Lecturer Pool - Jacobs Institute Design Innovation - College of Engineering

Application Window

Open date:
October 22, 2025

Most recent review date:
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Final date:
Saturday, Aug 1, 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.

Salary range:
The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay  current full‑time salary range for Lecturer positions is $75,301 - $199,722. Starting salary is commensurate with highest degree, teaching experience, and equity within the department. TSP hourly rate $65.

• Percent time: 8% to 100% (Lecturer only)
• Hours:
  
  1‑40 hours per week (Both Lecturer and TSP)
• TSP positions are part time and paid on an hourly basis depending on the need.
• Anticipated start:
  Positions usually start on January 1, June 15, July 1, and August 1.
• Position duration:
  Positions can be one semester or academic year.

The Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation in the College of Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, is seeking qualified temporary instructors to teach undergraduate courses, graduate courses, and/or special topics workshops should an opening arise in the Fall and Spring semesters, or for the Summer term. Applicants should accurately list their specializations so they can be properly evaluated as course needs arise;

the existence of this pool does not guarantee that a position is available.

Lecturers supervise student design projects, give lectures, prepare assignments and project topics & deliverables, hold regular office hours, prepare exams or hold reviews, give design advice, and submit final grades.

In addition to lecturers, we also seek Teacher Special Programs (TSP) instructors; the TSP's principal responsibilities can range from teaching a short course, providing a lecturer with industry expertise, participating in design critiques during a course, teaching at Jacobs Institute boot camps or workshops, or contributing to major curriculum development.

Made possible by a $20‑million commitment from the Paul and Stacy Jacobs Foundation, the Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation is UC Berkeley's interdisciplinary hub for learning and making at the intersection of design and technology.

Core Programs Within the Jacobs Institute include:

• A professional Master of Design (MDes) degree, offered jointly by the College of Engineering and College of Environmental Design.
• The Berkeley Certificate in Design Innovation, an undergraduate certificate offered in partnership with the Haas School of Business, College of Letters & Science, and College of Environmental Design.
• A curriculum of approximately 15 design‑focused Design Innovation undergraduate and graduate courses offered Fall, Spring and Summer, for which the institute recruits lecturers and faculty.
• A makerspace staffed by professional and student workers which is accessed by 1,200+ students each semester.
• Mentorship and co‑curricular programming for students, such as the Berkeley – Engineering Design Scholars and Innovation Catalysts programs.
• Support for 15+ design and technology courses from affiliated campus departments, approximately 30+ clubs, and approximately 8 Decal courses each semester by offering access to high‑quality teaching, meeting and event space.
• Public events and speaker series.
• Partnerships with companies and international universities.

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

• Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent international degree).

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

• Lecturers:
  Five years of experience in industry or a research institute, or advanced degree.
• TSPs:
  Two years of experience in industry or a research institute, or advanced degree.

Preferred qualifications

• Lecturer positions:
  Higher level degree and/or prior expertise in teaching in either design or engineering schools at the undergraduate and/or master's level. Also desirable are a strong track record in developing and implementing new and experimental methods of delivering education and hands‑on learning, and experience working with…