University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA)
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Faculty Position in Disability Studies and the
University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
Position Overview
Position Title:
ASST PROF-AYSalary Range:
UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. The salary range for this position is $78,200 -$101,400.Application Window:Open Date:
September 15, 2024Next Review Date:
Friday, Nov 15, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)Final Date:
Friday, Nov 15, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)Position Description
UCLA's Disability Studies (DS) Interdepartmental Degree Program (IDP) and the Institute for Society and Genetics (ISG) are jointly recruiting a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Disability Studies and the Institute for Society and Genetics faculty member who engages the biosocial construction and experience of disability, disabled life, and disabled community using tools from the intersection of life science, social science, and humanistic inquiry.Disability Studies centers the experiences of disabled people and emphasizes the role of the disability community in defining problems and evaluating solutions. UCLA's new undergraduate major in Disability Studies is led by an interdisciplinary group of artists, activists, and scholars whose work examines the meaning, lived experience, and consequences of disability from a variety of perspectives.The Institute for Society and Genetics is a multidisciplinary department analyzing complex problems at the interface of biology and society and training cross-disciplinary thinkers.UCLA is an emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) that strives to foster an equitable and inclusive community that supports our students of diverse backgrounds.Responsibilities:Conduct research that provides critical analysis and encourages rethinking of the relationship between DS and the life sciences.Teach courses for undergraduate ISG and Disability Studies majors and minors.Work collaboratively with faculty members across both the Institute for Society and Genetics and the Disability Studies IDP Faculty Advisory Committee regarding curriculum, admissions, faculty hiring, and other domains of departmental service.Basic Qualifications:Ph.D in related field within the humanities or social sciences from an accredited college or university is required by the time of appointment.Additional Qualifications:Humanist or social scientist who has potential for or evidence of building intellectual connections and/or participating in collaboration between science, medicine, technology, and the humanities.Evidence of interest in working alongside life scientists to incorporate DS critiques of normative medicalizing or eugenic models.Evidence of critical consideration of how life science, biology, medicine, and/or technology intersect with
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Position Title:
ASST PROF-AYSalary Range:
UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. The salary range for this position is $78,200 -$101,400.Application Window:Open Date:
September 15, 2024Next Review Date:
Friday, Nov 15, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)Final Date:
Friday, Nov 15, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)Position Description
UCLA's Disability Studies (DS) Interdepartmental Degree Program (IDP) and the Institute for Society and Genetics (ISG) are jointly recruiting a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Disability Studies and the Institute for Society and Genetics faculty member who engages the biosocial construction and experience of disability, disabled life, and disabled community using tools from the intersection of life science, social science, and humanistic inquiry.Disability Studies centers the experiences of disabled people and emphasizes the role of the disability community in defining problems and evaluating solutions. UCLA's new undergraduate major in Disability Studies is led by an interdisciplinary group of artists, activists, and scholars whose work examines the meaning, lived experience, and consequences of disability from a variety of perspectives.The Institute for Society and Genetics is a multidisciplinary department analyzing complex problems at the interface of biology and society and training cross-disciplinary thinkers.UCLA is an emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) that strives to foster an equitable and inclusive community that supports our students of diverse backgrounds.Responsibilities:Conduct research that provides critical analysis and encourages rethinking of the relationship between DS and the life sciences.Teach courses for undergraduate ISG and Disability Studies majors and minors.Work collaboratively with faculty members across both the Institute for Society and Genetics and the Disability Studies IDP Faculty Advisory Committee regarding curriculum, admissions, faculty hiring, and other domains of departmental service.Basic Qualifications:Ph.D in related field within the humanities or social sciences from an accredited college or university is required by the time of appointment.Additional Qualifications:Humanist or social scientist who has potential for or evidence of building intellectual connections and/or participating in collaboration between science, medicine, technology, and the humanities.Evidence of interest in working alongside life scientists to incorporate DS critiques of normative medicalizing or eugenic models.Evidence of critical consideration of how life science, biology, medicine, and/or technology intersect with
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