Job Abstract

The UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability seeks a lecturer for the Academic Year 2023-24 to teach a lower division undergraduate seminar in Spring 2024 as part of the General Education UCLA Cluster Program (Environment M1) "Food: A Lens for Environment and Sustainability."

This position entails designing and teaching a seminar on a topic related to the interconnected themes of food, environment, and sustainability. The Cluster Environment M1 introduces students to key themes related to food and sustainability, such as the connections between food and the environment, between food and climate change, between food and culture, between food and social unrest and inequity, between food and politics and history, between food and technology.

For the spring quarter, the teaching team is especially interested in seminars on food and hunger in ancient Greece and Rome, especially on the ways in which Graeco-Roman literature can generate new perspectives on, and in turn be illuminated by, contemporary discourses around hunger, food, and sustainability. We encourage applications from instructors who are able to integrate writing pedagogy in their syllabi.

Required Qualifications:
• An earned PhD from an accredited university
• Teaching experience, especially to introductory-level audience

Preferred Qualifications:
• College-level teaching experience, especially on topics such as food and hunger, Classics, or related field
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in writing pedagogy and community-engaged teaching

• Must be capable of delivering high-quality instruction to a diverse student body and provide evidence of excellent teaching evaluations

Requirements:
• Cover letter and CV
• Proposed seminar syllabus
• Statement of teaching
• EDI statement
• Names and contact information of two references

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: UC Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action Policy.

•An earned PhD from an accredited university
•Teaching experience, especially to introductory-level audience

• 2 required (contact information only)

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see: UC Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy.