<div dir="ltr"><div><b>*Please send to your students*</b></div><div><br></div><div>The job ad is pasted below & I added a link to the portal. Thanks for considering this request! -Ellen Reese (Director of Labor Studies program at UCR)</div><div><br></div><div><div><b style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Times;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Call for applications: </span></b><b style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:Times;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Winter 2026 Teaching Assistant position in Labor Studies</span></b></div><div><div id="m_-1911224802155537966m_-7559197187042568255m_-3765778796168287923m_1286204496731762770m_-1052242085569339315gmail-:1mc" style="direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:0.875rem;overflow-x:hidden;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div id="m_-1911224802155537966m_-7559197187042568255m_-3765778796168287923m_1286204496731762770m_-1052242085569339315gmail-:1mb" style="direction:ltr;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;overflow:auto hidden"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Times;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Times;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The Labor Studies program at UCR seeks applications from interested graduate students in CHASS for a Teaching Assistant position for the following course to be offered in Winter Quarter 2026.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Times;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Times;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">LABR 002S: Labor Organizing: Theory & Practice: </span></b><span style="font-family:Times;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Examines theory informing and approaches to labor, community, movement and direct/collective action organizing. Explores the ideas, concerns, conditions, values, aims, strategies and tactics associated with organizing in those different contexts. Considers cases of actual organizers and compares and contrasts recent and historical examples of organizing.<b></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Times;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-family:Times;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Teaching schedule:</span></b><span style="font-family:Times;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> This course will be taught in person at UCR. Lectures will be held on Tues & Thurs at 3:30-4:50pm. Discussion sections will be scheduled on Thursdays (exact times TBD).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Times;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Times;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">To apply, please submit your application by 9/7 via this portal: </span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span><a href="https://chassintranet.ucr.edu/gsjo" target="_blank" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">https://chassintranet.ucr.edu/gsjo</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Times;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Times;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Alternatively, you can send the following 3 documents as Word or PDF documents to the LABR 002S TA recruitment committee via email by <u>Sunday, September 7, 2025</u>. The recruitment committee includes: James Anderson (<a href="mailto:james.k.anderson@ucr.edu" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">james.k.anderson@ucr.edu</a>) and Ellen Reese (</span><a href="mailto:ellen.reese@ucr.edu" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)"><span style="font-family:Times;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">ellen.reese@ucr.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:Times;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">). Please use “<b>LABR 002S TA application</b>” in your subject line.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Times;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.75in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Times;color:rgb(51,51,51)">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">     </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-family:Times;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">A brief (1-2 page) cover letter that includes (1) your department (to verify that you are a CHASS graduate student), (2) why you are interested and qualified to serve as a teaching assistant for this course, (3) the names and email addresses for at least two references who are familiar with your education and training, teaching, and/or community or labor organizing experience. Your qualifications for this position may include relevant education and training, teaching experiences, and/or current or prior experience in labor and/or community organizing.</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.75in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Times;color:rgb(51,51,51)">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">     </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-family:Times;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">A copy of your current CV.</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 8pt 0.75in;line-height:normal;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Times;color:rgb(51,51,51)">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">     </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-family:Times;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">If you have previous teaching experience, please provide copies of your most recent student evaluations as a Teaching Assistant (TA); other teaching evaluations are optional. If you have no previous TA experience, simply state that in your cover letter.</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><font size="4">Mariella J. Valdivia </font></span></i></b><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#242424"></span></b></p>

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