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2024-2025 Lecturers - History of Asia
Position overview
Application Window
Open date: August 1, 2024
Most recent review date: Sunday, Nov 17, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.
Final date: Tuesday, Dec 31, 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.
Position description
The Department of History at the University of California, Irvine announces part time, non-tenure-track Unit-18 Faculty ("lecturer") positions for the 2024-2025 academic year. We are seeking candidates with strong teaching credentials who can contribute to our undergraduate program in the following areas:
Winter 2025: Upper-division Lecture Course on the History of Asia
Potential course numbers for topics-vary upper-division Asian History courses are listed below, individual course descriptions can be found at [https://catalogue.uci.edu/schoolofhumanities/departmentofhistory/] Please indicate the specific course topic you would like to offer in your Sample Syllabus.
- History 171G: Topics in the History of China
- History 172G: Topics in the History of Japan
- History 173G: Topics in the History of Korea
- History 174G: Topics in the History of South Asia
- History 175G: Topics in the History of Southeast Asia
Spring 2025: History 70A: Problems in History: Asia (Topics Vary)
An introduction to the historical problems, the issues of interpretation, the primary sources, and the historical scholarship of the history of Asia, with an emphasis on developing skills in historical essay-writing.
Additional Information
Please indicate in your cover letter and via your sample syllabus which class(es) you are applying to teach.
Pay Period Dates
Winter: 01/01/25 - 03/31/25
Spring: 04/01/25 - 06/30/25
Service Period Dates
Winter: 01/02/25 - 03/21/25
Spring: 03/26/25 - 06/13/25
Salary for one course is $8,530.88.
Department: https://www.humanities.uci.edu/history/
Qualifications
Advanced degree in a field appropriate to the course and teaching experience at the college level.
Available to teach the course on module (M/W/F for 50 minutes or T/TH for 80 minutes).
Application Requirements
Cover Letter
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Sample syllabus of your proposed course
Teaching Statement - See our guidance for writing a reflective teaching statement.
Evidence of Teaching Excellence - Course evaluations or Teaching Evaluation Letter.
Inclusive Excellence Activities Statement - Statement addressing how past and/or potential contributions to inclusive excellence will advance UCI's Commitment to Inclusive Excellence. See our guidance for writing an inclusive excellence activities statement.
Misc / Additional (Optional)
Sexual Misconduct, Harassment and Discrimination Declaration Form - All applicants of academic positions at the University of California, Irvine must download, complete, sign, and upload the following form with their application: Sexual Misconduct, Harassment and Discrimination Declaration Form
- 1-3 letters of reference required
About UC Irvine
The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. 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 categories covered by the UC anti-discrimination policy.
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.