[HASTS-jobs] Fwd: UC Santa Cruz: Call for Assistant Director of Research and Academic Programs

[Karen L Gardner]

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From: Science & Justice <scijust at ucsc.edu<mailto:scijust at ucsc.edu>>
Subject: UC Santa Cruz: Call for Assistant Director of Research and Academic Programs
Date: March 2, 2015 2:27:29 PM EST
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Dear Colleagues,



The Science and Justice Research Center at the University of California, Santa Cruz is very pleased to announce a newly reclassified Assistant Director of Research and Academic Programs position. We are hoping you would be willing to forward the call below and attached flyer to your networks and colleagues.



Thank you everyone,



Jenny Reardon

Director, Science and Justice Research Center

http://scijust.ucsc.edu/





UC Santa Cruz: Assistant Director of Research and Academic Programs

(Job# JPF00251-15T)



The Science and Justice Research Center (SJRC), affiliated with the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) invites applications for the position of Assistant Director of Research and Academic Programs (AD). The SJRC, brings together faculty and graduate students from across all divisions of the University to address contemporary problems that entangle questions of science and knowledge with those of ethics and justice. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to SJRC�s efforts to foster a new domain of research and teaching in science and justice. Possible related areas of research and teaching might include biodata and society, biotechnology and the environment, environmental modeling and environmental politics, technoscience and difference, and sustainability. The AD will:



1.     develop the Center�s research profile through grant-writing and building research programs that reflect the Center�s research foci

2.     develop the Center�s public profile

3.     develop and teach up to two classes per academic year

4.     develop collaborations with researchers and affiliated Centers and Institutes both on and off-campus

5.     publish or present one academic article annually.



Basic Qualifications: Ph.D. or foreign equivalent degree in Science and Technology Studies or closely allied field, expected to be conferred by June 30, 2015. Demonstrated record of research, teaching, and grant writing in higher education.



Preferred Qualifications: Evidence of developed research profile or trajectory sufficient to meet the job responsibilities; demonstrated experience in institution-building e.g. developing institutional linkages and forging consensus; capacity to develop long-term visions including three-year plans for fundraising and academic output; training in a field of science or engineering; demonstration of interdisciplinary collaboration; demonstration of national and international leadership potential; experience working with social media platforms.



To Apply: Applications accepted via the UCSC Academic Recruit online system must include letter of application, curriculum vitae, three reference letters*, sample of published material, sample of a submitted grant proposal, statement of teaching pedagogy, and sample of course syllabus in area of research. Optional: applicants are invited to submit a statement addressing past and/or potential contributions to diversity through research, teaching, and/or service. Optional: evidence of teaching excellence, provide a link in your curriculum vitae or letter of application to an audio/video of a public presentation in digital format. Materials must be submitted in PDF format unless stated. To apply, visit: https://recruit.ucsc.edu/apply/JPF00251



POSITION AVAILABLE: July 1, 2015; with the academic year beginning September 19, 2015. Initial review date is April 3, 2015.



For more information about this recruitment, visit: http://apo.ucsc.edu/academic_employment/jobs/JPF00251-15T.pdf or contact scijust at ucsc.edu<mailto:scijust at ucsc.edu>. Please refer to Position #JPF00251-15T in all correspondence.



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