Jobs Openings in the UCR School of Education
The School of Education (SOE) at the University of California Riverside (UCR) is committed to its mission to advance educational systems and practices which are driven by core values of equity, evidence, excellence, community, critical thinking, and compassion. Located in the Inland Empire, a racially and economically diverse region on Tribal lands, UCR is a land-grant public institution designated as a Hispanic-Serving, Minority-Serving, and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution. Within this context, we seek to hire the following:
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
As a Research Fellow, the post-doc will join the UCR team of an Institute of Education Sciences-funded, Initial Efficacy study, which is located primarily at UMass Boston and the University of California Riverside. The IES study goals include implementing an autism-focused professional development (PD) program for early elementary, general education teachers and evaluating the program’s efficacy in a randomized controlled trial design. The Post-Doctoral Fellow will also join the UCR SEARCH Center team. SEARCH is the first free autism clinic within the University of California system. This position will be supervised in clinical activities by a licensed Clinical Psychologist, and in research activities by a Distinguished Research Professor. This is a two-year post-doctoral experience split between research and clinical responsibilities.
Interested individuals should apply at https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF02214
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
This Post‑Doctoral Research Fellow will join the FLAME research group (Website: https://sites.google.com/view/flame-ucr/) under the direction of Principal Investigator Eunsoo Cho. The postdoctoral fellow will contribute to multiple projects focused on developing and evaluating literacy interventions and assessments for students with literacy difficulties and language-based disabilities. This is a two-year position with opportunities to extend depending on performance and availability of funds. Start date is negotiable.
Interested individuals should apply at https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF02202
Lecturer 2025-2026
The School of Education (SOE) at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) is committed to its mission to advance equitable educational systems and practices which are driven by core values of equity, evidence, excellence, community, critical thinking, and compassion. We seek to hire part-time and/or full-time Lecturers beginning the Fall Quarter for the 2025-2026 academic year to teach an array of courses. Applicants will be selected from this pool for one year or a single quarter appointment as needed; some appointments begin in the fall quarter and others in winter, spring, or summer quarters. These positions are subject to the availability of funding and, depending on the circumstances, may be taught remotely. Qualifications: Candidates will have either an advanced degree (Ph.D. or Ed. D. degree preferred) or a Master’s degree and a minimum of five years of demonstrated teaching experience in Education or a related field. We are particularly interested in applicants who have expertise in teaching a diverse student body in responsive and sustaining ways. Responsibilities: Teach one or more undergraduate and/or graduate courses, depending on the need and the candidate’s experience and availability. Duties will include full responsibility for course preparation and presentation, including but not limited to, lectures, preparation and grading of exams, office hours outside of class, and supervision of teaching assistants or readers if assigned.
Interested individuals should apply at https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF02140
Assistant Specialist
This is a full-time Assistant Specialist position seeking to hire an individual that has demonstrated exceptional talent as a researcher and writer. This position will join the School of Education, funded by Eady/Hendricks Endowed Chair Funds, to support various projects developing and evaluating literacy instruction with embedded motivational support.
Interested individuals should apply at - https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF02215