Tembo Falls Faculty
Tembo Falls College will have a long-term faculty of 5-6 mentor-teachers. The faculty will serve at the pleasure of the Student Body through the recommendations of the student-led Curriculum Committee.
These people will be both exemplary in Christian life and character, as well as accomplished individuals within one of 6 broad areas of expertise as well as having multidisciplinary competence. They should come in roughly equal proportions from a mix of Zambian, broader African and international backgrounds. These positions will be paid at Zambian salaried rates, however faculty will be encouraged to seek external financial support if needed to supplement their salaries.
The broad areas will be:
- Communication; rhetoric, writing, and media
- Mathematics and accounting
- Sciences and Technology (programming)
- Spiritual formation, Bible and theology
- Agriculture and food production
- Manufacturing, infrastructure and maintenance
One of these long-term staff will be elected by the student body to serve as college president and one will serve as chief administrator for overlapping 4-year terms.
Short Term Faculty
The College will have a short-term faculty of 3-5 at any one time. These short-term positions will be unpaid, drawing mainly from the ranks of academics, and leaders of the church, non-profit and business spheres who are able to take a furlough or sabbatical from their ordinary lives. The positions will be marketed as opportunities to spend 2-4 months with few responsibilities and incurring no expenses while living in a remote and remarkable community. These staff will be able to focus the majority of their time writing, contemplating, preparing or studying. They will be provided with comfortable living and healthy, tasty food in exchange for teaching one or two socratic-style courses and mingling with students over meals and at community events. This will provide valuable opportunities for cross-pollination of ideas and experiences and become a valuable experience for both student and teacher. The short-term faculty will typically teach classes within their specific areas of thought, work or study and can be drawn from a wide variety of backgrounds.
