Teaching Specialist​/Lecturer AY: Anthropology

Teaching Specialist/Lecturer 26-27AY:
Anthropology (Continuous Recruitment)

The Department of Anthropology in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota occasionally needs teaching specialists or lecturers to teach courses that cannot be staffed by regular faculty or graduate students. Openings are temporary and part-time, often for evening or summer sessions, day courses, and courses offered through Independent and Distance Learning. Positions are one semester or one academic year and typically involve teaching no more than one three-credit course per semester.

Appointments may be renewable based on need, funding, and performance. Applicants will be selected from a pool on an as-needed basis during the 2026/27 academic year. No acknowledgment will be issued upon receipt, and individuals will only be contacted for an active opening.

Teaching specialists and lecturers will be expected to teach undergraduate or graduate students, develop lessons and assignments, assess student progress by grading papers and tests, hold office hours, coordinate student activities with teaching assistants (if assigned), and participate in departmental meetings.

• Supervise undergraduate courses in classroom settings.
• In the Heritage Studies and Public History program, may teach graduate courses in classroom settings when substantial equivalent experience can substitute the degree.
• Lecturers teach undergraduate and graduate courses in classroom and online settings.

Teaching Specialist –

Required Qualifications:

• MA degree or BA/BS plus four years of post-baccalaureate education in an advanced degree program.
• Degree knowledge in the course content area, evidence of excellent written and verbal communication skills, special expertise, and a specific teaching need within the department.
• Academic training, prior teaching experience, and relevant life or professional experience.

Preference will be given to applicants with knowledge and/or training in the University of Minnesota teaching methodology and who are capable of delivering high-quality instruction to a diverse student body.

Lecturer –

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. degree, knowledge of the course content area, evidence of excellent written and verbal communication skills, special expertise, and a specific teaching need of the department.
• Academic training, prior teaching experience, and relevant life or professional experience.

• Undergraduate credit courses: $1585-$3000 per credit or $6000-$9000 per course.
• Lecturers: $2500-$3500 per credit or $7500-$10500 per course. Graduate credit courses are paid at the same rate as undergraduate courses.

Retirement plan options are available for Civil Service, Faculty, Labor-Represented, Professional & Administrative, and Temp Casual classifications.

Any offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. The presumption is that prospective employees are eligible to work in the United States. Criminal convictions do not automatically disqualify finalists from employment.

The University of Minnesota provides equal access to and opportunity in its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.