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Conservation Lecturer Position, Structure, Properties and Deterioration of Materials: Metals - Winter 2025 CLT HTG 263 Apply now to Conservation Lecturer Position, Structure, Properties and Deterioration of Materials: Metals - Winter 2025 CLT HTG 263

Job #JPF09489

• UCLA GETTY CONSERVATION PROGRAM / L&S Social Sciences / UCLA

  Position overview

  Salary range: $68,247 - $100,224

  Application Window

  Open date: July 2, 2024

  Next review date: Saturday, Aug 31, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

  Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

  Final date: Sunday, Sep 1, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

  Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

  Position description

The UCLA/Getty Interdepartmental Program in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) invites applications for lecturer position to teach the following course described below for winter 2025. The winter quarter schedule is January 2 - March 21.

This appointment also provides opportunities for interaction with colleagues, laboratory facilities and research infrastructure at UCLA and the Getty Villa. Through its collaboration with the Getty Conservation Institute, as a unit in the UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, and located in the UCLA Fowler Museum, the Conservation Program is part of a vibrant center of archaeological and cultural scholarship.

Structure, Properties and Deterioration of Materials: Metals: CLT HTG 263

General introduction to different types of metals. Relationship between composition (chemistry), structure (crystals, molecular arrangement, and microstructure), and properties of metals explained using basic concepts from physics and chemistry. Chemical, optical, and structural properties. Deterioration phenomena, defects, and products of alteration of metallic artifacts. Hands-on examination of variety of samples and artifacts.

The appointment will be at the lecturer level and will be located in the Program’s research and training laboratories at the Getty Villa in Malibu. Duties include preparation and delivery of lectures and laboratory practical sessions and supervision of conservation treatments. The Program Laboratory Manager will assist the lecturer in obtaining lab supplies and cultural objects for treatment.

Candidates should hold a graduate degree in conservation or related field from a recognized academic institution. Preference will be given to candidates who have previous academic teaching experience both in delivering theoretical lectures and developing and supervising object treatments in the laboratory. Strong candidates will have a demonstrable commitment to the Program’s core values of collaboration, sustainability, and diversity, equity, & inclusion.

The University of California, Los Angeles is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see: UC Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy at: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct (http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimA%EF%AC%83rmAct) (http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct (http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimA%EF%AC%83rmAct) )

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.

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.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

Candidates should hold a graduate degree in conservation or related field from a recognized academic institution, with at least five years of experience in the conservation of archaeological and cultural materials. Preference will be given to candidates who have previous academic teaching experience both in delivering theoretical lectures and seminars and developing and supervising object treatments in the laboratory.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

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

• Cover Letter

• Statement of Research

• Statement of Teaching

• Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - An EDI Statement describes a faculty candidate’s past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. To learn more about how UCLA thinks about contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, please review our Sample Guidance for Candidates (https://equity.ucla.edu/programs-resources/faculty-search-process/faculty-search-committee-resources/sample-guidance/) and related EDI Statement FAQ (https://ucla.app.box.com/v/edi-statement-faqs) document.

• Misc / Additional (Optional)

Reference requirements

• 2-5 required (contact information only)

REFERENCES

2-3 reference contact information required.

Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF09489

Help contact: bronson@ioa.ucla.edu

About UCLA

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/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.

For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy, please visit https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-035.pdf.

For the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.

Job location

Malibu, California