Part-Time Lecturer Pool - Graphic Communication (AY 26/27)

Responsibilities

Teaching one or more courses in lecture and/or laboratory settings, or collaborating with tenure-track faculty in support of instruction across the Graphic Communication curriculum.

May include teaching in the following areas:

• Graphic Communication production workflows, including Adobe Creative Cloud applications, digital file preparation, preflight, and workflow practices for print, packaging, and digital media output.
• Color management and reproduction, including monitor and device calibration, ICC profiling, color measurement, process control, and maintaining color consistency across print and screen-based media.
• Print and production technologies, including offset, flexographic, digital, wide-format, and specialty printing processes, with experience in prepress, substrates, finishing, quality control, and problem-solving in production.
• Packaging graphics and prototyping, including structural and visual packaging development, mockups, prototyping methods, and production considerations for package printing and converting.
• Photography, imaging, and motion graphics for graphic communication applications, including image capture, lighting, retouching, color correction, asset preparation, and motion content for cross-platform visual communication.
• Cross-media communication and branding, including integrated campaigns, omnichannel content strategy, audience engagement, and the coordination of visual messaging across print, digital, packaging, and emerging media.
• User interface and front-end design for communication products, including web-based interface development, digital experience design, and visual communication for interactive platforms.
• Management and business practices in graphic communication, including print and digital media production management, workflow planning, project management, estimating, quality systems, sustainability, and strategic decision-making in graphic communication and related industries.

Requirements

Master's degree in a related technical field required. Bachelor's degree in a related technical field with substantial and appropriate industry experience may be considered.

Ph.D. or Master's Degree preferred. Prior teaching experience desired.

Qualifications

Initial rank and salary for lecturer faculty are based on professional experience and educational background and are determined by the hiring department. Most new lecturers are hired at the Lecturer A or B rank.

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-$15,221

Benefits

No specific benefits mentioned.

Pay

No specific pay mentioned.

Schedule

No specific schedule mentioned.

Equal Opportunity and Excellence in Education and Employment

This position is open and available to all regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, Cal Poly provides equal opportunity in education and employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Our commitment to equal opportunity means ensuring that every student and employee has access to the resources and support they need to thrive and succeed in a university environment and in their communities.

Special Conditions

All CSU employees are designated 'mandated reporters' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act. As a condition of your employment, you will be required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 and any subsequent amendments. Following a conditional offer of employment, a background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate may start work with Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may result in the withdrawal of the offer of employment.

Note

Note: Cal Poly cannot deny an applicant a position solely or in part due to a criminal conviction history until it has performed an individualized assessment and linked the relevant conviction history with specific job duties in the position being sought.

How to Apply

Please attach: A cover letter that includes documented teaching experience, Resume/Curriculum Vitae, a copy of unofficial transcripts of highest degree earned (official transcripts will be required prior to an appointment), a list indicating courses you are interested in teaching; if applicable, a list of courses previously taught, to your online faculty application. Teaching philosophy, teaching effectiveness, if available. Please be prepared to provide three professional references with names and email addresses when completing the online faculty application.

Review Begin Date

May 1, 2026 and continues throughout the 26 - 27 academic year.

Contact Information

For questions, please contact the Graphic Communication Department by phone at (805) 756-1108 or by email at mrgodfre@calpoly.edu.