UCLA AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES DEPARTMENT OPEN POSITIONS: PART-TIME LECTURERS (NON-SENATE) 2024-25

Position title : Lecturer

Salary range : A reasonable estimate for this position $68,247 - $83,936.

Application Window

Open date : July 31, 2024

Next review date : Thursday, Aug 15, 2024 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Be one of the first applicants, read the complete overview of the role below, then send your application for consideration.

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date : Friday, Mar 14, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

The Department of African American Studies at UCLA invites applications for non-tenure track lecturer positions in 2024-2025.

We are looking for instructors who can teach generally a survey of African diaspora courses, not limited to courses in Africa and the Middle East, music, religion, history, and cultural studies.

Lecturer appointments are part-time and made on a quarter-by-quarter basis as dictated by instructional needs and budget constraints of the department.

Quarter academic appointment dates are as follows :

Fall : October 1-December 31st, 2024

Winter : January 1-March 31st, 2025

Spring : April 1-June 30th, 2025

Salary commensurate with applicant qualifications and experience; percentage of appointment commensurate with teaching load.

See Table 15 Unit 18 Faculty Pre-Six - AY (ucop.edu) for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $68,247 - $83,936.

We are particularly interested in candidates who are working transnationally, including on Africa and diaspora, and whose scholarship and engagements are interdisciplinary.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Candidates with a Ph.D. or equivalent in African / African American Studies, American Studies, Art History, History, Law, Political Science, Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology, Economics, Ethnomusicology, Public Health, Education, Public Affairs, Urban Planning, Philosophy, Theater, Film, Literature, Humanities, Gender Studies, LGBTQ Studies, or related fields are encouraged to apply.

Applicants who are advanced to Ph.D. candidacy or who have a M.A., M.F.A., or equivalent may be considered (currently enrolled UC students are not considered).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Applicants with a Ph.D. are preferred. Candidates with a minimum of two years of teaching experience and a demonstrated record of distinguished undergraduate teaching.

Evidence of this teaching record must be supplied. Applicants with extensive academic and / or professional experience are encouraged to apply.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Document requirements

• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• Statement of Teaching
• Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - An EDI Statement describes a faculty candidate's past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Course syllabus
• Statement of Research (Optional)
• Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form

Reference requirements

2 letters of reference required.

Mailed or emailed submissions will not be accepted. A description of current African American Studies courses offered can be found in the UCLA Registrar's course catalog.

Program : https : / / www.afam.ucla.edu

Help contact : [email protected]

About UCLA

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Job location : Los Angeles, CA

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