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2026-27 Lecturer Pool for Ethnic Studies

Position:
Lecturer Pool for the Department of Ethnic Studies

Type:
Temporary, Part-time Academic Year: 2026/2027 Available:
Fall 2026 / Spring 2027

Location:

Department of Ethnic Studies College of Social Sciences and Education California State University, Bakersfield 9001 Stockdale Highway Bakersfield, CA

Contact:
Jeremiah Sataraka, Ph.D. (Email: jsataraka)

Final date to receive applications:
Positions open until filled. Applications considered as needed, on a continuous basis throughout the academic year. A new application must be submitted each year.

The Department of Ethnic Studies at California State University Bakersfield accepts applications on an ongoing basis for our pool of part-time lecturers. Applicant pools are used to fill short-term temporary Lecturer positions across our campus with the possibility of rehiring. Appointments may last from one day to a whole semester. This applicant pool may be used to fill vacant positions on an as-needed basis throughout the academic year.

Applications in this pool ad will only be good for the current academic year. This pool will be closed effective May 31, 2027. If you wish to be considered for the next academic year, you will need to apply to the new pool as it becomes available by June 15, 2027.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ethnic Studies:
  Bachelor's degree in Ethnic Studies, or related field
• Asian American Studies:
  Bachelor's degree in Asian American Studies, or related field
• Black Studies:
  Bachelor's degree in Africana Studies, Black Studies, or related field
• Critical Pacific Islands & Oceania Studies:
  Bachelor's degree in Pacific Studies, or related field
• Chicana/o/x & Latina/o/x Studies:
  Bachelor's degree in Chicana/o/x Studies or Latina/o/x Studies, or related field
• Native American & Indigenous Studies:
  Bachelor's degree in Native American & Indigenous Studies, or related field

Preferred Qualifications:

• College/university teaching experience
• Ethnic Studies:
  Doctorate degree in Ethnic Studies, or related field
• Asian American Studies:
  Doctorate degree in Asian American Studies, or related field
• Black Studies:
  Doctorate degree in Africana Studies, Black Studies, or related field
• Critical Pacific Islands & Oceania Studies:
  Doctorate degree in Pacific Studies, or related field
• Chicana/o/x & Latina/o/x Studies:
  Doctorate degree in Chicana/o/x Studies or Latina/o/x Studies, or related field
• Native American & Indigenous Studies:
  Doctorate degree in Native American & Indigenous Studies, or related field

Rank and Salary:
Lecturer. Anticipated salary range is generally at or near the minimum of the appropriate range, commensurate with education and experience. Most new lecturers are hired at the Lecturer A or B rank. Full-time equivalent salary ranges are as follows (amounts prorated for part-time assignments):

• Lecturer A: $5,507 – $6,677 per month [Anticipated starting salary: $5,507 - $6,092 monthly]
• Lecturer B: $6,221 – $13,224 per month [Anticipated starting salary: $6,221 - $9,722 monthly]
• Lecturer C: $6,825 – $14,523 per month [Anticipated starting salary: $6,825 - $10,674 monthly]
• Lecturer D: $8,593 – $15,211 per month [Anticipated starting salary: $8,593 - $11,902 monthly]

Application Process:

Please apply online at the CSUB Careers site.

Background Check: A background check (including a criminal records check) must be satisfactorily completed. Offers of employment are conditional and may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.

Authorization to Work:
Employment is contingent upon US residence and proof of eligibility to work in the United States.

Sponsorship: CSUB is not a sponsoring agency for temporary positions and is not an E-Verify employer.

Out of State Employment:
Per CSU-wide policy, all faculty who will begin initial employment (or return from a 12-month break in service) on or after January 1, 2022 are required to perform their work from…