Job Description
Assistant Director of the Undergraduate Research Center - Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (Academic Administrator) University of California, Los Angeles
Requisition Number: JPF04619
Recruitment Period Open May 22nd, 2019 through Friday, Jun 21, 2019 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
If you apply to this recruitment by June 21st, 2019, you will have until June 23rd, 2019 to complete your application.
Description Under the supervision of the Director of the Undergraduate Research Center—Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (URC-HASS), the Assistant Director is the primary manager and advisor for the following URC-HASS programs and activities: the Undergraduate Research Fellows Program (URFP), the Undergraduate Research Scholars Program (URSP), the Aleph undergraduate research journal, and Undergraduate Research Week. In collaboration with the URC-HASS Director, the Assistant Director coordinates the URC-HASS Faculty Advisory Board meetings. The Assistant Director teaches courses (Honors 101A: Student Research Forum and Honors 101C: Aleph Undergraduate Journal) and develops and teaches research workshops. The focus of this position is to support the research experiences for undergraduates, including outreach, counseling, and management of introductory and advanced research opportunities. Some grant writing and program assessment is required. The Assistant Director is also responsible for coordinating the day-to-day operations of the URC-HASS office and major sponsored events.
A doctoral degree is required; a Ph.D. in the social sciences or humanities is highly preferred. University-level teaching experience is also required.
Information about URC-HASS may be viewed at:
Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Position salary range is $60,304 to $75,927/year.
Position remains open until filled. This is a full-time (100% time) position, with a projected Summer 2019 start date.
Interested parties are requested to submit a cover letter of application that specifically addresses the position's responsibilities and the required/preferred qualifications stated above, a current CV, a statement of experience in teaching and contributions to diversity, and the names, addresses, email addresses and phone numbers of three references, through the UCLA Academic Recruit portal:
Applicants may upload the reference letters directly to the job application in the UCLA Academic Recruit system, or may provide the names, addresses, email addresses and phone numbers of the references; the UCLA Academic Recruit system will send emails to individuals whose contact information was provided, requesting submission of the reference letter for the applicant. Regardless of the reference submission method used, all three letters of reference must be received by the closing date for the application to be considered complete.
We welcome candidates whose experience in teaching, research, or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see:
To apply, please visit: The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see: UC Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy,
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Job Tags
Full time, Summer work, Work at office,