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University of California, Santa Cruz (CA) - Associate Professor, Critical and Cultural Theory
The Department of History of Consciousness at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) invites applications for a position in Critical and Cultural Theory at the associate professor (with tenure) level. We seek a scholar who is making original theoretical contributions beyond any one field of disciplinary expertise. The successful candidate should be able to engage with the broad range of interdisciplinary projects represented by the doctoral program in History of Consciousness and the interdisciplinary Humanities. Possible areas of research and teaching may include, but are not limited to: 1) race and ethnicity; disability; gender and sexuality; animal studies; 2) philosophy and theory, including psychoanalytic, political, postcolonial, Marxist; science and technology studies; humanisms and posthumanisms, human rights; theology and religion; 3) political economy and social movements, including globalization, world systems, environmentalism; 4) media, aesthetics, poetics: visual culture, music, literature, and digital arts.

We seek scholars with teaching and mentoring experience at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including doctoral supervision, and an interest in program building on both the graduate and undergraduate levels. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to graduate education and the mentoring of graduate students and must be able to work with students, faculty and staff from a wide range of social and cultural backgrounds. We are especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through their research, teaching and/or service.

This position carries a five-course equivalency workload, which normally means teaching four courses scheduled over three quarters and carrying other academic and service responsibilities.

RANK: Associate Professor

SALARY: Commensurate with qualifications and experience

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. or equivalent foreign degree in a relevant field in the Humanities, Social Sciences, or Arts; a record of interdisciplinary research and scholarly productivity; a record of college teaching and graduate student supervision.

POSITION AVAILABLE: July 1, 2016, with academic year beginning September 2016.

TO APPLY: Applications are accepted via the UCSC Academic Recruit online system, and must include an informative letter of application (clearly outlining your educational background, teaching experience, and publication record); curriculum vitae; 2-4 syllabi (graduate and undergraduate courses); 1-2 writing samples of no more than 50 pages (in pdf format); 3-5 current confidential letters of recommendation (addressing research and scholarly productivity).

Applicants are invited to submit: a research statement; a statement of teaching pedagogy; and a statement addressing their contributions to diversity through research, teaching and/or service. Documents/materials must be submitted as PDF files.

Apply at https://recruit.ucsc.edu/apply/JPF00296 Refer to Position #JPF00296-16 in all correspondence.

All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. For any reference letter provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service, career center), direct the author to UCSC’s confidentiality statement at http://apo.ucsc.edu/confstm.htm

CLOSING DATE: Review of applications will begin on October 19, 2015. To ensure full consideration, applications should be complete and letters of recommendation received by this date. The position will remain open until filled, but not later than 6/30/2017.

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