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Lecturer in Health Justice and Community

Position Number: 6525798
Location: Santa Barbara, CA
Position Type: Health - Public and Environmental Health

Lecturer in Health Justice and Community

University of California Santa Barbara

Position overview
Position title: Lecturer in Health Justice and Community Salary range: See Table 15 for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimated full-time rate for this position at 100% time is $75,301-$101,198/year. Percent appointment may vary. Anticipated start: Winter 2026 or later Application Window

Open date: August 29, 2025

Next review date: Monday, Sep 29, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Tuesday, Mar 31, 2026 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.

Position description

LECTURERS IN HEALTH JUSTICE & COMMUNITY
The Health Justice and Community initiative at the University of California, Santa Barbara invites applications for qualified lecturers with strong research training and innovative pedagogic experience to teach courses in critical health justice. This initiative is currently housed in the Department of Exercise and Sport Studies, which is undergoing curricular transformations and focusing on the social, cultural, and political foundations of health justice.

Ideally, the successful candidate will be hired to develop and teach both small and large courses as part of the Department's new curricular offerings, including an introductory course on health justice & community. We are especially interested in candidates whose scholarly interests go beyond standard biomedical and public health approaches to teach interdisciplinary health justice centered courses on such topics as: critical disability studies, food justice, environmental/climate justice, health disparities/policy, reproductive care, indigenous knowledge production, community healing practices, migrant health care, medical racism/apartheid, colonial medicine, etc.
And, while an on-going research agenda is not expected of this position, candidates must show evidence of strong research training in order to teach research methods (qualitative/humanistic or quantitative) as part of their teaching repertoire.
This posting will remain open until March 2026 to accommodate department needs.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

Ph.D. or ABD (all but dissertation) trained in a social science or relevant interdisciplinary field such as feminist, queer, global, ethnic and/or American studies is a minimum requirement. Candidate must have at least one year of teaching experience.

Preferred qualifications

More than one year of teaching experience and a strong record of innovative, community-engaged teaching desired. Evidence of strong research training in critical health justice in order to teach research methods (qualitative/humanistic or quantitative) as part of their teaching repertoire.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Evidence of Teaching - Description of proposed courses, sample syllabi, and previous course evaluations.
Statement of Teaching - Evidence of teaching research methods, such as qualitative/humanistic, quantitative, or mixed.

Reference requirements

3-5 required (contact information only)

Please provide the names and complete contact information for 3 references and may submit 2 additional optional references. The department will conduct a reference check for the finalist at any time during this recruitment.
Apply link: https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02982

Help contact: stephanie.kump@essr.ucsb.edu
About UC Santa Barbara

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

"Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination as defined by the employer.
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Additionally, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs, as may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.
Job location
Santa Barbara, CA

To apply, please visit: https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02982