The University of California Washington Program (UCDC) has one or two visiting year-long positions open for 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 the 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.
The usual teaching load for one-year visiting professors is four quarter seminars of 25 students or less, or the semester equivalent. Seminars usually focus on American political institutions or behavior, international relations or policy, and the mass media. UCDC also offers a general research seminar that links research and writing assignments to the students’ internships. In addition to teaching, visiting faculty are expected to participate in local UCDC faculty committees and other special assignments.
Home departments will be provided course relief for each course taught by the visiting faculty.
Applicants must be active, tenured University of California faculty. This appointment as a UCDC visiting faculty member requires a one year commitment with the possibility of a one year renewal. 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.
Interested applicants should submit through the application portal a letter of interest, a CV, recent teaching evaluations (particularly for small courses, if available), and a relevant course syllabus by November 15, 2016. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Jennifer Diascro, Associate Academic Director, at Jennifer.Diascro@ucdc.edu.