Assistant Professor
Company: The Society for Social Studies of Science
Location: santa barbara
Posted on: May 3, 2021
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Job Description:
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: 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.Assistant Professor in Global Migration and Forced
Displacement, UCSB
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
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