Cowell College: Elective Courses- Social Justice and Community Lecturer Pool

Cowell College at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) invites applications for an ongoing pool of lecturers who may be appointed to teach Cowell enhancement courses under the general direction of the Cowell Provost. These courses offer students the opportunity for small, seminar-style classes at the college level and they are designed to augment or enhance general education requirements and disciplinary courses. The enhancement courses run alongside Cowell's core curriculum, which focuses on social justice, community outreach, and critical reading instruction. It is expected that selected candidates will contribute to Cowell College's emphasis on social justice and community, and in some cases, they will have the opportunity to design or help develop new enhancement courses. Although trained in one discipline, applicants should be comfortable working in an interdisciplinary environment and draw from expertise in one or more of the following disciplinary subject areas: humanities, arts, social sciences, or physical sciences.

Applicants with any of the following qualifications are strongly encouraged to apply:

• Record of effectively working with students from a wide range of social, cultural, and academic backgrounds.
• Familiarity with current theory and research in social justice and community.

Internal candidates will be given priority consideration.

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• M.A/M.S.; or a B.A./B.S. degree and completion of at least one year of a Ph.D. program; or a B.A./B.S. degree and at least two years of teaching experience at the college level. Equivalent foreign degrees will be considered.
• Teaching experience demonstrated by college level teaching, TA experience, research presentations, or professional development training seminars.
  
  

• 2-3 letters of reference required

Applications must include confidential letters of recommendation*. Note that your references, or dossier service, will submit their confidential letters directly to the UC Recruit System.

*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.

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