Lecturer AY - English and Modern Languages

About the Department of English and Modern Languages

The Department of English and Modern Languages at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona invites applications for its Lecturer pool for part-time teaching appointments. Serving some 500 undergraduate majors and 70 graduate students, it offers BA degrees in Spanish and English (including Literary Studies, English Education, and Applied Linguistics); MA degrees in English; and minors in French, Spanish, German, Chinese (Mandarin), English, TESOL, Writing Studies, Spanish Media studies, and Computational Linguistics. Our large GE offerings serve students across the university in First Year Composition, Critical Thinking, Languages, and Humanities.

About Cal Poly Pomona

Pomona is one of three polytechnic universities in the 22-campus California State University system and among 12 such institutions nationwide. Since its founding in 1938, Cal Poly Pomona students participate in an integrative experiential learning education that is inclusive, relevant, and values diverse perspectives and experiences. With a variety of degree programs in the arts, humanities, sciences, engineering, and professional disciplines, the university is well known for its learn- by-doing approach and Teacher Scholar Model. The university is noted for its scenic and historic 1,400-acre campus, which was once the winter ranch of cereal magnate W.K. Kellogg. We acknowledge that Cal Poly Pomona resides on the territorial and homelands of the Tongva and Tataavium people who are the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar. The university’s nearly 30,000 students are taught and mentored by the campus’s more than 1,400 faculty as part of 54 baccalaureate and 29 master’s degree programs, 11 credential and certificate programs, and a doctorate in educational leadership.

Responsibilities

• Teach assigned division courses in the department’s curriculum and serve weekly office hours based on assigned teaching unit load.
• Assignments may include day, evening, and/or weekend courses.

Qualifications

• A Master’s degree in English, Rhetoric and Composition, Linguistics, French, German, Chinese, Spanish or related discipline in the field relevant to the curriculum or related discipline.
• A Ph.D. in in English, Rhetoric and Composition, Linguistics, French, German, Chinese, Spanish or related discipline is preferred.
• Prior teaching experience at the college or university level and ability to furnish evidence of strong teaching.

Benefits

• Salary and Benefit Information: Initial rank and salary for lecturer faculty are based on professional experience and educational background and are determined by the hiring department. Initial appointments are for one semester only. The full-time (15 units per semester) monthly base salaries indicated above are prorated to the number of units worked and are paid in six monthly payments for each full semester.
• Classification Salary Ranges: Lecturer A: $5,507 - $ 6,677; Lecturer B: $6,221 - $13,224; Lecturer C: $6,825 - $14,523; Lecturer D: $8,593 - $15,211.
• 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 CSU system offers a competitive total compensation benefits package for employees and qualifying dependents, including medical, dental, vision, retirement, and tuition assistance.

How to Apply

A complete application must include: Cover Letter (indicate which courses you are qualified to teach), Resume/Current Curriculum Vitae (CV), Unofficial transcripts of highest degree (official transcripts required upon hire), and Three professional references with names and email addresses. Applications will be reviewed as needed. Please direct all questions about the position to Dr. Kent Dickson, Department Chair, c/o Maria Rodriguez, mjrodriguez@cpp.edu.