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Assistant Professor in Social Documentation

University of California, Santa Cruz
Department of Community Studies

Assistant Professor—Social Documentation

The Department of Community Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, invites applications for a full-time, tenure track Assistant Professor position in Social Documentation with a focus on the intersections between the cultural work and politics of race, ethnicity immigration status, class, sexuality, and gender. The position will be effective July 1, 2004. The successful candidate must possess proficiencies related to one or more genres of social documentation and cultural expression such as theater, photography, sound production, museum and/or open space installations, and film and video production. We seek candidates from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds with expertise in the production and/or analysis of social documentation. An interdisciplinary department, we emphasizes field study with community-based social change organizations and welcome candidates with experience integrating their scholarly work with social change activism. Candidates are expected to teach at the undergraduate and graduate level.

Applicants should submit a detailed letter of application describing their research, production, teaching interests and experience, a curriculum vitae or placement dossier, samples of current research, written work and/or documentary projects, copies of teaching evaluations, course syllabi and three letters of reference to: Chair, Search Committee, Community Studies Department, University of California, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95064. Applications must be postmarked by November 7, 2003. More information about the position can be found at: communitystudies.ucsc.edu or peterson@ucsc.edu. The University of California is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.