Junior Faculty Position in Latina/o Experiences in Engineering

Building upon its commitment to foster an inclusive environment and promote the success of underrepresented students, the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science (HSSEAS) and the Chicano Studies Research Center invite applications for an open Assistant Professor position to begin on July 1, 2023. We welcome applications from outstanding candidates in any subfield of engineering whose research, teaching, and/or mentoring has strong ties to Latina/o experiences in the United States. The successful candidate will be expected to advance their active mentoring activities and participate in programs that provide research and professional development opportunities for our Latinx student body, such as our Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity (CEED), and Society of Latinx Engineers and Scientists (SOLES), which is a chapter of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE). Applicants should exhibit promise in developing and maintaining an extramurally supported research program, publishing and disseminating research findings, and serving as leaders at the forefront of their field.

UCLA aims to achieve federal designation as a Hispanic Serving Institution by 2025. In preparation for this designation, the Office of the Chancellor and the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost have sponsored this search in order to recruit exceptional scholars whose research, teaching, scholarship and/or mentoring has strong ties to Latina/o experiences in the United States. This search is conducted in partnership between UCLA Samueli and the Chicano Studies Research Center. Faculty hired through this search are expected to maintain an active affiliation to the Chicano Studies Research Center and encourage the success of Latinx and first generation scholars.

UCLA and the Samueli Engineering are firmly committed to the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion. Therefore, we ask each applicant to submit a statement that addresses their past efforts and future plans to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion in their scholarship, teaching, and service. The application should include a letter of interest, a curriculum vita, a statement of research interests, the aforementioned diversity statement, evidence of teaching excellence, and a list of references. Letters of recommendation will be solicited from references following an initial screening review. To ensure full consideration, the application should be submitted online through https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF07918 by December 1, 2022. After the initial review data, new applications will be considered only at the discretion of the search committee.

Applicants must have an earned PhD in a field related to one of the Engineering Departments: Bioengineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Computation Medicine, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Material Science and Engineering, and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The faculty appointment will be made to a particular Department within HSSEAS, as appropriate to the candidate's research background and interests.

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Applicants must have an earned PhD in a field related to one of the Engineering Departments: Bioengineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Material Science and Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Computational Medicine.

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