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Lawrence Debate Union
475 Main Street – Huber House
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT 05405 USA
802-656-0097 voice; 802-656-4275
http://debate.uvm.edu/debateblog/LDU/
6 March 2012
The Lawrence Debate Union and the
University of
Vermont seek a Debate Trainer and Public Speaking Teacher. The
opportunity is
composed of two half-time positions, both of which will
hopefully be filled by
the same person. The position begins August 27, 2012 and formal
duties end May
15, 2013.
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Half-time
lecturing
at the University of Vermont, mostly teaching classes in basic
communication skills like public speaking, although debating is
a part of most
of our courses. Each class is worth about $5000 each, with two
in the Fall and
two in the Spring. These are pending sufficient enrollment, but
all classes we
have offered have made that enrollment limit.
§
Half-time
coaching
and training with our WUDC debate program. This includes several
trainings a week and travel to tournaments with our teams.
$12,000. Our program
has seen a lot of success of late, breaking a team at Worlds,
teams in the Yale
finals, breaking at Oxford, and winning several regional
tournaments. We want
somebody to help us continue this growth. Policy debate
experience a plus but
not required.
There might also be an opportunity
to teach (worth
$5000) this summer as well, but you would have to be here in
Burlington,
Vermont.
You also would have a very nice office in a
quaint Tudor
mansion where the Lawrence Debate Union is located.
To be eligible for these opportunities, you
need:
§
A
degree at the Master's level in some subject we can relate to
communication.
Let's talk about this if you have questions. You should be
experienced at
teaching public speaking.
§
Substantial
experience
in WUDC debating as a debater, judge, trainer. We aim to perform
at
the highest levels of WUDC debating and have many talented and
enthusiastic
students.
We hope to make a decision before
the middle of
April.
The Lawrence Debate Union has existed since
1899. It is a
fully endowed program, meaning we operate off the interest on
our endowment,
and it has allowed us to have a global program. We are also
about to expand our
endowment because of generous donations from alumni. In 2011 we
were named as
the #7 debating university in the world in Colm Flynn’s poll.
http://debate.uvm.edu/debateblog/LDU/The_Team.html
Please send us a letter of intent, a CV and a list of references
if you are
interested. [log in to unmask]
I can answer normal questions, but to get an
inside look at
what the job is like, contact Mary Nugent, who did a fabulous
job this year but
will now move on to doctoral studies, at [log in to unmask]
The University of Vermont is an
equal opportunity
employer and encourages applicants from all groups to apply for
this
opportunity.
Thanks,
Alfred Snider
Edwin Lawrence Professor of
Forensics
Director, Lawrence Debate Union
-- Alfred C. Snider aka Tuna Edwin Lawrence Professor of Forensics, University of Vermont Huber House, 475 Main Street, UVM, Burlington, VT 05405 USA Lawrence Debate Union http://debate.uvm.edu/debateblog/LDU/ Global Debate Blog http://globaldebateblog.blogspot.com Debate Central http://debate.uvm.edu; http://edebating.com 802-656-0097 office; 802-238-8345 mobile;802-656-4275 fax