Lecturer Pool Ethnic Studies

Position

Lecturer Pool for the Department of Ethnic Studies

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

Department of Ethnic Studies

College of Social Sciences and Education

California State University, Bakersfield

9001 Stockdale Highway

Bakersfield, CA

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

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

CSU Bakersfield, founded in 1970, is a regional, comprehensive university serving the southern San Joaquin Valley of California. CSU Bakersfield’s service area covers nearly 25,000 square miles and is home to a socially and ethnically diverse population. CSU Bakersfield is the only four-year degree granting institution within a 100-mile radius. Due to this, CSU Bakersfield has a vital role in educational obtainment, economic development, and quality of life within the region.

The campus serves approximately 9,400 undergraduate students and 1,350 graduate, credential, and post-baccalaureate students. CSU Bakersfield is a federally designated Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).

The accolades recently received by CSU Bakersfield include: #18 in Top Public Schools in the West and #21 in Top Performers on Social Mobility (U.S. News & World Report, 2026), 4.5 out of 5 stars and named one of America’s Best Colleges (Money, 2026), #8 in Master’s Universities, #17 in Best Bang for the Buck:
West, and #44 in Best Colleges for Your Tuition (and Tax) Dollars (Washington Monthly, 2025), #4 in California Mobility Index (College Futures Foundation, 2025), #23 in Social Mobility Index (CollegeNET, 2025), #9 in Economic Mobility Index (Third Way, 2024), and in the Top 50 Most Affordable Colleges and Universities in the US (University HQ, 2025).

The College of Social Sciences and Education, the largest college at CSUB, has an enrollment of more than 4,000 students composed of ten departments:
Advanced Educational Studies, Human Development, Child, Adolescent, and Family Studies, Criminal Justice, Ethnic Studies, Kinesiology, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, and Teacher Education. For additional information about the College’s programs, visit its webpage at http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

The Department of Ethnic Studies, founded in January 2022, offers an undergraduate degree leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree in Ethnic Studies, as well as several Ethnic Studies minors. The Department currently has five full-time and part-time faculty with expertise in Asian American Studies, Black Studies, Chicana/o/x & Latina/o/x Studies, Critical Pacific Islands & Oceania Studies, Ethnic Studies, and Native American & Indigenous Studies.

Our faculty are committed to creating systems of liberation for ourselves and our communities through developing meaningful scholarship, participating in community-centered advocacy, nurturing critical & compassionate students, and preparing students not only for academic success, but also for meaningful participation in their communities as we work together to eliminate racism and all forms of oppression in the US and beyond.

Learn more about our department on our website at https://.

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.

• Ethnic Studies:
  Bachelor’s degree…