Faculty Opportunities

Design a Community Engaged Learning (CEL) Course! Learn more about CEL Course Development here.

The Curricular Development Grant is available to support prospective faculty leaders with their travel in order to explore possibilities for establishing new programs! Learn more about the Curricular Development Grant here. 

The HM King Harald V Short-Term Study Away Program Development in Norway is for faculty interested in developing short-term study away and related onsite credit-bearing high-impact practices (e.g. undergraduate research or internships) for PLU students in Norway. More information and the application can be found here.

The Dorothy and Wilbur Mancke African Program Development Fund is for faculty interested in incorporating high impact and experiential academic activities that expand knowledge of the African continent in the PLU community. This is for curricular development on campus or in an African country, faculty-student research, or visiting scholars. More information and the application can be found here.

Become a Gateway Program Director for a program in one of the following locations: China, England, Mexico, Norway, Trinidad and Tobago, and Namibia! Learn more about the Gateway Program Director position here.

Serve as a Gateway Site Director in one of the following locations: China, England, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, and Namibia! Learn more about the site director position here.

The Global Education Committee serves as an advisory committee for the Wang Center for Global Education. Learn more about the GEC here.

Lead a short-term study away program! Learn more about short-term course proposals here.

Interested in becoming a program assistant for one of our short-term programs? Learn more about this opportunity here!

The Wang Center Research Grant Program is designed to support students, faculty, and faculty-student teams that seek to conduct original research in an international setting! Learn more about the Wang Research Grant here. 

IES Abroad – www.iesabroad.org IES Abroad is a non-profit consortium that has offered study abroad experiences for students for over 50 years. PLU has belonged to the consortium for decades.
• Faculty Development Seminars – Each year, IES Abroad offers faculty seminars for consortium members. To learn more, please visit the IES Abroad website at: https://www.iesabroad.org/advisors-faculty/professional-development#study-abroad-office-staff.
• Site Visits/Familiarization Trips – IES Abroad welcomes faculty and staff for short visits (1-2 days) at their Study Centers around the world. The visits provide an opportunity to meet Center staff, view the facilities and observe classes to gain a better understanding of the Center, its team and the way it operates. Small grants are available and are usually used in conjunction with an individual already being in country, e.g. conducting research, presenting a paper, attending a conference, etc. If you are interested an IES site, please notify Meredith Forrey (forreymr@plu.edu) as a Visit Request Form is required. https://www.iesabroad.org/study-abroad/advisors-faculty/consortium/familiarization-trips

• DIS Study Abroad in Scandinavia – As a Partner Institution of DIS, PLU faculty are invited to apply to teach an upper division 3-credit course for a semester at DIS in Copenhagen, Denmark. In return, DIS will provide: Compensation equivalent to Danish faculty salary for teaching a 3-credit course, round-trip airfare, housing stipend, and more. Full Information about DIS teaching opportunities can be found at http://disabroad.org/us-faculty-and-advisors/become-a-visiting-faculty-member/.

• SIT Study Abroad (The School for International Training) SIT’s Faculty Engagement Seminars Abroad offer each participant the opportunity to become deeply engaged in a topic through lectures, site visits, and connections to local academics, researchers, and other knowledge sources. Some seminars will include hands-on field work. Participants can expect to examine topics through multiple rich and nuanced perspectives, benefiting from SIT Study Abroad’s experiential learning approach. https://studyabroad.sit.edu/advisors-faculty/seminars-abroad-for-faculty/

• School for Field Studies – www.fieldstudies.org  Since 1980, the School for Field Studies (SFS) has been teaching students to address critical environmental problems using an interdisciplinary, experiential approach to education. Students on SFS programs study at research stations in Costa Rica, Turks and Caicos, Australia, New Zealand, Panama and Bhutan examining the interdependent cultural, economic, and ecological aspects of real-world problems.
• Visiting Research Program- SFS welcomes visiting faculty to teach or conduct research at any of their field stations. No salary is paid, but support for room and board and/or use of facilities may be offered in exchange for research collaboration or guest lecturing.

• Fulbright Awards – For information regarding Fulbright teaching/research awards, please contact Bridget Yaden (byaden@plu.edu or ext. 7283)

Host an International Scholar or Visitor