Location: Irvine, CA
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
Overview: Founded in 1965, **UC Irvine** is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is ranked among the nation’s top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The campus has produced five Nobel laureates and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation and anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UC Irvine has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs. It’s located in one of the world’s safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County’s second-largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide. To learn more about UC Irvine, visit www.uci.edu. Founded in 2017, the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement (Center) explores the intersection of expression, engagement and democratic learning and what can be done to restore trust in the value of free speech on college campuses and in society at large. Born at UC Berkeley in the 1960s, the Free Speech Movement changed the way Americans viewed the First Amendment. Today, a renewed wave of activism, controversy and backlash on college campuses is once again forcing institutions of higher learning to grapple with questions of open expression, academic freedom and civic engagement. Continuing UC's legacy of leading edge influence, the Center has created numerous entry points for nuanced exploration and discovery of today's campus challenges. These include workshops, presentations, webinars, podcasts, an annual conference, convenings, research and fellowship opportunities. Education – for members of the 10 UC campuses and the broader higher education community – is at the core of everything we do. In 2025, over 2,000 people attended Center workshops, over 4,000 listened to our SpeechMatters podcast and over 140 colleges and universities and 37 civil-society organizations were represented at our annual conference. To learn more visit, UC Na