Lecturer - Asian American Studies

Position: Lecturers

The Department of Asian American Studies at the University of California, Irvine invites applications for a part-time Non Senate Faculty position with primary responsibility in teaching an upper division interdisciplinary course in Asian American Studies for academic year 2012-13.  Base salary per course is $5,746.  The service dates are as follows:

We are looking for applicants who can teach the following courses:

• Asian American Media & Arts (115)
• Asian American Family (133)
• Asian Americans and Education (139)
• Asian Americans and the Law (140)
• Asian American Women (162)
• Asian American Women’s Film (163)

Please see the General Catalogue at http://www.editor.uci.edu/catalogue/hum/hum.4.htm#courses for descriptions of these courses.

Requirements - Applicants with a Ph.D. preferred.  Applicants who are ABD or have a M.A., M.F.A., or equivalent will be considered.  UC graduate students must have filed their dissertation or have a degree in hand by mid-August 2012 to be eligible to teach in Fall 2012 and by mid-February 2013 to be eligible to teach in Spring Quarter 2013.  Preference will be given to applicants who can teach in the Fall quarter. You may apply for one, some, or all courses, but please note that all course availability is subject to budgetary approval.

The Department of Asian American Studies at the University of California, Irvine offers a major, minor, a graduate emphasis, and contributes to the Ph.D. Program in Culture and Theory.

Application Procedure - Please send the following materials via e-mail attachment to Jim Lee at jkl@uci.edu by March 20, 2012:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• Teaching evaluation summaries (no raw data needed)
• Complete sample syllabi of the course(s) you are proposing
• Indicate quarters available (Fall/Spring)
• Two letters of recommendation, sent directly from the recommender