Faculty Positions
Occidental’s interdisciplinary focus encourages a hands-on approach to learning and includes one of the country’s best undergraduate research programs.
Occidental is a highly selective and diverse liberal arts college in the city of Los Angeles. Founded in 1887, it is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges on the West Coast. Its 1,850 students from 45 states and 24 countries have compiled an impressive record of winning national awards. Occidental’s location ensures easy access to top research institutions including Caltech, UCLA, USC, the Huntington Library, and the Getty Research Institute.
Occidental is a founding member of the Southern California Higher Education Recruitment Consortium. The HERC website makes possible simultaneous searches for available positions at 21 colleges, universities, and graduate institutions, as well as seven community colleges.
PART-TIME NON-TENURE TRACK INSTRUCTOR
Department of Religious Studies
RESIDENT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF COSTUME DESIGN
Department of Theater & Performance Studies
ASSISTANT OR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CONTEMPORARY U.S. ART HISTORY
Department of Art and Art History
TENURE-TRACK ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OR POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP TO ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Department of History
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HOUSING/TRANSPORTATION AND APPLIED METHODS
Department of Urban and Environmental Policy
ASSOCIATE OR FULL PROFESSOR OF KINESIOLOGY
Department of Kinesiology
TENURE OR TENURE-TRACK (OPEN RANK) PROFESSOR
Department of Computer Science
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE 20th and 21st CENTURY AFRICAN DIASPORA
Department of Black Studies
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SPANISH
Department of Spanish & French Studies
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF DESIGN
Department of Theater and Performance Studies
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY
Department of Psychology
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY
Department of Sociology
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY
Department of Biology
PART-TIME NON-TENURED TRACK
Department of Kinesiology
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