Lecturer Pool - Demography - College of Letters & Science

Lecturer Pool
- Demography
- College of Letters & Science

Salary range:
The posted UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay  for the following table for the salary scale this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $70,977 - $95,388.

Percent time: 8.5% to 100%

Anticipated start:
Positions usually start in July/August for Fall and January for Spring Semesters, various times throughout the summer.

Review timeline:
Applications are typically reviewed for summer session course needs in March, fall course needs in April, and in October for spring course needs. Applicants are considered for positions as needs arise; the existence of this pool does not guarantee that a position is available.

Position duration:
Semesters or Summer Sessions

Open date:
July 10, 2026

Next review date:
Friday, Jul 24, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date:
Friday, Jul 9, 2027 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.

The Department of Demography at the University of California at Berkeley is generating an applicant pool of qualified temporary instructors to teach a range of courses in the department should openings arise.

We invite instructors to apply that can teach broadly accessible topics and introductions to formal demographic methods, social demography, fertility, mortality, migration, population and environment, family and gender, demography of race and ethnicity, history of population thought, demographic implications of climate change, international migration and refugees, political demography, economic demography, demography and development.

The position's duties include undergraduate and graduate teaching. In addition to teaching responsibilities, general duties may include managing graders and/or graduate student instructors (teaching assistants), holding office hours, assigning grades, advising students, preparing course materials (e.g., syllabus), maintaining a course website, and writing exams.

The Department seeks candidates who can support the success of all students through inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Basic qualifications (required at time of application):

Advanced degree or enrolled in an advanced degree program at the time of application.

Preferred qualifications:

• Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree) at the time of appointment.
• Two years of teaching university-level courses.

Document requirements:

• Curriculum Vitae
  - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Statement of Teaching

Reference requirements:

• 2-4 required (contact information only)

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