The Department of Asian American Studies
University of California at Santa Barbara

CALL FOR LECTURERS AND TEACHING ASSOCIATES
FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2008-09

The Department of Asian American Studies at the University of
California at Santa Barbara invites applications for part-time
Lecturers and Teaching Associates for the next academic year.

1) For the part-time Lecturer positions (teaching up to 4 courses), we are
particularly interested in candidates with expertise in the Social Sciences.
Applicants with Ph.D. or with ABD status and with teaching (or
equivalent) experience are preferred. A 1-2 year appointment is possible.

2) In addition to the part-time Lecturers, the Department invites
applications for Teaching Associates to teach 1-2 courses during the
academic year. Applicants should have M.A. in hand at the time of
application and at least one year of teaching (or equivalent) experience.

For both searches, our particular interests include but are not
limited to the following courses: Filipina/o Americans, South Asian
Americans, Southeast Asian Americans, Vietnamese Americans,
Multiethnic Asian Americans, Asian American Masculinities, Asian
American Queer Studies, The New Second Generation, Transnational Asian
America, and Asian American Women in the Global Economy .

For more information, please review our list of course offerings available at
<http://www.asamst.ucsb.edu/courses/upperdiv.php>http://www.asamst.ucsb.edu/courses/upperdiv.php

To apply, please send a cover letter, CV, a list of three references,
a description of proposed courses, and if available, sample syllabi
and course evaluations to:

Professor Celine Parreñas Shimizu
Co-Chair of the Curriculum Committee
Department of Asian American Studies
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4090

Review of Lecturer and Teaching Associates applications will begin on
February 8, 2008. Applications will be accepted until the individual
courses are filled.

Please send hard copy. No email applications will be accepted.