Department of Human Ecology, University of California, Davis
As part of UC Davis’ commitment to hire leading research faculty with an outstanding commitment to teaching, research and service that will promote the success of historically underrepresented and marginalized student communities and address the needs of our increasingly diverse state and student population, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, at the University of California announces an Assistant Professor faculty position (9-month in the Department of Human Ecology). Applications are encouraged from candidates with a strong background in any current or emerging area that will fit within our department’s disciplinary focus in Human development, with a preferred emphasis in the quantitative examination of family policy, systems, and processes. We are particularly interested in scholars with expertise in statistics/quantitative methods broadly defined, who focus on either end of the developmental span (transition to parenting/parenting/work-family balance or elder care/aging relationships/grandparenting) but welcome all quantitative family scholars to apply. The appointee is expected to establish a competitively funded research program to address critical or emerging issues in one of the above areas. Along with engaging in mentoring and curricular development at the undergraduate and graduate levels, the appointee will be responsible for typical teaching load of three courses per year (usually alternating between three undergraduate or two undergraduate plus one graduate course every other year). At either level, courses will reflect a combination of core courses and more specific topical courses. Examples include: HDE 110 Families in Communities; HDE 111 Family Stress and Resilience; HDE 112 Relationships across the Lifespan; HDE 205 Longitudinal data analysis; HDE 206 Cross-sectional data analysis; HDE 208 Analysis of intensive longitudinal data). Participation in and development of public outreach, community engagement programs, and/or to collaborate with Cooperative Extension specialists and advisors, partners in allied industries or other appropriate public stakeholders. Performance of departmental and university service is expected. Given the University of California system values diversity, equity, and inclusion work as it strengthens the reach, rigor, and relevance of research, teaching, and service, plans and participation to advance such work is recommended.
This is an academic year (9-month), Assistant Professor tenure-track position with teaching, research, outreach/engagement and service responsibilities and includes the expectation that the appointee will conduct mission-oriented research and outreach/engagement of relevance to the California Agricultural Experiment Station (https://caes.ucdavis.edu/research/aes).
As one of the country’s leading R1 institutions, UC Davis seeks candidates with exceptional potential for research, teaching, and inclusive excellence. In addition, the successful candidate will demonstrate an understanding of the barriers preventing full participation of members from historically underrepresented and marginalized student communities in higher education, such as (but not limited to) women, underrepresented minorities, individuals self-identifying as LGBTQIA+, veterans, individuals with disabilities, economically disadvantaged groups, first-generation, undocumented students, or students with any intersections in between. Successful candidates will help advance UC Davis’ strategic goal of improving access and building an inclusive community for all marginalized populations. The successful candidate also will have an accomplished track record (calibrated to career stage) of teaching, research, or service activities addressing the needs of underrepresented minorities, and a clearly articulated vision of how their work at UC Davis will continue to contribute to the University’s mission of serving the needs of our diverse state and student population. Applicants’ track record of engagement and activity related to diversity, equal opportunity, and inclusion as well as their plans for future engagement will be a significant part of the overall evaluation of the candidate’s qualifications for a faculty appointment.
Applicants should submit materials via the following website: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06739
Additional inquiries can be directed to Siwei Liu (sweliu@ucdavis.edu). The position will remain open until filled but to ensure consideration, applications should be received by November 1, 2024.
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Contact: sweliu@ucdavis.edu