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The UCLA Undergraduate Education Initiatives unit seeks a lecturer to teach Spring 2026 in Academic Year 2025-26 for a lower division undergraduate course as part of the General Education UCLA Cluster Program. This position entails designing and teaching a seminar on a topic related to the interconnected themes of food, environment, and sustainability. The Cluster Environment M1 introduces students to key themes related to food and sustainability, such as the connections between food and the environment, between food and climate change, between food and culture, between food and social unrest and inequity, between food and politics and history, between food and technology.

For the spring quarter, the teaching team is especially interested in seminars on food and hunger in ancient Greece and Rome, especially on the ways in which Graeco-Roman literature can generate new perspectives on, and in turn be illuminated by, contemporary discourses around hunger, food, and sustainability. We encourage applications from instructors who are able to integrate writing pedagogy in their syllabi.

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.

Required Qualifications:
· An earned doctorate from an accredited university
· College-level teaching experience, especially to a General Education population
· knowledge on topics such as food and hunger, Classics, 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

Requirements:
· Cover letter
· Curriculum vitae
· Statement of teaching
· Proposed syllabus
· Names and contact information of two references

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:
Jennifer Jay
Cluster M1 Coordinator, UCLA Cluster Program
UCLA Undergraduate Education jennyjay@ucla.edu

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

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.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.

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