Location

Morehouse College - Atlanta GA

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Position Summary

The Higher Education Program in the Andrew Young Center [AYC-HEP] at Morehouse College and the Bard Prison Initiative [BPI] are pleased to announce the establishment of a Faculty Fellowship to support the higher education in prisons program. Morehouse College seeks a faculty fellow who will support the AYC-HEP program in the form of teaching, academic advisement, faculty training, student mentorship, and the supervision of day-to-day operations and educational programming inside the Federal Correctional Institution—formerly the US Federal Penitentiary—in Atlanta [FCI-ATL]. This person will serve as the primary liaison between the AYC-HEP program at Morehouse and our students as well as the staff inside the FCI-ATL. The BPI/AYC-HEP Faculty Fellow is a full-time faculty position within the Andrew Young Center at Morehouse College. Apply by December 1, 2024 to receive full consideration. If you have any questions please contact kipton.jensen@morehouse.edu. Please visit https://andrewyoungcenter.org/hep.

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Required Qualifications

Ideally, candidates will have a PhD, or the highest degree available in their discipline, and some experience teaching inside prisons; experience teaching inside is not, however, required.

Ideally, this faculty fellow will exemplify both the wisdom of an experienced scholar-teacher and the organizational skills of an administrator

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Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Candidates must have college-level teaching experience.
• This position requires a high level of organization, close communication with colleagues, timely follow-through, and consistent leadership.
• The BPI/AYC-HEP Faculty Fellow – Assistant Director must meet all clearance requirements with the Bureau of Prisons and also, ideally, the Georgia Department of Corrections.
• This person must have personal transportation to the FCI-ATL and other facilities.

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Compensation

Based on qualifications and experience, the salary range is between $67,500 and $70,000, plus fringe benefits. This is initially a two-year appointment with the possibility of renewal. It is a full-time 12-month position that begins January 6, 2025.

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Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Maintain a thorough understanding of the Morehouse student body at the FCI in Atlanta as well as the GA-DOC sites where we teach, and act as the principal liaison between students in the FCI and the AYC-HEP administration;
• Assisting and coordinating with the program assessment specialist
• Participate in the recruitment and enrollment of our scholars inside FCI-ATL;
• Manage clearances and mandatory training for HEP-affiliated faculty and students, including mandatory training for faculty by the Bureau of Prisons;
• Ensure that classes, tutoring, and other on-site activities run smoothly and on schedule.
• Supervising and mentoring the AYC-HEP faculty affiliates who teach inside FCI-ATL.
• Develop good working relationships with the FCI administration and staff.
• Maintain day-to-day communications for general program operations;
• Assist the AYC-HEP Director with the training and support of both the teaching affiliates and the student ambassadors
• Coordinate with faculty and the administrative assistant on the purchasing of books and printing of supplementary curriculum materials;
• Serve as an academic adviser to student cohort inside the USFP in Atlanta;
• Teach at least one course per year at the FCI;
• Maintain accurate and detailed student records of all enrolled students;
• Troubleshoot problems as they arise.

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