
  include
• International Roundtable 2025 to be held on October 22-24.
• monthly staff meetings
• KAIGC leadership meetings
• one-on-one meetings with KAIGC deans and associate deans, as well as
  directors of Community Engagement Center and Center for Study Away
• other creative ideas are welcome, too!
• Your plan to share research findings or processes (workshops, conversations,
  presentations, etc.)
• Your plan to disseminate your work beyond Macalester
• Demonstrated support of the applicant’s department
• Demonstrated support from community partners if applicable