UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA

UCSB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
 

The Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies at UC Santa Barbara invites applications for its part-time lecturer pool for the 2009/10 Academic Year
in the following areas of specialization:

Chicana/o Latina/o Art Studio, art history, theatre, film, politics

Successful applicants will have a Ph.D., M.F.A., or J.D. in the field of Chicana/o Studies or in a discipline relevant to the Department’s teaching needs, with at least one year teaching experience in Chicana/o Studies or related field.  Preference will be given to applicants holding a Ph.D. who have a record of effective teaching in lecture courses. Salaries are based on qualifications.  Our department is particularly interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through their teaching and research interests.

Applications will be kept active for all appropriate vacancies within the Department for two years.  After two years, applicants must resubmit materials to retain eligibility. Terms and conditions of employment are subject to UC policy and any appropriate collective bargaining agreement.  Positions will remain open until filled. Applications received by August 1, 2009 will receive primary consideration. 

To apply, please send a cover letter, curriculum vita, teaching evaluations, and two letters of reference to:

Temporary Lecturers Search
Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies
1713 South Hall, m/c 4120
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4120

PROFESSOR - DEPARTMENT CHAIR - LUIS LEAL ENDOWED CHAIR

The Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies at the University of California Santa Barbara seeks an outstanding scholar in the social sciences to serve as full professor and chair of the department, and to occupy the Luis Leal Endowed Chair with release time for research under the auspices of the Chicano Studies Institute

The successful candidate will be grounded in empirical research on Chicanas and Chicanos or comparative Latino issues with sound theoretical foundations and policy relevancy –quantitative, qualitative or combined methodological orientations are expected.  A scholar supportive of interdisciplinary research and conversant with other fields of knowledge and theoretical methods is also highly desirable. The tenured professorship requires excellence in teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as demonstrated academic leadership for the advancement of the department’s pathbreaking graduate program in Chicana and Chicano Studies.

The department’s chairship requires experience in the management of academic, financial and administrative affairs germane to an academic department, and a commitment to fostering an environment that encourages diversity in all its dimensions. The endowed chair requires a robust research and publication record equivalent to the rank of full professor.  The successful candidate will be a nationally recognized scholar capable of engaging constituencies across the campus with her/his research and academic endeavors.

Applicants are invited to send, to the address noted below, a letter of intent, detailed curriculum vitae, a sample of three most significant publications, and the names and contact information of three references by January 10, 2008. References will not be contacted until the candidate pool is selected from field of applicants.
 
The review of applicants will begin on January 15, 2008 but the position will remain open until filled.

Mail application materials to: 
Search Committee- Attention: Juan Vicente Palerm and Mario Garcia
Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies,
University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4120.

Telephone: 805-893-3601 & 805-893-8807    Fax: 805-893-4076

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.