Assistant/Associate/Full Professor – Cluster Hire in Asian American and Pacific Islander Transpacific Futures

University of California, Berkeley

Closes October 1, 2024

The University of California, Berkeley invites applications for four faculty positions as a part of a cluster hiring initiative in “Asian American and Pacific Islander Transpacific Futures.” The cluster will consist of a tenure track (Assistant Professor) position in the Department of Ethnic Studies, a tenure track (Assistant Professor) position in the School of Public Health, a tenure track or tenured (Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor) position in the School of Education, and a tenured (Associate or Full Professor) position in the Department of Geography.

The Asian American and Pacific Islander Transpacific Futures Cluster initiative brings together units in the social sciences and professional schools to understand the formation of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities within the US-Asia-Pacific dynamic, the continued growth and diversification of Asian American and Pacific Islander populations, and the political, economic, and social challenges and opportunities in these communities. The fates and struggles of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are central in the entanglements of people, capital, power, empires, militaries, goods, cultures, ideas, and political movements among Asian, Pacific, and American nations. Asian American and Pacific Islander communities are essential sites of inquiry to understand the futures of California, the U.S., Asian-Pacific-American relations, and the effects these sites and dynamics have for people. The Asian American and Pacific Islander Transpacific Futures Cluster initiative seeks to ensure that UC Berkeley is at the forefront of this consequential research area. This cluster will foster interdisciplinary and evidence-based research on the capacities and challenges of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities to strengthen their communities, address their social conditions, and shape the futures of California, the U.S., and Asian-Pacific-American relations. Three themes and areas of inquiry define this cluster: (1) Community-driven change and the futures of the Asian-Pacific-American region, (2) Understanding diversity and informing change through research and data justice, and (3) Working toward healthier futures and community and environmental wellbeing.

Learn more about this opportunity here.