AY Lecturer Pool - Biological Sciences

Overview

DEPARTMENT: Biological Sciences

POSITION TITLE: Lecturer Pool – Biological Sciences

POSITION DETAILS:

The Department of Biological Sciences at California State University, Sacramento is one of the largest programs on campus, with approximately 1,600 undergraduate and 60 Master’s students, 32 permanent faculty, approximately 40 temporary faculty, and 13 technical and administrative support team members. Most of the Department is found in the new Tschannen Science Complex, and courses cover the range of biology, including evolution, microbiology, molecular biology, cellular biology, genetics, anatomy, physiology, ecology, and conservation biology.

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 [WTUs]). A semester's worth of compensation is made up of six (6) payments of the given amount. To calculate your salary for a semester, the base rate would be pro‑rated based on the units worked out of 15 WTUs. If you were a Lecturer A assigned 3 units at the minimum salary, your pay would be structured as follows: $5,507 x 3/15 (3 units out of a possible 15 units total) = $1101.40 x 6 checks = $6,608.40 total for 3 units/semester.

• For Undergraduate courses
  : A Master’s degree in a related field, or a Bachelor’s degree along with successful advancement to candidacy in a Doctoral program in a related field.
• For Graduate course
  : A Doctoral degree in a related field.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience teaching related to the subject matter

New applicants are required to submit:

• A cover letter - Please include course preferences in cover letter. Course listings can be found here: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./
• Current curriculum vitae (CV)/resume
• Please carefully read the instructions below regarding the unofficial transcript file:

a) Submit a single PDF file that includes all unofficial transcripts for:

• Degrees you have completed, and
• Any academic program in which you are currently enrolled

All transcripts must be combined into one file and uploaded under the label “Unofficial Transcripts of Highest Degree” in the application.

b) If you hold only a Bachelor’s degree
, you must provide proof of advancement to candidacy for the Doctoral program. This can be either:

• A notation on your unofficial transcript,
  or
• A letter of verification from your academic institution. Please combine this letter with all of your unofficial transcripts.

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