Assistant Professor in Global Migration and Forced Displacement, UCSB
Company: The Society for Social Studies of Science
Location: Santa Barbara
Posted on: January 15, 2023
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Job Description:
Assistant Professor in Global Migration and Forced Displacement,
UCSB Posted: December 5, 2019 The Department of Global Studies at
the University of California, Santa Barbara invites applications
for a tenure-track faculty position at the level of Assistant
Professor, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2020. The
Department is looking for individuals with particular emphasis in
the area of Global Migration and Forced Displacement. The UCSB
Global Studies Department accepts candidates with backgrounds in
the social sciences, humanities, or interdisciplinary fields. We
seek a candidate who brings historical and theoretical complexity
to understandings of forced displacement, including the
interrogation of the binary between forced and economic migration.
We are interested in scholars who highlight migration not as an
independent process but rather one caused and/or intensified by the
broader dynamics of global displacement and dispossession, and that
are met by increasing forms of state control. We invite
world-regional and transregional approaches to migration flows
structured by global processes and patterns (such as poverty, labor
precarity, inequality, environmental destruction, extractivism,
extralegal violence, war, state failure and illicit economies).
Topics of interest might include globalized drivers of
displacement; the impact of forced displacement on gendered,
racial/ethnic, and intergenerational power structures; state and
community responses to shifting dynamics of migration; global
governance and challenges to the international refugee regime; and
how responses to migration are changing dynamics of globalization.
Responsibilities of faculty members generally include the
development of an actively funded research program of the highest
quality, teaching at undergraduate and/or graduate levels,
recruitment, supervision, and mentorship of graduate students, and
participation in university service and professional activities.
Applicants must have completed all requirements for a PhD (or
equivalent) except the dissertation in a related field at the time
of application, with the PhD conferred by the anticipated
appointment start date. A demonstrated record of excellence in
research, and a record of (or potential for) outstanding teaching
are desired. Preferred candidates should include evidence of at
least five years of study in the area of Global Migration and
Forced Displacement, and a publication record that employs an
interdisciplinary framework. Successful candidates will have a
record of collaborative research, and will be able to leverage
synergies within the Department of Global Studies and the Division.
The University is especially interested in candidates who can
contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic
community through research, teaching and service as appropriate to
the position. Applications should be submitted electronically, and
must include:
--- Cover letter (detailing your research interests, teaching
philosophy and experience, and professional activities)
--- Curriculum vitae
--- Writing sample (25-30 page maximum)
--- Two sample syllabi (as one merged PDF)
--- Statement of Contributions to Diversity (optional)
--- Applicants will need to arrange for 3 references to submit
letters of recommendation on their behalf via the recruitment
website
--- Other optional documents can include: Statement of Research or
Statement of Teaching We strongly encourage applicants to submit an
optional Statement of Contributions to Diversity. These statements,
if submitted, will be reviewed for evidence of teaching, research,
professional and/or public service contributions that promote
diversity and equal opportunity, such as effective strategies used
for the educational advancement of students in various
under-represented groups; demonstrated contributions to the
advancement of equitable access and diversity in education; and
contributions furthering diversity and equal opportunity in higher
education through participation in such activities as recruitment,
retention, and mentoring of scholars and students.
Keywords: The Society for Social Studies of Science, Santa Barbara , Assistant Professor in Global Migration and Forced Displacement, UCSB, Education / Teaching , Santa Barbara, California
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