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.
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
As a condition of hire for a staff position and for appointment to a faculty position, Occidental College requires that all candidates who have received a conditional offer of employment complete an application form (if they have not already done so) and consent to a background check. Satisfactory completion of a background check, along with pre-employment verifications and references are required as a condition of employment, but only as permitted by federal, state, and local law, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
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We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with Criminal Histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.