Future Faculty Teaching Fellowship Application Information

Deadline: Monday, October 14, 2024

The Future Faculty Teaching Fellows hip (FFTF) is open to advanced M.F.A. and IU Bloomington doctoral students to enhance their career preparation. Selected applicants experience faculty life and diversify their vitae in their one-year teaching position at one of Indiana University's branch campuses (listed below) or at Butler University. The fellowship program also aims to assist our partner campuses in gaining outstanding young teachers and scholars to teach established courses. At the discretion of the host department, fellows may develop and teach brand new courses at their host institution.

Fellowship Responsibilities

Fellows who are offered and accept Future Faculty Teaching Fellowships must agree to the following terms. Failure to comply may result in the revocation of the fellowship.

Requirements:

1. Teach two courses per semester.
2. Attend and participate in the FACET Retreat (mid- to late- May).  All expenses will be paid by the Graduate School.
3. Enroll in a dissertation research credit. Participants are expected to be eligible and register in G901 or a dissertation research credit to maintain eligibility and matriculation. A fee remission for these credit hours is not provided. If a student has already enrolled in 6 semesters of G901, they will need to pay or find supplemental assistance to pay for dissertation research credits to maintain full-time matriculation.
4. Fellows are expected to participate in faculty life at the host campus and should plan to spend the majority of the week on the host campus.
5. Only those fellows appointed to Butler University, IUPUI, or IUPU-Columbus may choose to continue residing in Bloomington. Fellows appointed to all other campuses must relocate to the community of the host campus. Note: If an applicant is unwilling or unable to relocate to a particular regional campus, we ask that they not accept an interview invitation from that campus.

Eligibility

1. Be an advanced standing in a doctoral or M.F.A. program. Doctoral students must have their Nomination to Candidacy (NTC) form approved by the Graduate School prior to the application deadline. Please note that after an NTC form has received departmental/school approvals, it can take an additional 6-8 weeks to receive approval by the Graduate School.
2. Minimum of one year of classroom teaching experience as an Associate Instructor.
3. Completion of pedagogy course of at least one semester in length. Alternatively, an applicant may complete the course Teaching for Student Success prior to the fellowship year.  This free online professional development opportunity is offered through IU EXPAND, IU's Portal to Professional Education. This professional development course provides no academic credit.

Note for international students: If selected, before starting the fellowship international students must completed the Curricular Practical Training (CPT) if placed at Butler University or receive approval from O.I.S. for placements on IU campuses.

Application

Students apply directly to the Graduate School.

Apply for the Future Faculty Teaching Fellowship

Please be mindful of the size of your entire application packet. For your teaching portfolio we suggest you copy select student and/or faculty comments into the application document, rather than including originals, and abridge extensive syllabi in a manner that still reveals the content and focus of the course.

 Components of the application include

1. Upload a brief statements on your pedagogy and teaching experience including:

• List titles of courses taught as (1) a teaching assistant, (2) independent responsibility for a section (3) independent responsibility for designing and teaching a course. 
• What especially positive experience have you had in teaching?
• What aspects of your teaching would you like to improve?
• What are your own teaching interests (specific courses, types of courses)? 
• What do you hope to gain from a Future Faculty Teaching Fellowship? 

2. Upload a detailed statement of teaching philosophy (250-500 words).

3. Upload a brief teaching portfolio, including syllabi and sample student/faculty feedback or evaluations.

4. Upload a curriculum vitae. 

5. M.F.A. applicants - upload 3-4 electronic images of their artwork. Please compress/reduce file sizes of submissions in order to limit them to a maximum of 1 MB. 

6. Doctoral students - upload a copy of your Nomination to Candidacy (NTC) form approved by the Graduate School.

7. Enter the username of 2 individuals who will provide a letter of of recommendation.  The recommenders will receive an email FROM "IU Graduate School Bloomington" with a SUBJECT line of "Future Faculty Teaching Fellowship" Application" inviting them to upload a recommendation once you submit the application. Please make sure the person is willing to write a letter and know they will receive an email invitation.

Selection Process

The needs of the host campuses determine the academic field placement opportunities. The number of total fellowships awarded for a given academic year is limited to a predetermined number by the Graduate School and needs of the partner campuses. The selection process is competitive and includes interviews with the prospective host campuses.

Steps in the selection process:

1. Applications for fellowships are submitted to the Graduate School and are forwarded to the FFTF liaisons at partner campuses.
2. Faculty liaisons forward the applications to the relevant department chairs and/or program directors at their respective campuses.
3. The chairs/directors will contact applicants directly for interviews. The interview and offer requests should be completed by mid-December.
4. Chairs/directors notify their campus FFTF faculty liaison of whom they would like to offer placements.
5. Campus selections and placement requests are submitted to the Graduate School by mid-January.
6. If fellowship candidates are offered more than one opportunity, they will rank and submit their choices to the FFTF staff. 
7. The FFTF Program Director will make assignments and selected candidates will receive a contract. Decisions on offers from candidates are due in writing in mid-February. In some cases, declined fellowships may be offered to alternate candidates who have been placed on a waitlist.

A Word on Responsibility

The FFTF program staff and faculty on host campuses will expect candidates to treat the application and selection process as a professional job search. Students who have pending matters involving prospective job offers, multiple fellowship applications, or other possible teaching appointments should inform the potential host department and keep the faculty aware of any possible changes in availability.

Similarly, if during the selection period an applicant is to be abroad or otherwise at some distance from Bloomington for an extended period of time, they should keep prospective host department(s), as well as the FFTF program staff (fftf@iu.edu), informed.

Note: Fellows must not accept any other academic appointments or outside employment during the fellowship year. The purpose of the program is to provide fellows with opportunities to prepare for careers in academia while also continuing their dissertation work.

Additional Information

For questions, please email fftf@iu.edu

Taxes

Please contact the host department for tax information regarding the teaching salary paid by them and/or with help finding the appropriate office to answer your questions. For tax information regarding the fellowship portion of the funding paid, by the Graduate School, please refer to the following website for more information:https://fms.iu.edu/tax/students/taxable-scholarships/.

International Applicants

International students with an F-1 visa are eligible to apply. If an international student is offered a fellowship and placed at a non-IU campus, they must must complete the Curricular Practical Training (CPT). International students placed at an IU campus must contact OIS to submit an 'On-campus work in an Off-campus location' request .  MFA applicants should speak with their department to confirm their ability to delay their graduation.

A completed CPT application must be submitted to OIS at least two weeks before employment is expected. CPT authorization is granted on a semester-by-semester basis only, you will need to submit a CPT extension for spring semester.