Teaching Faculty Application
Welcome to the Teaching Faculty application process!
We’re excited that you’re interested in applying to be JIRP Teaching Faculty. Below, you will find information about application timelines, criteria & evaluation, and links to the Teaching Faculty application. If you have any questions or concerns, Contact Us.
If you are interested in coming up to the Icefield as a researcher, please review the Research Information page to learn more about how to start the research planning process with JIRP.
Application Timeline
Application opens.
Mid-November
Applications (including recommendations) due for priority consideration.*
*We continue to accept second-priority applications on a rolling basis. We will know if we have open spots for applicants in March at the earliest.
January 11 at midnight AKST
First round of faculty application decisions sent out.
Mid-February
Enrollment Decisions due.
Health History forms due for enrolled participants.
Final enrollment approved by JIRP Medical Faculty.*
*All participants must go through a medical screening before their enrollment is accepted. We do not use medical decisions to determine acceptance, so in rare cases we must revoke enrollment due to recommendations from our medical faculty. Please review the Prerequisites section on the Student Overview page for more information.
Mid-March
Selection Criteria
JIRP selects faculty based on feasibility of teaching/research plans, ability to teach in a variety of formats, alignment with JIRP curriculum, emphasis of place-based learning, and balancing the expertise of the JIRP faculty cohort.
In reality, we receive many excellent applications and simply cannot accommodate all of the faculty we think are great fits for JIRP. We view repeat applications as a sign of commitment, so if you don’t get in the first go around, please apply again!
Application Components
The 2025 JIRP Teaching Faculty Application requires:
1. Recommendations
For applicants who have not attended JIRP as faculty within the past ten years.
Please provide the names and contact information for two recommenders through the Teaching Faculty Recommenders Form. You must fill out the form twice, one time for each recommender. Our system will send a recommendation survey to your recommenders in lieu of a formal letter.
The recommendations themselves are due on the same day as the application, so we recommend submitting contact information early to give your recommenders plenty of time to complete their part of your application.
2. Teaching Faculty Online Application
Submit through our secure portal. The application does NOT save progress. We recommend you draft your answers separately using the questions document linked below, then copy-paste them into the form before submitting. Long-answer questions are limited to 250 words.
The application will be linked below when it opens (hopefully early the week of November 17/18). Apologies for the false alarm on social media!
Questions?
If you have any questions about the application process, the JIRP undergraduate program, or anything else, please email our staff at office@juneauicefield.org. For specific inquiries, visit the Contact Us page for guidance on where to direct your question.