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The School of Education (SOE) at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) invites applications for a full-time, tenured Associate Professor or Associate Professor of Teaching, and Ed.D. Program Director position in the area of K-12 Educational Leadership for Racial Equity and Justice. The position will include 11 months of directing, teaching, research, and other service responsibilities, and one month a year is reserved just for research. The position will commence as early as July 1, 2024, or as negotiated.

Our Program, School, and University
The UCR School of Education (SOE) is a growing community that serves both undergraduate and graduate students. Located in a region rich in racial, cultural, and linguistic diversity, SOE serves majority Students of Color with a high percentage of working class and first-generation college students and boasts the most diverse faculty of a School of Education in the UC system. Divided into area groups devoted to higher education, leadership and policy, social, cultural, linguistic, and racial analysis, learning theory, school psychology, and special education, our collective mission is to advance equitable and transformative educational systems and practices that are reflective of and responsive to our local racially and economically diverse communities. https://education.ucr.edu/about/mission

UCR is a member of the American Association of Universities (AAU). A Minority Serving Institution, UCR ranks among the top public universities for Making a Public Impact (No. 20, Princeton Review) and was 1st among public universities in the U.S. for social mobility four years in a row. UCR has several designations, which underscore its commitments to inclusion, equity and diversity. UCR is an Hispanic Serving Institution and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution (AANAPISI). As the only public research university in diverse inland Southern California, UCR's School of Education is positioned to shape effective leaders of education for historically and multiply marginalized young people locally and across the state. https://www.ucr.edu/

Position Description
In the face of emergent policies framed as "CRT-bans' that limit the inclusivity and safety of students of Color and LGBTQ+ students across local schools and districts, UCR is committed to preparing culturally sustaining and community-engaged educators and education leaders who can shape schools to value and be holistically responsive to the needs and identities of historically marginalized and excluded students.

We are seeking an Associate Professor or Associate Professor of Teaching with substantive experience working in K-12 schools and school leadership who has the theoretical grounding of critical and transformative education (i.e. culturally sustaining pedagogy, critical race theory, critical pedagogy, Ethnic Studies), and the practical experience to help build and lead a program in Educational Leadership through a racial justice and equity lens. This hire would join and lead a team to vision the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership that mirrors the racial equity and justice-focused mission of the SOE, serve as the Director of the Ed.D., and support the development of a Principal Leadership Program (PLI).

Inquiries about the position should be directed to the search committee chair, Professor Rita Kohli rita.kohli@ucr.edu.

Advancement through the faculty ranks at the University of California is through a series of structured, merit- based evaluations, occurring every 2-3 years, each of which includes substantial peer input.

For the Associate Professor series this is a research intensive position. To find detailed information on this series see:
https://ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-200.pdf

For the Associate Professor of Teaching series this is a teaching intensive position. To find detailed information on this series see: https://academicpersonnel.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/2021-08/LecturersSOEandPSOEGuidelinesFinal_7.27.21.pdf

Interested candidates should submit an electronic application to
https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF01834 with a cover letter describing current and proposed future areas of research, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, statement of research, recent teaching evaluations, a statement of contribution to diversity, and at least 6 contacts who can be contacted for letters of recommendation should be received by December 22, 2023.

Review of applicants will begin December 22, 2023 and may continue until the position is filled.

The posted UC salary scales, https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/compensation/index.html , set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment.
See Table 1 https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2023-24/oct-2023-acad-salary-scales/t1.pdf for the salary range for Associate Professor.
See Table 1L https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2023-24/oct-2023-acad-salary-scales/t1-l.pdf for the salary range for Associate Professor of Teaching.

The salary range for this appointment is $92,500 to $116,600 annually. "Off-scale salaries" and other components of pay, i.e., a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.