Lecturer

Position overview Position title: Lecturer (Non-Senate Faculty) Salary range: See Table 15 for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimated full-time rate for this position at 100% time is $75,301- $101,198/year. Percent time: Percent appointment may vary Position duration: Initial appointment one (1) year with potential renewal, based on performance, programmatic needs, and available funding. Application Window: Open date: May 19, 2026 Next review date: Tuesday, Jun 2, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time); Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee. Final date: Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 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 LECTURER IN CRITICAL HEALTH STUDIES IN ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES. The Asian American Studies Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara invites applications for qualified lecturers with strong research training and innovative pedagogic experience to teach courses in critical health justice. Ideally, the successful candidate will be hired to develop and teach both small and large courses as part of the Department's new health justice track, including an introductory course on health justice & community. We are especially interested in candidates whose scholarly interests go beyond standard biomedical and public health approaches to teach interdisciplinary health justice centered courses on such topics as: critical disability studies, food justice, environmental/climate justice, health disparities/policy, reproductive care, indigenous knowledge production, community healing practices, migrant health care, medical racism/apartheid, colonial medicine, etc. And, while an on-going research agenda is not expected of this position, candidates must show evidence of strong research training in order to teach research methods (qualitative/humanistic or quantitative) as part of their teaching repertoire. Qualifications Basic qualifications: Ph.D. or ABD (all but dissertation) trained in a social science or relevant interdisciplinary field such as feminist, queer, global, ethnic and/or Asian American studies is a minimum requirement. Candidate must have at least one year of teaching experience. Preferred qualifications: More than one year of teaching experience and a strong record of innovative, community-engaged teaching desired. Evidence of strong research training in critical health justice in order to teach research methods (qualitative/humanistic or quantitative) as part of their teaching repertoire. Job location Santa Barbara, CA Equal Opportunity Employment The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law. #J-18808-Ljbffr