Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Faculty Position

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Faculty Position in Disability Studies and the Institute for Society and Genetics

University of California Los Angeles

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Requisition Number : JPF09783

UCLA's Disability Studies (DS) Interdepartmental Degree Program (IDP) and the Institute for Society and Genetics (ISG) are jointly recruiting a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Disability Studies and the Institute for Society and Genetics faculty member who engages the biosocial construction and experience of disability, disabled life, and disabled community using tools from the intersection of life science, social science, and humanistic inquiry.

Disability Studies centers the experiences of disabled people and emphasizes the role of the disability community in defining problems and evaluating solutions.

UCLA's new undergraduate major in Disability Studies is led by an interdisciplinary group of artists, activists, and scholars whose work examines the meaning, lived experience, and consequences of disability from a variety of perspectives, including the arts, humanities, health sciences and social sciences, public policy, technology and education.

The Institute for Society and Genetics is a multidisciplinary department of social scientists, life scientists, and humanists analyzing complex problems at the interface of biology and society and training cross-disciplinary thinkers.

The ISG undergraduate major and minor programs bridge the gap between life sciences and humanities / social sciences, generating an interdisciplinary perspective needed to address many important and current problems at the intersections of human biology, genomics and society.

UCLA is an emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) that strives to foster an equitable and inclusive community that supports our students of diverse backgrounds.

UCLA is committed to achieving the goals of equal opportunity and endeavors to employ faculty and staff of the highest quality committed to working in a multicultural and multiracial community that reflects the diversity of the state.

Responsibilities :

Conduct research that provides critical analysis and encourages rethinking of the relationship between DS and the life sciences.

Teach courses for undergraduate ISG and Disability Studies majors and minors. Work collaboratively with faculty members across both the Institute for Society and Genetics and the Disability Studies IDP Faculty Advisory Committee regarding curriculum, admissions, faculty hiring and other domains of departmental service.

Basic Qualifications :

Ph.D in related field within the humanities or social sciences from an accredited college or university is required by the time of appointment.

Additional Qualifications :

• Humanist or social scientist who has potential for or evidence of building intellectual connections and / or participating in collaboration between science, medicine, technology, and the humanities.
• Evidence of interest in working alongside life scientists to incorporate DS critiques of normative medicalizing or eugenic models to develop new ways of thinking about disability in relation to science and medicine.
• Evidence of critical consideration of how life science, biology, medicine, and / or technology intersect with Disabled life , constructions of disability, experiences of disability, questions of identity and community formation, and / or public policies.
• Evidence of excellence in teaching and innovative pedagogy consistent with career stage.
• Potential for or evidence of scholarly impact through publications.
• Evidence of active commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
• Potential for or evidence of ability to work collaboratively.
• Potential for or evidence of teaching excellence that align with the goals of public education and UCLA's historical commitment to serve the educational needs of underrepresented populations.

Preferred Qualifications :

Candidates whose research is informed by lived experience as a person with a disability and / or from an underrepresented group are encouraged to apply.

Additionally, a DS researcher whose work is international or comparative so as to reframe prevailing US approaches to disability would be of interest to ISG and DS.

Successful candidates should be able to articulate their research and teaching in ways that contribute to both the ISG and DS scholarly communities.

Requirements :

The following materials are required :

• a cover letter introducing the candidate and articulating a vision for research, teaching, and mentorship at the intersection of disability and life science.
• full curriculum vitae.
• a description of research plans (2-3 pages).
• a statement on teaching and mentoring (1-2 pages).
• a statement on contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion describing past, present, and future (planned) contributions to EDI. (1-2 pages).
• writing sample of academic work (roughly 15-30 pages).
• names and contact information of three references (reference process explanation : the names and contact of 3 references who may be contacted at a later date regarding your application).
• UCLA Reference Check Authorization Release Form.

To apply, please visit : https : / / recruit.apo.ucla.edu / JPF09783

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.

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