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Director
Asian American Studies Center
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) invites inquiries,
nominations and applications for the position of Director for the Asian
American Studies Center. Qualifications for success include a strong
scholarly research and publication record; experience developing
interdisciplinary research and instructional programs in Asian American
Studies; the ability to administer budgetary and personnel processes;
and proven experience in obtaining and managing extramural funding in
the form of research grants, gifts and donations, and in engaging in
other development activities. Above all, UCLA seeks a dynamic
individual to provide intellectual and programmatic leadership for the
Center, who will work effectively with members of the Center, its
faculty advisory committee, and campus leadership to develop internal
priorities, maximize external visibility of the Center, build bridges
between UCLA and the community, and encourage intercampus
collaboration. This is a tenured faculty appointment in the appropriate
department or school.
Established in 1969, the Asian American Studies Center is the nation’s
leading research center in the field of Asian American Studies. Its
mission is to promote research, education and community service within
an academic framework, contributing to an understanding of the history,
rich cultural heritage, and present position of Asian Americans in our
society. Together with the Asian American Studies Department, the
Center has core programs in research, in publications; in library and
archival collections; in student leadership development; in joint
university-community research projects; in endowment and development
efforts; and in public educational activities. The Center has
established partnerships, collaborations, and exchanges with hundreds of
public and private institutions across the nation and around the world,
and has played a critical role in developing Southern California’s
infrastructure of social service agencies, civil rights organizations,
museums, historical societies, media and cultural groups, and business
associations that serve and represent the Asian American and Pacific
Islander population. For more information on the Center, please visit
http://www.aasc.ucla.edu.
Inquiries, nominations and applications are invited. Applications
should include a curriculum vita and a list of three professional
references, and should be sent electronically to
aascsearch@gdnet.ucla.edu.
Inquiries may be addressed to Paris McDonald at (310) 206-5268.
For full consideration, nominations and applications should be sent by
October 10, 2008. Candidate review begins immediately, with an
appointment to be made in spring 2009, and a preferred starting date of
July 1, 2009.
The University of
California is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer,
and seeks candidates who are committed to the highest standards of
scholarship
and professional activities and to a campus climate that
supports equality and diversity.
>> visit the
Asian American
Studies Center
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visit the
Graduate Division
Website created
June 19, 2008
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