Lecturer in History

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Work type: Instructional Faculty - Temporary/Lecturer

Location: Sonoma

Categories: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Faculty - Letters/Humanities, Temporary, Part Time, On-site (work in-person at business location)

The Department of History offers a 40-unit BA in history, with emphases in world history, European history, and the history of the Americas, in addition to courses with regional and thematic approaches. The department also offers an MA in history, with separate thesis and comprehensive exam tracks. Students graduate with discipline-specific skills, including communication, critical thinking, and cultural competencies, which have clear value in a multi‑cultural professional world, and which contribute to the building of better local and global communities.

Departmental alumni pursue careers in fields that include law, government, teaching, journalism, business, academia, museum curatorship, librarianship, and the non‑profit sector, with some continuing their historical studies at the PhD level.

Faculty members in the department are active researchers and writers, who seek ways for their scholarship to inform their classroom activities and their university and community outreach, including museum curatorship and oral‑historical source generation. As one of the very first history departments in the United States to embrace world history, the department is distinguished by a longstanding commitment to diversity among its faculty members and in their scholarly interests and approaches.

See the department’s web page for courses such as HIST 252:
History of the United States Since 1865, a lower‑division survey course examining major political, social, economic, and cultural developments in U.S. history from the end of Reconstruction to the present. Instruction will introduce students to key themes such as industrialization, race and citizenship, immigration, reform movements, war and foreign policy, the expansion of federal power, social inequality, and debates over democracy and national identity.

The successful candidate will design and deliver lectures and discussion‑based learning activities, assign and assess written work and examinations, and provide timely and constructive feedback to support student learning. They must also work effectively, respectfully, and collaboratively in diverse, multicultural, and inclusive settings, and will be prepared to join faculty, staff, students, and administrators in the University’s shared commitment to ethical inquiry, civic engagement, social responsibility, and global awareness.

The course fulfills General Education requirements and is expected to emphasize foundational historical skills, including critical reading of primary and secondary sources, analytical writing, and the ability to situate historical developments within broader national and global contexts.

A PhD in History or a related discipline. ABD PhD candidates may also be considered.

Full‑time is a 15‑unit workload per semester. Actual salary is dependent upon the number of units assigned, educational preparation, and availability of funds subject to any CSU system faculty contract salary increases.

• Salary commensurate with degree level and experience.
• Anticipated Hiring Salary Range: $5,507 - $6,677 per full‑time month.
• The full‑time (15 units per semester) monthly base salary range indicated above is prorated to the number of units worked and is paid in six monthly payments for each full semester.
• Selection as a candidate in the applicant pool does not guarantee employment. Temporary Faculty appointments are made on a part‑time, temporary basis and contingent upon department needs and funding.
• Temporary Faculty appointments are made on a semester‑by‑semester basis.
• Relocation expenses will not be provided for temporary faculty appointments.
• Expenses incurred to attend an interview for temporary faculty positions are not reimbursed by the University.

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