Environmental Studies Graduate Program - Part-Time Lecturer Pool

Environmental Studies Graduate Program - Part-Time Lecturer Pool

The Environmental Studies Graduate Program at CSUF invites applicants for its part-time faculty pool on an ongoing basis. The master's program in Environmental Studies is a broadly based, interdisciplinary program that focuses on human interaction with the environment.

The program is geared for students entering the rapidly expanding environmental field, especially in environmental science, planning and regulation, and environmental education. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of environmental challenges, the program seeks to integrate paradigms and approaches from a range of related disciplines in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. With 60-100 graduate students, the program offers an exciting and rewarding academic experience for its students and its faculty.

For further information, please refer to the Environmental Studies homepage.

We are seeking highly motivated, well-organized individuals for possible teaching assignments in the following courses:

• Air Quality Management
• Environmental Education
• Environmental Hydrology
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Environmental Planning
• Environmental Policy

This is a pool of part-time lecturers for the department to draw on as necessary. Qualified applicants will be contacted when positions are available.

Appointments from the part-time pool are temporary and often made just prior to the start of the academic term. Applicants must be available on very short notice.

Required qualifications include a PhD, or a Master's degree with considerable professional experience. Disciplinary background and professional expertise should be consistent with the course content. Teaching experience, with applied environmental expertise, and with experience addressing environmental challenges in the Southern California context is also required. Candidates should demonstrate their ability to interact and work effectively with a wide and culturally diverse range of students, including first-generation college students.

Preferred qualifications include prior teaching experience at the college or university level, experience in working with diverse populations, and relevant work experience and professional capabilities.

A complete online application must be submitted in order to receive consideration. Required materials at time of application include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, copy of your unofficial transcripts conferring your highest terminal degree, a list of three references with contact information, an inclusive excellence statement, sample of course syllabi, and teaching evaluations (if available). Required materials before official hire include three letters of recommendation and official transcripts from the institution's Registrar's office.

Applications will be reviewed as needed. Please direct all questions about the position to Elaine Lewinnek, Program Coordinator.

The need for part-time faculty is greatest in Fall and Spring semesters. The Fall term begins in the late August and ends in mid-December; the Spring term runs from the middle of January through the end of May. On rare occasions part-time faculty are needed during one of the Summer Session segments.

Regular performance evaluations of part-time lecturers are made by the department in accord with the faculty Collective Bargaining Agreement and University Policy Statement 210.070. These performance evaluations determine which lecturers will be retained for future and continued teaching assignments. And in some instances, syllabi, assignments and reading material will be reviewed by the departmental personnel committee.

All part-time faculty appointments are made as Lecturers, under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the CSU system and the California Faculty Association. Initial appointments are for one semester only. Classification Range: $5,507 - $6,677 per month. Anticipated hiring range depending on qualifications, not to exceed $6,221 per month. The full-time (15 units per semester) monthly base salaries indicated above are prorated to the number of units worked and are paid in six monthly payments for each full semester.

For a three-unit assignment, typical starting compensation ranges from $6,608.40 to $7,465.20 per semester.

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