Community Studies Program Lecturer Pool

Position overview

Position title: Community Studies Program Pre-six Lecturer

Salary range: A reasonable estimate for an appointment to teach a standard five-credit course is $8,872–$11,576 (based on salary points 1-10). Compensation for Summer Session courses may vary from courses taught during the academic year.

Percent time: Variable, based on the course load assigned.

Anticipated start: Appointments are contingent on the hiring unit's instructional need and the availability of funding.
This recruitment is valid for initial appointments made in winter quarter 2026 through fall quarter 2026. Initial appointments with effective dates outside of this recruitment period will require an alternative open recruitment.

Position duration: Appointments are typically made during one or more quarters of the regular academic year (fall, winter, and spring quarters), but they may also be made during Summer Session.

Open date: November 19, 2025

Next review date: Friday, Dec 19, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Tuesday, Jun 16, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

The Community Studies Program at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) invites applications for an ongoing pool of lecturers who may be appointed to teach topical and core curriculum courses. We seek applications from outstanding candidates to offer primarily upper division instruction in one or more of the following topical areas:

• Community organizing
• Social movements
• Experiential education theory and practice
• Non-profit organization studies
• Health justice
• Health policy analysis, advocacy and activism
• Critical public health
• Community research methods
• Urban studies
• Urban and regional political economy
• Local and global food systems and movements
• Labor and global political economy
• Ethnography
• Anthropology, cultural
• Anthropology, general
• Politics

The selected candidates' instruction will draw upon their professional expertise and content knowledge associated with relevant social science and humanities disciplines. We are particularly interested in applicants with a demonstrated record of successful teaching at the college or research university level or professional work experience demonstrating teaching proficiency (e.g., organizing or facilitating workshops, seminars, and/or trainings).

The campus is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the inclusive excellence of the academic community through their teaching and other assigned duties.

The hiring unit will not sponsor employment-eligible immigration statuses for this position.

Internal candidates will be given priority consideration.

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Basic qualifications (required at the time the application is submitted):
Master’s degree or higher or a Bachelor's degree and two years’ professional experience in a field relevant to the advertised topical areas (e.g., community organizing, public health, anthropology, urban studies, or health justice). Equivalent foreign degrees will be considered.

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter - Letter of application that briefly summarizes your academic and professional qualifications and interest in the position.
• Teaching Statement - Teaching statement appropriate for the students that enroll at UC Santa Cruz. Candidates are urged to review the statement guidelines before preparing their application.
• Sample Course Syllabus
• Sample Course Syllabus (Optional)
• Sample Course Syllabus (Optional)
• Teaching Evaluations
  - Course 1 (Optional)
• Teaching Evaluations
  - Course 2 (Optional)

Reference requirements

• 2-3 letters of reference required

Applications must include confidential letters of recommendation*. Note that your references, or dossier service, will submit their confidential letters directly to the UC Recruit System.

* All letters will be treated as confidential per…