EVIC Postdoctoral Scholar

Position overview Salary range: An annual starting salary of at least $66,737 plus UCI benefits. UCI Postdoctoral Scholars are covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the Regents of the University of California and the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW). Review timeline: Review of applications will begin on November 6, 2024. Application Window

Open date: October 2, 2024

Next review date: Wednesday, Nov 6, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Wednesday, Nov 6, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

Position description

The UCI Center for Knowledge, Technology and Society (CKTS) invites applications for a 32-month postdoctoral scholar, starting in January 2025, with a starting annual salary of $66,737. This position is part of the ‘Educating for Virtuous Intellectual Character’ (EVIC) project that is led by Professor Duncan Pritchard. EVIC is funded by the Educating Character Initiative (ECI), a part of the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University.

EVIC will involve a transformative expansion of the innovative Anteater Virtues campuswide project at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). This project is devoted to bringing educating for virtuous intellectual character into the heart of the curriculum of a leading R1 public university with a diverse student body. In addition, EVIC will develop these new materials to serve other educational audiences, such as in high schools, community colleges, prison education programs, and in other four-year colleges. Finally, the research results of the project will be disseminated in high-profile articles, thereby helping to advance the theoretical case for educating for virtuous intellectual character.
The EVIC postdoctoral scholar will be appointed in the UCI Humanities Center and affiliated with the CKTS, as well as the Department of Philosophy. The successful candidate will have a PhD in a relevant field (such as education or philosophy), ideally with knowledge and experience that is directly suited to these project activities (such as experience of working on pedagogical initiatives), and will be eager to work in a collaborative and interdisciplinary setting. The postdoctoral scholar will be mentored throughout by Professor Pritchard and will assist him in the day-to-day activities associated with project implementation.

Duties include:

• Working with relevant scholars to develop new module content.
• Setting up and overseeing the filming and editing of module content.
• Integrating supporting educational materials into the modules.
• Running faculty and graduate training workshops on educating for virtuous intellectual character.
• Setting up the public (non-UCI specific) versions of the modules, targeted at specific educational audiences, and supplementing them with supporting educational materials.
• Corresponding with, and in some cases traveling to, partner initiatives worldwide to learn about the latest developments in virtuous intellectual character education.
• Writing research papers on issues arising from the project, including a survey (co-authored with Professor Pritchard) of contemporary virtuous intellectual character education initiatives.
• Collaborating with the other scholars on the wider Anteater Virtues project team.

UCI Postdoctoral Scholars are covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the Regents of the University of California and the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW)

Qualifications Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

PhD in a relevant field (such as education or philosophy)
Experience working on a collaborative team.

Application Requirements Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

• Cover Letter - Please provide a cover letter that describes your interest in the CKTS Postdoctoral Scholar (Implementation) position and how your research and experience have prepared you for the position.

• Statement of Research (Optional)

• Inclusive Excellence Activities Statement - Statement addressing how past and/or potential contributions to inclusive excellence will advance UCI's Commitment to Inclusive Excellence. See our guidance for writing an inclusive excellence activities statement.

• Sexual Misconduct, Harassment and Discrimination Declaration Form - All applicants of academic positions at the University of California, Irvine must download, complete, sign, and upload the following form with their application: Sexual Misconduct, Harassment and Discrimination Declaration Form

Reference requirements

• 3 required (contact information only)

Please provide contact information for three (3) references. References will only be contacted if the applicant is selected for final consideration.

Apply link: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09330About UC Irvine

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. 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 categories covered by the UC anti-discrimination policy.

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.

Job location Irvine, CA