Sociology Lecturer Pool

Position overview

Position title: Sociology 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 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: Monday, Jun 15, 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 Sociology Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) invites applications for an ongoing pool of lecturers who may be appointed to teach various undergraduate courses such as:
Introduction to Sociology;
Issues and Problems in American Society;
World Society;
Classical Social Theory;
Contemporary Social Theory;
The Evaluation of Evidence;
Statistical Methods;
Family and Society;
Death and Dying;
Sociology of Knowledge;
Gender, Race/Ethnicity, Sexuality, and Cultural Politics;
Health and Medicine;
Sociology of Emotions;
Social Inequality;
Sociology of Masculinities;
Popular Culture;
Social Problems;
Social Psychology;
Ethnicity and Race;
Environmental Inequality;
Media, Marketing, and Culture; and other electives (see the UCSC Course Catalog) for a complete list of courses.

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.

Sociology Department
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Basic qualifications (required at the time the application is submitted)

• Ph.D. (or equivalent foreign degree) in sociology or other fields relevant to the advertised position in the social sciences or humanities.
• A minimum of one year of university-level teaching experience.

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter - Please review our department's courses in the UCSC Course Catalog and identify in your cover letter the courses you believe 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.
• Teaching Evaluations - 1 of 2 complete sets of course evaluations. (Optional)
• Teaching Evaluations - 2 of 2 complete sets of course evaluations. (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 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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