The University of California Washington Program (UCDC) has visiting faculty teaching positions open for a quarter or semester term during the academic year 2017-18.
UCDC is a system-wide academic program of the University of California in Washington, DC, that provides opportunities for undergraduates to study and participate in federal government, advocacy, international organizations, media, science policy and arts internships for a quarter or semester. Additionally, students carry a course load of academic work that includes a required research seminar and an optional elective course, each from a slate of several course offerings. All courses are designed in part to supplement student internship experiences and to take advantage of the many unique opportunities available in our nation’s capital.
UCDC courses are taught by different types of instructors. Required seminars are taught usually by full-time UCDC associate academic directors and year-long visiting UC faculty. Electives are taught largely by instructors who are local experts in their fields and by UC faculty visiting for a single quarter or semester. We typically have one or two visiting UC faculty teaching at any one time, or a total of three to four per year.
Quarter and semester visiting positions are filled as needed to meet the curricular needs of the program, which may vary from year to year. Generally, areas of specialization include Political Science, International Relations, Economics, Sociology, History, Anthropology, Public Policy, Area Studies, Media, Law, Science Policy and Performing/Fine Arts. Appointments are usually for one term though longer periods may be considered. The teaching load for a single term is one quarter or semester course, as appropriate.
Applicants must be active, tenured University of California faculty. These positions are in Washington, DC, at the Washington Center, and residency in the DC metro area for the term of the appointment is a requirement. UCDC will provide one round trip airfare and subsidized housing (furnished, one bedroom apartment) at the UC Washington Center for the duration of the appointment.
Home departments will be provided course relief for each course taught by the visiting faculty.
Interested applicants should submit through the application portal a letter of interest, a CV, recent teaching evaluations (particularly for small courses, if available), and at least one course proposal related to the above areas of specialization. We welcome more than one as our curricular needs are somewhat variable. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with a deadline of January 15, 2017.
If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Jennifer Diascro, Associate Academic Director, at Jennifer.Diascro@ucdc.edu.