AY Lecturer Pool - English

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Job no: 546216

Work type: Instructional Faculty - Temporary/Lecturer

Location: Sacramento

Categories: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Faculty - Letters/Humanities, Temporary, Part Time

The English department at California State University, Sacramento, is a community of teachers, scholars, writers, and support staff whose primary mission is to promote learning in composition, creative writing, English education, linguistics, literature, and the teaching of English as a second language.

Duties of a part-time lecturer include instruction, class preparation, grading, and office hours. Other duties may be assigned based on departmental needs. Course assignments, including dates, time, and modality, are made by the Department Chair under the direction of the College Dean.

Part-time lecturers are instructional faculty with conditional appointments based on enrollment and budget. Hires are made when there are instructional needs to fill coursework offered by an academic department based on changing enrollment patterns, changes to tenure-track faculty assignments, and other factors that cannot be addressed with our existing faculty. Initial appointments are typically for one semester, but occasionally academic year initial appointments are made.

Appointments may be renewed based on department needs, funding, and performance. Often appointments are made just prior to the start of the semester.

Initial rank and salary for lecturer faculty are based on professional experience and educational background and are determined by the hiring department. Most new lecturers are hired at the Lecturer A or B rank. As of July 2024, the classification salary ranges for the respective ranks are:

The salary ranges indicated are based on a "full‑time rate" (15 weighted teaching units [WTUs]). A semester’s worth of compensation is made up of six (6) payments of the given amount. To calculate your salary for a semester, the base rate would be pro‑rated based on the units worked out of 15 WTUs. If you were a Lecturer A assigned 3 units at the minimum salary, your pay would be structured as follows: $5,507 x 3/15 (3 units out of a possible 15 units total) = $1,101.40 x 6 checks = $6,608.40 total for 3 units/semester.

The Department of English is seeking candidates for our part‑time lecturer pool to teach introductory‑level lecture classes in the areas of Composition, Composition for Multilingual Writers, Professional/Technical Writing, Advanced Composition, Linguistics, and Children’s Literature. Candidates must have either a Master’s degree in Rhetoric and Composition, or a related field; or a Bachelor’s degree combined with at least five years of teaching or relevant professional experience in one of these fields.

• Prior teaching experience at the college level

• Unofficial transcripts that include the highest degree or degree required for the position
• A list of three professional references with contact information

Sacramento State is located in the heart of California’s capital city, five miles from the State Capitol. The lush, 300‑acre campus is situated along the American River, close to numerous bike trails and other recreational areas. Sacramento, also known as the “Farm‑to‑Fork Capital,” is one of the most ethnically diverse and livable cities in the country, with a population of half a million.

Sacramento State is a Hispanic and AANAPISI serving institution with about 31,000 students coming from the Greater Sacramento Region, across the state, and the world. Our 1,800 faculty and 1,500 staff are committed to meeting our mission: creating an inclusive environment where all faculty, staff, students, and guests are welcome and valued.

California State University, Sacramento is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer with a strong institutional commitment to the principle of diversity in all areas. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity/expression,…