Position overview Position title: Assistant Professor Salary range: The current salary range for this position is $84,100 - $132,900 (9-month academic year salary), however, off-scale salary and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher than this range, are offered to meet competitive conditions. Anticipated start: July 1, 2027 Application Window Open date: September 29, 2026 Next review
date: Thursday, Oct 29, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee. Final date: Thursday, Oct 29, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date. Position description The Berkeley School of Education invites applications for a tenure track position at the assistant professor level in the area of Civics Education, with a
focus on civic learning and democratic engagement. We welcome applicants from education as well as a range of connected disciplinary and interdisciplinary spaces, including but not limited to political science, public policy, history, ethnic studies, and data science. The candidate should have research, publication, and teaching and/or mentoring experience in Civics Education with undergraduate and graduate students
appropriate to rank. Preference will be given to scholars whose work centers K–12 classrooms and youth civic development. The applicant’s research focus should explore the teaching and learning of civics and advancing learning theory to address the challenges and possibilities of public democratic life. Across the United States and globally, young people express deep concern about polarization, misinformation, civic
exclusion, and the fragility of democratic institutions. We seek a scholar whose research program explores Civics Education in ways that respond to these realities and who designs innovations that help educators meet the needs, interests, and aspirations of students. Given the increasing importance of digital citizenship, information literacy, and the civic implications of technology, we would expect the candidate to
have some expertise in these areas. About UC Berkeley School of Education In the Berkeley School of Education, we educate like democracy depends on it– because it does. In a fast-changing, polarized world where inequalities and existential threats multiply, education remains an essential lynchpin for fostering human potential, achieving generational progress, and nurturing civic engagement. Together our research,
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