2026-27 AY Lecturer Pool - Undergraduate Studies in Education

About the role

Periodic openings for part-time lecturers to teach undergraduate courses in Child and Adolescent Development, Deaf Studies, and General Education. The branch is committed to advancing antiracism and inclusion and prepares individuals to be agents of change committed to social justice, equity, and inclusion in culturally and linguistically diverse schools and communities.

Responsibilities

• Instruction, class preparation, grading, and office hours
• Other duties as assigned based on departmental needs
• Course assignments (dates, time, and modality) made by the Department Chair under the direction of the College Dean

Courses you may teach

Child and Adolescent Development: lower and upper division courses in social, cognitive, and language development; sociocultural and historical contexts of development; qualitative and quantitative methods; specialized courses in policy and brain development; fieldwork/service learning courses.

Deaf Studies: all levels of ASL following the Signing Naturally curriculum; specialized courses in ASL Fingerspelling & Numbers and ASL Classifiers; upper-division courses in Deaf History, Deaf Culture & Community, ASL Literature, ASL Linguistics, Special Topics in Deaf Studies, and Experiences in Deaf Community: Dynamics of Oppression and Building Allyship.

General Education: lower division courses in critical thinking and quantitative reasoning; upper division GE courses in Multicultural Children’s Literature, Urban Education, Sex Role Stereotyping in American Education, and Tutoring/Service learning.

Appointment details

• Instructional faculty with conditional appointments based on enrollment and budget
• Hired from the pool when instructional needs arise due to enrollment patterns, tenure-track faculty assignments, and other factors
• Initial appointments typically for one semester; occasionally academic year appointments
• Appointments may be renewed based on department needs, funding, and performance
• Initial appointments often made just prior to the start of the semester

Rank and Salary

Initial rank and salary are based on professional experience and educational background and determined by the hiring department. Most new lecturers are hired at the Lecturer A or B rank. As of July 2024, the classification salary ranges for the respective ranks are:

• Lecturer A: $5,507 – $6,677
• Lecturer B: $6,221 – $13,224
• Lecturer C: $6,825 – $14,523
• Lecturer D: $8,593 – $15,211

The salary ranges are based on a “full-time rate” (15 weighted teaching units [WTUs]). A semester’s compensation consists of six payments of the given amount. Salary is pro-rated based on units worked out of 15 WTUs. Example: a Lecturer A assigned 3 units at the minimum salary would receive $5,507 × 3/15 = $1,101.40 per payment × 6 checks = $6,608.40 total for 3 units/semester.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s in the field you seek to apply or closely related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorate
• For instructional faculty: prior experience in the field you are applying
• For field experience instructional positions: experience mentoring or coaching and related professional experience in similar field placements