Education Department: Lecturer Pool

Position Overview

Position title: Education Pre-Six Lecturer

Salary range: A reasonable estimate for an appointment to teach a standard five-credit course is $8,872-$10,286 (based on salary points 1-6). 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 fall quarter 2025 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: June 16, 2025

Most recent review date:
Wednesday, Jul 16, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

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 Education Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) invites applications for an ongoing pool of lecturers who may be appointed to teach in select content areas within Education, which include math, science, English, social science education, educational technology, Critical studies in Education, English language development and literacy. Applicants with a Ph.D. in education or an Ed.D. are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Education Department offers research and instructional programs to meet the needs of public education in a diverse society. Our primary intellectual and practical focus is on improving the education of culturally and linguistically diverse students and the education of the teachers who serve them.

Internal candidates will be given priority consideration.

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

Education Department: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

• M.A./M.S. or higher (or equivalent foreign degree) in education, teacher education, or a related field.
• Teaching experience demonstrated by college level teaching or TA experience.

• Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter – Letter of application which includes a description of courses you are qualified to teach.
• 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.
• List of UCSC Education Department Courses – Provide a list of UCSC Education Department courses you are interested in teaching. Please review the department's courses at .
• Teaching Evaluations (course 1 of
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• Teaching Evaluations (course 2 of
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• Teaching Evaluations (course 3 of
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• Sample Course Material (e.g., syllabus or other teaching material)
• Sample Course Material (e.g., syllabus or other teaching material)
• Sample Course Material (e.g., syllabus or other teaching material)

• 3-5 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 University of California policy and California state law. For any reference letter provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service, career center), direct the author to UCSC's confidentiality statement at .

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