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2026-27 Lecturer Pool Department Of Art & Art History

The Department of Art and Art History in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts is collecting application materials for a pool of lecturers with positions available as determined by need during the 2026-27 academic year. We are primarily looking for instructors to teach in-person courses. Appointments from the lecturer pool are temporary and often made just prior to the start of the academic term.

The minimum education requirement for a lecturer appointment is a degree in a relevant field (preferably a terminal degree). A terminal degree in a relevant field. Relevant experience, such as: previous teaching experience, especially with diverse groups of students; professional credentials, experience, and licenses; additional relevant abilities and specializations.

Lecturers will teach one or more sections of courses for which the Department Personnel Committee deems them qualified. Teaching assignments are based upon qualifications of the individual and the needs of the department.

Applicants must provide a current cover letter (including how you have addressed, or plan to address teaching to diverse student groups), a CV, a list of courses you believe you are qualified to teach and for which you wish to be considered, a copy of unofficial transcripts for your highest earned degree, and contact information of three professional references. Additional information may be requested at a later time.

All applicants must apply online, applications submitted via email or in-person to the department will not be considered. For information about specific courses offered, please refer to the University Catalog.

The Department of Art and Art History is NASAD accredited. The Department offers BA options in Art Education, Art History, and Art Studio; and a BFA program with options in Art Studio and Interior Architecture. An MA is offered in Art History. The Department of Art and Art History faculty members are a dedicated group of artists and scholars deeply involved in art, pedagogy, and in bringing our work out of the classroom into our communities.

Our students reflect the campus's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. They push boundaries and produce reflective work for our galleries and other public venues that engage with contemporary issues. We have thirteen full-time faculty, a large pool of part-time faculty, and five staff. The studio areas are well equipped with labs for ceramics, digital media, drawing, glass, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture.

Art History has strengths in Mesoamerican, Medieval, and Modern, with specialists in postcolonial and critical race studies, feminism and gender studies, structuralism and semiotics. Art Education has strengths in Cultural Diversity in Art Education and Pop Culture. The Ira Latour Visual Resources Center is an award-winning learning/teaching center that houses an extensive collection of books, periodicals, videos, and digital images.

Other important teaching resources include the Hopper Visiting Artists series and the Jacki Headley University Art Gallery, which presents exhibitions of regional- and nationally-based artists. The Janet Turner Print Museum produces exhibitions and maintains an extensive permanent study collection of over 4,000 prints from more than forty countries. Chico is a town with a vibrant arts community. It is located three hours north of the Bay Area and one and a half hours north of Sacramento, offering easy access to major art activity.