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Lecturer, Honors Program - Art and Trauma

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University of California, Los Angeles
Location
Los Angeles

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Arts & Humanities, Fine & Performing Arts
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Four-Year Institution

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Lecturer, Honors Program - Art and Trauma
University of California Los Angeles



Requisition Number: JPF06515


The UCLA Honors Program unit seeks a lecturer for Fall 2021 (AY 2021-22) to teach an undergraduate seminar under Honors Collegium.

The Honors Collegium 149 course is designed for students in the College Honors program. Students examine how slavery, war, psychiatric institutionalization, and child sexual abuse shaped singular artistic visions. Students will explore research on memory and trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and how severe trauma impacts brain. Studio component in form of individual and group projects will offer more tangible insight into process of art and trauma.

UCLA has a diverse student population in one of the more diverse cities in the nation; we particularly seek candidates who have taught similarly diverse students in a major research university.

Required Qualifications:
  • An earned post-graduate degree from an accredited university
  • College-level teaching experience
  • Knowledge and training within the fields of art or related fields
  • Some knowledge and/or training within the fields of psychology or related fields
  • Experience in teaching writing and composition

    Requirements:
  • Cover letter
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Statement of teaching
  • Names and contact information of two references


    To apply, please visit: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF06515


    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, https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/DiscHarassAffirmAction


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    Working at University of California, Los Angeles

    UCLA is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1919 and is the second oldest of the ten campuses affiliated with the University of California system. UCLA offers over 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines and enrolls about 26,000 undergraduate and about 12,000 graduate students from the United States and around the world every year.

    UCLA features the College of Letters and Science, seven general campus professional schools, and four professional schools for the health sciences. The UCLA College of Letters and Science has 34 academic departments and 900 faculty, and houses the majority of UCLA's 129 undergraduate majors as well as the students in the Graduate Division of Letters and Sciences. The UCLA College Honors Program is also housed in the College. The College of Letters and Science's programs are divided into five academic divisions: humanities, social sciences, life sciences, physical sciences, and the International Institute. UCLA also offers certificate programs, undergraduate degree-credit and continuing education credits for non-full-time students through its UCLA Extension education program.

    The 2010 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked UCLA as the 24th best university in the nation and 32nd best in the world. In the 2007 edition of U.S. News and World Report, UCLA Medical Center was ranked best in the West, as well as one of the top 3 hospitals in the United States alongside Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Johns Hopkins Hospital. In 15 of the 16 medical specialty areas examined, UCLA Medical Center ranked in the top 20.

    The campus' location in Los Angeles makes excursions to local museums, theaters, or other entertainment venues relatively quick and easy.

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