University of California - Santa Barbara - Lecturer in Health Justice & Community

University of California - Santa Barbara - Lecturer in Health Justice & Community

Institution

University of California - Santa Barbara

Exerciseand Sport Studies /Collegeof Letters&Science-Social Sciences/UCSanta Barbara

Salary range:See Table
15 forthesalaryrangeforthisposition.

Areasonableestimatedfull-timerateforthispositionat
100% timeis $75,301-$101,198/year.

Percentappointmentmayvary.

Anticipatedstart:Winter
2026orlater

Opendate:August
29,2025

Nextreviewdate:Monday,Sep
29,2025at11:59pm(Pacific Time) Applybythisdateto ensurefullconsiderationby the committee.

Applicationswillcontinuetobeaccepteduntilthisdate,butthosereceivedafterthereviewdatewillonlybeconsideredifthepositionhasnotyetbeen filled.

LECTURERINHEALTHJUSTICE&COMMUNITY

The Health Justiceand Communityinitiativeatthe Universityof California ,Santa Barbarainvitesapplicationsforqualifiedlecturerswithstrongresearchtrainingandinnovativepedagogicexperienceto teachcoursesincriticalhealthjustice.

Thisinitiativeiscurrentlyhousedin theDepartmentof

Exerciseand Sport Studies,whichis undergoingcurriculartransformationsand focusing on thesocial,cultural,and politicalfoundationsofhealthjustice.

Ideally, the successful candidate will be hired to develop and teach both small and large courses as part of the Department’s new curricular offerings, includinganintroductorycourseonhealthjustice&community.

We areespeciallyinterestedin candidateswhosescholarlyinterestsgobeyondstandardbiomedical andpublichealthapproachesto teachinterdisciplinaryhealthjusticecenteredcoursesonsuchtopicsas: criticaldisabilitystudies,foodjustice,environmental/climate justice, health disparities/policy, reproductive care, indigenous knowledge production, community healing practices, migrant healthcare,medicalracism/apartheid,colonialmedicine,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/humanisticor quantitative) as partoftheirteachingrepertoire.

Thispostingwillremainopenuntil March
2026toaccommodatedepartmentneeds.

Basicqualifications (requiredattimeofapplication)

Ph.D.orABD(allbut dissertation) trainedina socialscienceorrelevantinterdisciplinaryfieldsuchas feminist,queer,global,ethnicand/or Americanstudiesisaminimumrequirement.

Candidatemusthaveatleastoneyearofteachingexperience.

Preferred qualifications

Morethanone yearof teachingexperienceanda strongrecordofinnovative,community-engagedteachingdesired.

Evidenceofstrongresearchtrainingincriticalhealthjusticein orderto teachresearchmethods(qualitative/humanisticorquantitative) aspartoftheirteachingrepertoire.

Documentrequirements

Curriculum Vitae-Yourmostrecentlyupdated

C.V. Cover Letter

Evidence of Teaching-Descriptionofproposedcourses,samplesyllabi,andpreviouscourseevaluations.

Statement of Teaching - Evidence of teaching research methods, such as qualitative/humanistic, quantitative, or mixed.

3-5 required (contact information only)

Pleaseprovidethenamesand completecontactinformationfor 3referencesandmay submit2 additionaloptionalreferences.

The departmentwillconductareferencecheckforthe finalistat anytimeduringthisrecruitment.

Asaconditionofemployment,thefinalistwillbe required to discloseif theyare subjectto anyfinaladministrativeor judicialdecisionswithinthe lastsevenyearsdeterminingthattheycommittedanymisconduct.

“Misconduct”meansanyviolationofthe policiesor lawsgoverningconductat the applicant’spreviousplaceofemployment,including,but not limited to,violationsof policiesor lawsprohibitingsexualharassment,sexualassault,orotherformsof harassmentor discriminationas definedby the employer.

The Universityof California is anEqual Opportunity Employer .Allqualifiedapplicantswillreceiveconsiderationforemploymentwithoutregardtorace,color, religion,sex,sexual orientation,gender identity,national origin,disability,age,protectedveteranstatus,or otherprotectedstatusunderstateor federal law.