Center for California Studies
2025-26 AY Lecturer Pool - Undergraduate Studies in Education
Center for California Studies, Sacramento, California, United States, 95828
Overview
2025-26 AY Lecturer Pool - Undergraduate Studies in Education. Parked within the Department of Undergraduate Studies in Education, the pool supports part-time lecturers to teach undergraduate courses in Child and Adolescent Development, Deaf Studies, and General Education and Education courses. The department aims to improve the quality of life for children, families, and the community, promote academic success in a diverse student population, and advance antiracism and inclusion within the campus and the Sacramento region. Position Details
We have periodic openings for part-time lecturers to teach undergraduate courses in the following areas: Child and Adolescent Development, including 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, and fieldwork/service learning courses. Deaf Studies, including all levels of ASL following the Signing Naturally curriculum, specialized courses in ASL Fingerspelling & Numbers, and ASL Classifiers, and, depending on the applicant’s area of expertise, 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, including lower division courses in critical thinking and quantitative reasoning, and upper division GE courses in Multicultural Children’s Literature, Urban Education, Sex Role Stereotyping in American Education, and Tutoring/Service learning. Duties of a part-time lecturer include instruction, class preparation, grading, and office hours. Other duties may be assigned based on departmental needs. Course assignments, including dates, time, and modality, are made by the Department Chair under the direction of the College Dean. Part-time lecturers are instructional faculty with conditional appointments based on enrollment and budget. Hires from the pool of applicants are made when there are instructional needs to fill coursework offered by an academic department based on changing enrollment patterns, changes to tenure-track faculty assignments, and other factors that cannot be addressed with our existing faculty. Initial appointments are typically for one semester, but occasionally academic year initial appointments are made. Appointments may be renewed based on department needs, funding, and performance. Often appointments are made just prior to the start of the semester. Rank and Salary
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. 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 indicated are based on a full-time rate (15 weighted teaching units). A semester’s worth of compensation is made up of six payments. To calculate your salary for a semester, the base rate would be pro-rated based on the units worked out of 15 WTUs. For example, a Lecturer A assigned 3 units at the minimum salary would earn $5,507 x 3/15, paid in six equal checks ($6,608.40 total for 3 units/semester). Required Qualifications
Master’s in the field you seek to apply to or a 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. Application Instructions
New applicants are required to submit: Cover letter Current Curriculum Vitae (CV)/Resume including all degrees, credentials, and certifications Unofficial transcript of highest degree A list of three references with contact information Please list your course/teaching preferences in the open text field entry on the application. A list of courses within the Undergraduate Studies in Education major is available in the University Catalog. About Sacramento State
Sacramento State is located in California’s capital city, five miles from the State Capitol. The campus is a 300-acre site along the American River, near bike trails and recreational areas. We are a Hispanic and AANAPISI-serving institution with about 31,000 students. Our faculty and staff are committed to our mission of transforming lives through learning and engagement. We emphasize learning and student success, teaching, research, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and community engagement. The Hornet Honor Code guides our inclusive environment, and we invite you to learn more about joining the Hornet Family. Equal Employment Opportunity
California State University, Sacramento is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and has a strong commitment to diversity. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, genetic information, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or disability. Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified applicants. The University adheres to CSU policies on vaccination, background checks, and eligibility to work in the United States. Further details are provided in the full posting. Future openings and job postings in related pools may appear below this section.
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2025-26 AY Lecturer Pool - Undergraduate Studies in Education. Parked within the Department of Undergraduate Studies in Education, the pool supports part-time lecturers to teach undergraduate courses in Child and Adolescent Development, Deaf Studies, and General Education and Education courses. The department aims to improve the quality of life for children, families, and the community, promote academic success in a diverse student population, and advance antiracism and inclusion within the campus and the Sacramento region. Position Details
We have periodic openings for part-time lecturers to teach undergraduate courses in the following areas: Child and Adolescent Development, including 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, and fieldwork/service learning courses. Deaf Studies, including all levels of ASL following the Signing Naturally curriculum, specialized courses in ASL Fingerspelling & Numbers, and ASL Classifiers, and, depending on the applicant’s area of expertise, 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, including lower division courses in critical thinking and quantitative reasoning, and upper division GE courses in Multicultural Children’s Literature, Urban Education, Sex Role Stereotyping in American Education, and Tutoring/Service learning. Duties of a part-time lecturer include instruction, class preparation, grading, and office hours. Other duties may be assigned based on departmental needs. Course assignments, including dates, time, and modality, are made by the Department Chair under the direction of the College Dean. Part-time lecturers are instructional faculty with conditional appointments based on enrollment and budget. Hires from the pool of applicants are made when there are instructional needs to fill coursework offered by an academic department based on changing enrollment patterns, changes to tenure-track faculty assignments, and other factors that cannot be addressed with our existing faculty. Initial appointments are typically for one semester, but occasionally academic year initial appointments are made. Appointments may be renewed based on department needs, funding, and performance. Often appointments are made just prior to the start of the semester. Rank and Salary
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. 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 indicated are based on a full-time rate (15 weighted teaching units). A semester’s worth of compensation is made up of six payments. To calculate your salary for a semester, the base rate would be pro-rated based on the units worked out of 15 WTUs. For example, a Lecturer A assigned 3 units at the minimum salary would earn $5,507 x 3/15, paid in six equal checks ($6,608.40 total for 3 units/semester). Required Qualifications
Master’s in the field you seek to apply to or a 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. Application Instructions
New applicants are required to submit: Cover letter Current Curriculum Vitae (CV)/Resume including all degrees, credentials, and certifications Unofficial transcript of highest degree A list of three references with contact information Please list your course/teaching preferences in the open text field entry on the application. A list of courses within the Undergraduate Studies in Education major is available in the University Catalog. About Sacramento State
Sacramento State is located in California’s capital city, five miles from the State Capitol. The campus is a 300-acre site along the American River, near bike trails and recreational areas. We are a Hispanic and AANAPISI-serving institution with about 31,000 students. Our faculty and staff are committed to our mission of transforming lives through learning and engagement. We emphasize learning and student success, teaching, research, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and community engagement. The Hornet Honor Code guides our inclusive environment, and we invite you to learn more about joining the Hornet Family. Equal Employment Opportunity
California State University, Sacramento is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and has a strong commitment to diversity. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, genetic information, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or disability. Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified applicants. The University adheres to CSU policies on vaccination, background checks, and eligibility to work in the United States. Further details are provided in the full posting. Future openings and job postings in related pools may appear below this section.
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