Lecturer Pool in Department of Critical Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies (Academic Year 26/27)

About the Department

The Department of Critical Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies at Cal Poly Humboldt offers courses exploring intersections of power, identity, and social justice. For more information, visit the department website.

Courses/Areas of Specialization

The department offers a diverse range of courses, including:

• Power/Privilege: Gender, Race, Sex, Class
• Queer Across Cultures
• Trans* Lives and Theory
• Act to End Sexualized Violence
• Intro to U.S. Ethnic Studies
• Intro to Black Studies
• Chican@/Latin@ Lives
• U.S. & Mexico Border
• Chicano Culture & Society in America
• Media and the Politics of Representation
• Women, Culture, History
• Sex, Gender, and Globalization
• Queer Women’s Lives
• Ecofeminism

For a full listing of course offerings, visit the university catalog.

Qualifications by Course Group

Group 1 (CRGS 108, 235, 321, 330, 360, 430, 480, 485)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Earned M.A. in an appropriate field. Ph.D. or ABD in an appropriate field is preferred.
• Successful teaching experience at the college level, as evidenced by evaluations (colleagues and/or students) and academic or professional work within the past five years.

Group 2 (CRGS 118 College Skills)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Earned B.A. or equivalent in an appropriate field.
• Demonstrated teaching effectiveness in providing basic skills and learning strategies for low-income, first-generation, and traditionally underrepresented college students.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated mastery/competency in basic skills and learning strategies development as it relates to CRGS 108: Power and Privilege, through relevant training and teaching experience.

Group 3 (CRGS 280 Special Topics)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Earned B.A. in an appropriate field.
• Relevant experience considered, depending on the course topic.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Successful teaching experience at the college level, as evidenced by evaluations (colleagues and/or students) and academic or professional work within the past five years.

Group 4 (CRGS 313 Community Activism)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Earned Master's degree in a related area; candidates with an earned B.A. and at least 5 years of experience in community organizing may be considered.
• Successful teaching at the college level; evidence of continuing study in Critical Race, Gender and Sexuality Studies and/or social justice activism.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevance of training and experience in community organizing for teaching the course.

Group 5 (CRGS 390W Theory and Methods)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Earned Ph.D. or ABD in a field related to Critical Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies.
• Successful teaching at the college level; graduate coursework in critical social theory.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevant teaching experience in this field, as evidenced by evaluation; relevant training and experience for teaching the course.

Group 6 (CRGS 482 Internship)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Earned M.A. in an appropriate field; candidates with an earned B.A. and at least 5 years of experience will be considered.
• Experience in Student Affairs with advising/mentoring.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevance of training and experience in career advising.

Group 7 (ES 105, 106, 107, 202, 210, 280, 304, 305, 306, 308, 310, 314, 325, 326, 336, 465B, 465C, 480)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Earned M.A. or equivalent in an appropriate field.
• Successful teaching experience at the college level, as evidenced by evaluations (colleagues and/or students) and academic or professional work within the past five years.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Earned Ph.D. or ABD in an appropriate field.

Group 8 (WS 106, 107, 280, 303, 315, 318, 340, 350, 370, 480)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Earned M.A. or equivalent in an appropriate field.
• Successful teaching experience at the college level, as evidenced by evaluations (colleagues and/or students) and academic or professional work within the past five years.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Earned Ph.D. or ABD in an appropriate field.

Group 9 (WS 320 Act to End Violence Seminar)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Earned M.A. or equivalent in an appropriate field; candidates with an earned B.A. and at least 5 years of experience in sexual violence prevention education will be considered.
• Successful teaching at the college level; background in Peer Education.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Relevance of experience to this field; relevant teaching effectiveness as evidenced by evaluation (by colleagues or students); relevance of training and experience for teaching the course.

Position Details

This is a temporary lecturer position with availability as needed. Applications received by April 1st annually are given first consideration.

Pay

Salary is dependent on qualifications and experience. The salary schedule for the Lecturer – Academic Year Classification is as follows:

• Lecturer A: $5,507 - $6,677 per month
• Lecturer B: $6,221 - $13,224 per month
• Lecturer C: $6,825 - $14,523 per month

Appointees are typically placed at the beginning of the range. Full-time (15 units per semester) monthly base salaries are prorated to the number of units worked and paid in six monthly payments for each full semester. For more information, see the Explanation of the Distribution of Pay.

About Cal Poly Humboldt

Cal Poly Humboldt is committed to eliminating opportunity gaps for marginalized student groups by adopting dynamic, student-centered practices and policies. The university values serving students from diverse cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a shared commitment to the academic and professional success of our diverse student body.

Cal Poly Humboldt is located on the traditional homelands of the Wiyot people in Arcata, CA (Goudi'ni, "over in the woods"). The campus is in close proximity to several thriving Native American tribes and communities. Humboldt has the largest percentage of Native American students in the CSU system and over 30 Native American faculty and staff, many from local area California Indian tribes. The university is home to leading Native American programs, including:

• Indian Tribal Education and Personnel Program (ITEPP)
• Indian Natural Resource, Science and Engineering Program (INRSEP)

Opportunities exist for research, teaching, and community work on Native American history and cultures, with resources available in Special Collections at the university library. For more information, visit Native Programs at Cal Poly Humboldt.