June 18, 2024
Position Announcement: Japanese Language Lecturer Pool at UC Santa Cruz
Position Announcement: Japanese Language Lecturer Pool at UC Santa Cruz
The Department of Languages and Applied Linguistics at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) invites applications for an ongoing pool of lecturers who may be appointed to teach Japanese language courses. A reasonable estimate for an appointment to teach a standard five-credit course is $8,531- $24,005. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Appointments are contingent on the hiring unit’s instructional need and the availability of funding. This recruitment is valid for initial appointments made in fall quarter 2024 through fall quarter 2025. Initial appointments with effective dates outside of this recruitment period will require an alternative open recruitment.
Requirements include: a Master’s degree (or equivalent foreign degree) in Japanese or related field. Candidates are expected to have native or near-native proficiency in Japanese and have at least one year of independent teaching in the Japanese language at the university level. The hiring unit will not sponsor employment-eligible immigration statuses for this position.
Upload the application materials to https://recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01790 by Monday, July 15, 2024 at 11:59pm. Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee. Applications will continue to be accepted until Friday, July 13, 2025 at 11:59pm, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Complete applications should include:
Document requirements:
1) Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V.
2) Cover Letter – Please address how you meet the position’s qualifications, particularly your training in language pedagogy.
3) Statement of Teaching – Please address your experience and range of teaching. If teaching experience includes graduate student instructor appointment(s), you must address the appointment’s level of independent teaching.
4) Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – Statement addressing your understanding of the barriers facing traditionally underrepresented groups and your past and/or future contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion through teaching and professional or public service. Candidates are urged to review guidelines on statements before preparing their application.
5) Sample Course Syllabus
6) Course Evaluations (up to 3 courses) – Optional
Reference requirements: 3-5 letters of reference required
Applications must include confidential letters of recommendation*. Note that your references, or dossier service, will submit their confidential letters directly to the UC Recruit System.
*All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. For any reference letter provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service, career center), direct the author to UCSC’s confidentiality statement at http://apo.ucsc.edu/confstm.htm.
Apply link: https://recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01790
Help contact: ccsteven@ucsc.edu
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