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Lecturer in Health Justice and 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.

Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

Cover Letter

Evidence of Teaching - Description of proposed courses, sample syllabi, and previous course evaluations.

Statement of Teaching - Evidence of teaching research methods, such as qualitative/humanistic, quantitative, or mixed.

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.

Santa Barbara, CA