Assistant Teaching Professor in Asian American Studies

The Asian American Studies Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara, seeks to hire a scholar at the pre-tenured rank for an Assistant Teaching Professor position with an effective date of July 1, 2025, or later.

The Assistant Teaching Professor is a full-time, tenure-track position, with primary responsibilities in teaching/mentoring and teaching-related activities, such as working with other faculty in the department to lead teaching-focused initiatives or activities. The position will entail requirements for service and professional and/or scholarly achievement and activity (which may include research/creative activity related to instruction and pedagogy or to the underlying discipline).

This faculty position will play a leadership role in teaching and pedagogy in the departments and their disciplines, supporting the professional and programmatic activities of the Asian American Studies Department. The teaching load is a 7-course equivalent across 3 quarters, in interdisciplinary Asian American studies theory and research methods with a range of possible specializations. This teaching load will include lower-division lectures (which may count as 2 courses depending upon enrollment).

The University is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through teaching, service, and research as appropriate to the position.

Applicants must have a PhD (or equivalent) in a humanities or social science discipline, with a specialization in Asian American studies, at time of application.

Applicants must have a minimum of 1 year of college-level teaching experience as an instructor of record.

Applicant's teaching experience and scholarship should be grounded in social science or humanities, with an emphasis in Asian American studies. Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated success teaching large lectures.

Sustained commitment to teaching, university service, and professional activities. Trajectory of teaching excellence as shown in letters of reference, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and/or via interview process. Training in liberation or feminist pedagogy, background in innovation and evidence-based teaching and learning, or experience in curricular administration or design. Research activity that demonstrates subject matter expertise is also welcome. An active service record as demonstrated through academic program administration, conference participation, or other professional activities. All areas of teaching and research specializations will be considered, although we are particularly interested in candidates with outstanding records of achievement whose teaching interests and expertise fulfill identified areas of departmental priority:

Health equity

Indigenous or Pacific Islander studies

Critical refugee studies

Environmental justice

Asian American history

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Reference letters will be requested for applicants selected to the longlist.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.

• "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination, dishonesty or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.
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