University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA)
LECTURER, GENERAL EDUCATION UCLA CLUSTER PROGRAM: ALL IN YOUR HEAD- BRAIN, BODYM
University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
Position Overview
Position title: Lecturer
Salary range: Determined by rank and step at appointment (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2025-26/represented-july-2025-scales/t15.pdf)
Application Window Open date: October 24, 2025
Next review date: Sunday, Nov 23, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Sunday, Nov 23, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.
Position Description The UCLA Undergraduate Education Initiatives unit seeks two lecturers to teach Spring 2026 in Academic Year 2025-26 for a lower division undergraduate course as part of the General Education UCLA Cluster Program. The course, ALL IN YOUR HEAD? BRAIN, BODYMIND, AND SOCIETY, draws on several disciplines – including disability studies, literary and film analysis, neurobiology, philosophy, and psychology – to develop an interdisciplinary account of how we relate our increasingly sophisticated knowledge of the brain to contexts and meanings of subjectivity, mental health, and disability. This position includes developing and teaching a seminar course (Cluster 73CW) for freshman students with varied backgrounds. The seminar should cover a topic related to understanding the brain, memory, learning, consciousness, mental illness, and disability through disciplines such as disability studies, literary and film analysis, neurobiology, philosophy, and psychology. This position may also include administrative duties.
UCLA has a diverse student population in one of the more diverse cities in the nation; we particularly seek candidates who have taught similarly diverse students in a major research university.
Qualifications
An earned doctorate from an accredited university
College-level teaching experience, especially to a General Education population
Knowledge and training in philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, disability studies, literature, film, or related field
Experience in teaching writing and composition
Preferred Qualifications
At least three years of college-level teaching experience
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Must be capable of delivering high-quality instruction to a diverse student body
Application Requirements
Cover letter
Curriculum vitae
Statement of teaching
Proposed syllabus
Names and contact information of two references
Additional Documentation
Curriculum Vitae – your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Statement of Teaching
Reference check authorization release form – complete and upload the reference check authorization release form
Proposed syllabus
Reference Requirements
2 required (contact information only)
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.
This position is represented by the University Council - American Federation of Teachers: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/ix/contract.html. Internal applicants will be considered for reappointment prior to the consideration of external applicants.
Contact Sally Gibbons Cluster 73 Coordinator, UCLA Cluster Program UCLA Undergraduate Education sgibbons@college.ucla.edu
Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10672
Help contact: lgonzalez@college.ucla.edu
Job location: Los Angeles, CA
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Salary range: Determined by rank and step at appointment (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2025-26/represented-july-2025-scales/t15.pdf)
Application Window Open date: October 24, 2025
Next review date: Sunday, Nov 23, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Sunday, Nov 23, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.
Position Description The UCLA Undergraduate Education Initiatives unit seeks two lecturers to teach Spring 2026 in Academic Year 2025-26 for a lower division undergraduate course as part of the General Education UCLA Cluster Program. The course, ALL IN YOUR HEAD? BRAIN, BODYMIND, AND SOCIETY, draws on several disciplines – including disability studies, literary and film analysis, neurobiology, philosophy, and psychology – to develop an interdisciplinary account of how we relate our increasingly sophisticated knowledge of the brain to contexts and meanings of subjectivity, mental health, and disability. This position includes developing and teaching a seminar course (Cluster 73CW) for freshman students with varied backgrounds. The seminar should cover a topic related to understanding the brain, memory, learning, consciousness, mental illness, and disability through disciplines such as disability studies, literary and film analysis, neurobiology, philosophy, and psychology. This position may also include administrative duties.
UCLA has a diverse student population in one of the more diverse cities in the nation; we particularly seek candidates who have taught similarly diverse students in a major research university.
Qualifications
An earned doctorate from an accredited university
College-level teaching experience, especially to a General Education population
Knowledge and training in philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, disability studies, literature, film, or related field
Experience in teaching writing and composition
Preferred Qualifications
At least three years of college-level teaching experience
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Must be capable of delivering high-quality instruction to a diverse student body
Application Requirements
Cover letter
Curriculum vitae
Statement of teaching
Proposed syllabus
Names and contact information of two references
Additional Documentation
Curriculum Vitae – your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Statement of Teaching
Reference check authorization release form – complete and upload the reference check authorization release form
Proposed syllabus
Reference Requirements
2 required (contact information only)
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.
This position is represented by the University Council - American Federation of Teachers: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/ix/contract.html. Internal applicants will be considered for reappointment prior to the consideration of external applicants.
Contact Sally Gibbons Cluster 73 Coordinator, UCLA Cluster Program UCLA Undergraduate Education sgibbons@college.ucla.edu
Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10672
Help contact: lgonzalez@college.ucla.edu
Job location: Los Angeles, CA
#J-18808-Ljbffr