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The College of Creative Studies (CCS) and the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management (Bren School) at the University of California, Santa Barbara jointly invite applications for a tenure-track faculty position as an Assistant Teaching Professor, also known as a Lecturer with Potential Security of Employment (LPSOE), with an anticipated appointment start date of July 1, 2024 and course instruction anticipated to start September 26, 2024.

CCS and the Bren School are looking for exceptional individuals with expertise in both data science and marine science, capable of teaching graduate-level courses in the Bren School as well as undergraduate-level courses in the new CCS Marine Science major. The successful appointment would be evenly split between CCS and the Bren School, and would include program development activities for the CCS Marine Science major, support for the Masters of Environmental Data Science and Coastal and Marine Resource Management Specialization, program development, and graduate student project mentoring activities in the Bren School.

Responsibilities of teaching faculty include teaching and teaching related tasks for lower and upper division undergraduate courses and graduate courses; mentorship of undergraduate and graduate students; professional and/or scholarly achievement and creative activity, particularly relating to instruction and pedagogy; and participation in university and public service. Faculty in this title are members of the Academic Senate, with benefits and privileges that parallel the traditional professor track.

Additional duties will include student advising on capstone or group projects, general advising, student admissions, and program coordination and assessment.

The Bren School and the College of Creative Studies are especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching and service.

In 2023-24, a wide array of UC Santa Barbara departments is partnering with the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to launch a special faculty recruitment initiative named after Benjamin Banneker, the 18th-century African American mathematician, astronomer, anti-racist, engineer, ecologist, and peace advocate. Funded by an Advancing Faculty Diversity grant from the UC Office of the President, with the goal of diversifying faculty, research, and curriculum in STEM (and related) fields, the Banneker Initiative aims to recruit scholars, scientists, and engineers whose disciplinary and interdisciplinary work would take place within the community of interests exemplified by Banneker’s intellectual, ethical, and social commitments as an African American scientist. Applicants may be eligible to be fellows in the Benjamin Banneker Initiative. The community of Banneker Fellows will receive funding for cohort building and professional development activities, including enrollment in the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity Faculty Success Program, proposal writing training, and seed grants.

CCS is a small undergraduate college designed for self-directed students in the sciences and humanities within a world-class research university. It maintains a strong focus on undergraduate research and creative activities, presently hosts nine majors, and offers a BA in Marine Science. We encourage applications from those who have the ability and motivation to engage talented undergraduate students across various sub-disciplines of Marine Science. Further information about the CCS Marine Science program can be found at www.ccs.ucsb.edu. The Bren School is a graduate school within UCSB that provides rigorous, multi-disciplinary training in environmental science and management to Master's and PhD students. The faculty members are drawn from the natural sciences, social sciences and management. The Bren School Masters of Environmental Data Science provides students with graduate-level courses on a range of data science topics. All Bren Masters students complete a group research project as part of their degree. The candidate will help mentor students through these projects.

This 100% position is eligible for full University of California benefits.

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 University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM-20. For the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs, as may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.