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

Exercise and 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.

Anticipated start: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 Justice and Communityinitiativeatthe Universityof California ,Santa Barbarainvitesapplicationsforqualifiedlecturerswithstrongresearchtrainingandinnovativepedagogicexperienceto teachcoursesincriticalhealthjustice.

Thisinitiativeiscurrentlyhousedin theDepartmentof

Exercise and 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,food justice,environmental/climate justice, health disparities/policy, reproductive care, indigenous knowledge production, community healing practices, migrant healthcare,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 partoftheirteachingrepertoire.

Thispostingwillremainopenuntil March
2026toaccommodatedepartmentneeds.

Basic qualifications (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.

Document requirements

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 finalist at anytimeduringthisrecruitment.

Asaconditionofemployment,thefinalistwillbe required to disclose if theyare subjectto anyfinaladministrativeor judicialdecisionswithinthe lastsevenyearsdeterminingthattheycommittedanymisconduct.

“Misconduct”meansanyviolationofthe policiesor lawsgoverningconductat the applicant’spreviousplaceofemployment,including,but not limited to,violations of policiesor lawsprohibitingsexualharassment,sexual assault,orotherformsof harass mentor discrimination as 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.