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Test College 1 Pool 25-26
Position overview
Position title: Pre-six College 1 LecturerApplication Window
Open date: January 10, 2025
Most recent review date: Saturday, Feb 8, 2025 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: Wednesday, Dec 31, 2025 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 University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) invites applications for an ongoing pool of lecturers to teach sections of College 1, the first course of UCSC’s Academic Literacy Curriculum. College 1 is a required core course designed to help students develop academic and civic proficiency in reading and critical thinking. Students will develop understanding of “academic ethos” and habits of mind and practice that are tied to a sense of belonging and academic success. This course prepares students for success in all other UCSC courses. There is no placement exam for College 1; enrollment in this course is not tracked by proficiency in reading, writing, or critical thinking.
Instructors meet with a seminar of 25-30 students two or three times per week and teach material from an established syllabus; assign and evaluate student work; meet with students in small groups; prepare grades, which may include narrative evaluations of student performance; hold weekly office hours; and carry out other typical instructional duties.
Each of our ten Colleges have a shared curriculum but with a different emphasis:
- College Nine - International and Global Perspectives
- Cowell College - Imagining Justice
- Crown College - Ethical and Societal Implications of Emerging Technologies
- John R. Lewis College - Social Justice and Community
- Kresge College - Power and Representation
- Merrill College - Reading Ourselves, Reading the World
- Oakes College - Communicating Diversity for a Just Society
- Porter College - Arts of Reading
- Rachel Carson College - Environment and Society
- Stevenson College - Self and Society
Basic Qualifications
Applicants must possess the following qualifications at the time they submit their application. There are no exceptions to this requirement.
- M.A/M.S.; or a B.A./B.S. degree and completion of at least one year of a Ph.D. program; or a B.A./B.S. degree and at least two years of teaching experience at the college level. Equivalent foreign degrees will be considered.
- Experience teaching critical and analytical reading, thinking, and/or writing at the college level.
Applicants with any of the following qualifications are strongly encouraged to apply:
- Ph.D. (or equivalent foreign degree) in a field related to the above-mentioned focuses of the colleges.
- Demonstrated record of achievement in teaching critical and analytical reading, thinking, and/or writing at a four-year college or university.
- Demonstrated record of working effectively with students from a wide range of social, cultural, and academic backgrounds.
- Familiarity with current theory and research in academic literacy and discourse pedagogy, or related topics.
- Professional expertise or research in the area of liberal arts or a record of creative or research activity.
- Demonstrated understanding of the barriers facing traditionally underrepresented groups and your past and/or future contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion through teaching and professional or public service (for more information see https://apo.ucsc.edu/diversity.html).
The hiring unit will not sponsor employment-eligible immigration statuses for this position.
Internal candidates will be given priority consideration.
Qualifications
- MA/MS/MFA; or a BA/BS degree and completion of at least one year of a PhD program; or a BA/BS degree and at least two years of teaching experience at the college level. Equivalent foreign degrees will be considered.
- Experience teaching critical and analytical reading, thinking, and/or writing at the college level.
Application Requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter - Cover letter that addresses how you meet the qualifications.
Statement of Teaching - One-page statement that addresses your philosophy of teaching.
List of Professional Refernces - Please provide names and contact information for three professional references. The search committee will conduct reference checks for those applicants who are under serious consideration.
Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Statement addressing your understanding of the barriers facing traditionally underrepresented groups and your past and/or future contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion through teaching and professional or public service. Candidates are urged to review guidelines on statements before preparing their application.
(Optional)Teaching Evaluations (course 1 of 3) (Optional)
Teaching Evaluations (course 2 of 3) (Optional)
Teaching Evaluations (course 3 of 3) (Optional)
- 2-3 letters of reference required
Applications must include confidential letters of recommendation*. Note that your references, or dossier service, will submit their confidential letters directly to the UC Recruit System.
*All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. For any reference letter provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service, career center), direct the author to UCSC’s confidentiality statement at http://apo.ucsc.edu/confstm.htm.
Help contact: gmcguire@ucsc.edu
About UC Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz 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 nondiscrimination policy.