Open Lecturer and Post-doc Positions

Open-Rank, Tenure Track Linguistic Anthropology Faculty Search

 

University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Anthropology invites applications for a tenure track, open-rank position in linguistic anthropology at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor; applicant must have Ph.D. in hand at time of application. We welcome applicants across disciplines whose research engages with the study of language use in context, and we are open to all areas of scholarship within linguistic anthropology. Preference will be given to applicants with active, ethnographically-grounded research programs that center language analysis, and who have experience with teaching and advising students in linguistic anthropology. We welcome candidates whose experience in teaching, research, or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence.

For earliest consideration, please submit your application at UCLA Academic Recruit by January 11, 2024 at: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09020. After the initial review date, new applications will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled. Please include electronic versions of: 1) an application cover letter; 2) curriculum vitae; 3) names and email addresses for three referees; 4) brief (1-2 pages each) research, teaching, and EDI statements (UCLA requires all applicants to submit a Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion; https://equity.ucla.edu/programs-resources/faculty-search-process/faculty-search-committee-resources/sample-guidance/); and 5) reference check authorization release form.

For further information please contact Dr. Erin Debenport, Dept. of Anthropology, UCLA at erindebenport@ucla.edu. Appointment begins July 1, 2024.

The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See Table 1 at https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2023-24/oct-2023-acad-salary-scales/t1.pdf. The salary range for this position is $74,600 – $197,100. Off-scale salaries and other components of pay, i.e. salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions. See campus compensation page for additional information.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Position title: Assistant Professor or Associate Professor or Full Professor

Salary range: The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See Table 1 at https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2023-24/oct-2023-acad-salary-scales/t1.pdf. The salary range for this position is $74,600 – $197,100. Off-scale salaries and other components of pay, i.e. salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions. See campus compensation page for additional information.
Review timeline: Initial review of applications will begin January 10, 2024. After the initial review date, new applications will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

APPLICATION WINDOW

Open date: December 12, 2023

Next review date: Thursday, Jan 11, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Sunday, Jun 30, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Department of Anthropology is Accepting Applications for Teaching in Summer 2024

 

If you are interested in applying to teach, you must have either one academic year (three academic quarters or two semesters) of collegiate or university teaching experience or your doctorate. Please submit a 1-page cover letter listing each of the courses you are interested in, a current CV, and teaching evaluations. Please include a sample syllabus and a brief course description for each course you are interested in. The application deadline is Monday, December 11, 2023.

 

We hope to make tentative summer teaching offers in early February. Finally, please note that final drafts of course syllabi will have to be submitted to and approved by the Department at least two weeks prior to the beginning of instruction (June 24th for Session A and August 5th for Session C).

You will be expected to teach all class sessions and cannot have others substitute unless an unforeseen illness or emergency intervenes. In that case, you will need to contact Undergraduate Vice Chair Abigail Bigham for approval of the person you will be asking to teach the class in your absence.

Please note that if a course has low enrollment prior to the summer session starting, it may be canceled.

 

Session A:           June 24th, 2024 – August 2nd, 2024

  • Anthro 3               Culture and Society
  • Anthro 2                Archaeology
  • Anthro 124Q          Evolutionary Psychology
  • Anthro 137P          Anthropology of Deviance and Abnormality
  • Anthro 145S          Culture, Gender, Sexuality
  • Anthro 146            Urban Anthropology
  • Anthro 151            Ethnography of Everyday Speech
  • Anthro 154Q          Gender and Language in Society
Session C:          August 5th, 2024 – September 13th, 2024
  • Anthro 1               Human Evolution
  • Anthro 4               Culture and Communication
  • Anthro 126P         Paleopathology
  • Anthro 135           Visual Anthropology
  • Anthro 143           Economic Anthropology
  • Anthro M150         Language in Culture
  • Anthro 153            Language and Identity
  • Anthro 163P         Ideology and Social Change in Contemporary China

The application deadline is Monday, December 11, 2023. Applications should be emailed to frontoffice@anthro.ucla.edu.

For more information about any of the courses listed, please review the General Catalog, available here: https://registrar.ucla.edu/academics/course-descriptions?search=Anthropology. If you have any questions, please contact frontoffice@anthro.ucla.edu.