Lecturer Pool - Folklore and Socio-Cultural Anthropology - Department of Anthropology

Position Overview

Position title: Lecturer

Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay at appointment. A reasonable full‑time salary range for this position is $70,977–$199,722. Starting salary is commensurate with highest degree and college level teaching experience.

Percent time: Positions may range from 33% to 67% time, respectively equivalent to one or two courses per semester.

Anticipated start: Academic year appointments start 7/1/2026;
Fall semester appointments start 8/1/2026;
Spring semester appointments start 1/1/2027.

Review timeline: Appointments for Fall and Spring semesters are usually reviewed in April/May and Summer appointments are reviewed in October. Applicants are considered for positions as needs arise; the existence of this pool does not guarantee that a position is available.

Position duration: Fall and/or Spring;
Summer: depends on session.

Application Window: Open date:
February 11, 2026. Most recent review date:
Thursday, Feb 26, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Final date:
Thursday, Feb 11, 2027 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until the final date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

The Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley is generating an applicant pool of qualified temporary instructors to teach courses in Folklore and Socio‑Cultural Anthropology, should an opening arise. Applications will be accepted and reviewed according to department needs.

We are especially interested in Anthropologists and Folklorists who can teach one or two undergraduate courses in a topical field of their expertise, or which satisfy our upper‑division major requirements and electives in Socio‑Cultural Anthropology (e.g., geographic area or methods courses). We are particularly interested in applicants who can teach courses in the following fields:
Post‑communist transformations in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe; language, culture and society; and medical anthropology. We also welcome applicants with innovative approaches to any other field within Folklore and Socio‑Cultural anthropology, and whose teaching might supplement current curriculum gaps in the department.

• Teach undergraduate courses in Folklore and Socio‑Cultural Anthropology.
• Hold office hours and advise students.
• Assign grades, prepare course materials (including syllabus), write exams, and manage Graduate Student Instructors.

• Basic qualifications: A PhD (or equivalent international degree), or enrolled in a PhD or equivalent international degree‑granting program at the time of application.
• Preferred qualifications: PhD (or international equivalent degree) in Anthropology or Folklore by the start date; prior teaching experience preferred.

• Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness – e.g., course evaluations.
• Sample Syllabus – for each proposed course.

Reference Requirements:
Two references (contact information only).

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