Lecturer in Health Justice and Community

LECTURERS IN HEALTH JUSTICE & COMMUNITY

The Health Justice and Community initiative at the University of California, Santa Barbara invites applications for qualified lecturers with strong research training and innovative pedagogic experience to teach courses in critical health justice. This initiative is currently housed in the Department of Exercise and Sport Studies, which is undergoing curricular transformations and focusing on the social, cultural, and political foundations of health justice.

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, including an introductory course on health justice & community. We are especially interested in candidates whose scholarly interests go beyond standard biomedical and public health approaches to teach interdisciplinary health justice centered courses on such topics as: critical disability studies, food justice, environmental/climate justice, health disparities/policy, reproductive care, indigenous knowledge production, community healing practices, migrant health care, 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 part of their teaching repertoire.

This posting will remain open until March 2026 to accommodate department needs.

Ph.D. or ABD (all but dissertation) trained in a social science or relevant interdisciplinary field such as feminist, queer, global, ethnic and/or American studies is a minimum requirement. Candidate must have at least one year of teaching experience.

More than one year of teaching experience and a strong record of innovative, community-engaged teaching desired. Evidence of strong research training in critical health justice in order to teach research methods (qualitative/humanistic or quantitative) as part of their teaching repertoire.

• 3-5 required (contact information only)

Please provide the names and complete contact information for 3 references and may submit 2 additional optional references. The department will conduct a reference check for the finalist at any time during this recruitment.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

• "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination as defined by the employer.
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Additionally, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs, as may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.