Lecturer and Research Positions

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL ECOLOGY
LECTURER POSITIONS
The School of Social Ecology will have openings in the 2008/2009 academic year for lecturer positions within the School. Each of these departments may be hiring lecturers to teach a variety of courses in the areas listed below:

Criminology, Law and Society: http://www.soceco.uci.edu/cls/

• Law and Society
  
  • Comparative Study of Legal Cultures
  • Civil Legal System
  • American Socio-Legal Theory
• Crime and Delinquency
  
  • Juvenile Delinquency
  • Deviance
  • Victims of Crime
  • Criminological Theory
• Legal Institutions of Social Control
  
  • Gender and Social Control
  • Prisons, Punishment, Corrections
  • Legal Sanctions and Social Control
• On-line Master's Degree Program
  
  • Police, Courts, and Corrections
  • Research Methods
  • Applied Statistics
  • Public Policy, Crime, and Criminal Justice
  • Sentencing and Corrections

Psychology and Socal Behavior: http://www.soceco.uci.edu/psb_home.html

• Abnormal Psychology
• Adolescent Development
• Adult Development
• Aggression
• Attitudes and Behavior
• Child Development
• Child Therapies
• Clinical Child Psychology
• Clinical Psychology
• Cognition and Emotion
• Cognitive Development
• Cultural Psychology
• Development of Gender Differences
• Emotion and Motivation
• Health Psychology
• Human Development
• Human Development in Cross-Cultural Perspective
• Human Sexuality
• Life Span Development
• Perspectives on Child Rearing
• Psychological Research Methods and Statistics
• Psychological Study of Social Problems
• Psychology and Law
• Social Psychology
• Special Topics in Psychology

For more information on courses offered through our department, please see the Department of Psychology and Social Behavior section in the 2008-2009 UCI General Catalogue at <http://www.editor.uci.edu/07-08/>.

Planning, Policy, and Design: http://www.soceco.uci.edu/urp

• Transportation Planning
• Local and State Government Law
• Public Policy Analysis
• Urban Sociology
• Cities and Immigration
• Public Opinion and Policy
• Urban Public Policy
• Geographic Information Systems
• Management
• Leadership
• History of Urban Planning
• Urban Society and Change
• Urban Planning
• Community Design
• Urban Design
• Environmental Law
• Planning and Policy Research Design and Methodology
• Sustainable Planning and Design
• Community and Regional Development
• Urban and Community Health
• Natural Resources Policy

School of Social Ecology: http://www.soceco.uci.edu
Core Courses:

• Research Design:
  
  • Introduction to the logic and methods of research design including, but not limited to, experimental design.
• Statistical Analysis in Social Ecology:
  
  • Introduction to statistical analysis, including probability, univariate descriptive statistics, statistical inference, significance testing, and brief introduction to multivariant analysis.
  • Introduction to methods of research used in natural settings. Includes alternative models of experiential learning as well as various methods of observation, assessment and evaluation. Also includes the nature of organizations, and ethical issues that emerge from research and intervention in natural settings.

The School of Social Ecology has established rates between $4,600 to $5,000 per course for the quarter depending on workload. Candidates should have prior teaching experience at the college level and/or have a J.D. or Ph.D. in a related field. Note: Candidates for lecturer positions in the Department of Planning, Policy and Design are not required to hold a Ph.D., however, prior teaching experience in the subject area is recommended. Candidates for lecturer positions in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society’s Online Master’s Degree Program are required to hold a Ph.D. and be a renowned scholar in that specialized field. Compensation for the on-line Master’s Degree courses is $8,000 per course.

Send cover letter and curriculum vitae demonstrating education and experience and courses you would be willing to teach to: Susan Egan, Personnel Director, School of Social Ecology, 300 SE I, University of California, Irvine, 92697-7050 (email saegan@uci.edu). Also, please include your email address. Your materials will be forwarded to the department which best matches your experience and interests. To receive full consideration, applications must be received by: July 17, 2008.

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