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2026-27 AY Lecturer Pool
- Art

The Department of Art is housed in the College of Arts and Letters. At the undergraduate level, it offers a BFA degree in Studio Art, and BA degrees in Art, Art History, and Art Education (Single Subject Pre-Credential Preparation for grades K-12). At the graduate level, it offers an MFA degree in Studio Art. The Art Department is accredited by the National Association of Art and Design (NASAD).

Job duties for specific areas of I) Art Education; II) Art History; and III) Studio Art are as follows:

The duties of a part-time lecturer include instruction, class preparation, grading, Canvas course management, and office hours (per campus office hour policy). 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 from the pool of applicants 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.

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:

• Lecturer A: $5,507 - $6,677
• Lecturer B: $6,221 ‐ $13,224
• Lecturer C: $6,825 ‐ $14,523
• Lecturer D: $8,593 ‐ $15,211

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) = $1101.40 x 6 checks = $6,608.40 total for 3 units/semester.

In general, it is required to have a terminal degree in the field for which you are applying to teach. See below for exceptions and/or additional qualifications for specific areas:

• I. Art Education: REQUIRED: M.A. degree in Art Education, or M.F.A. degree in Studio Art, and K-12 teaching experience in district settings.
• PREFERRED: Ph.D. in Art Education; public school teaching experience, and/or college teaching experience in art education.
• II. Art History: REQUIRED: M.A. degree for lower-division courses;
  Ph.D. for upper-division courses. College teaching experience in Art History.
• PREFERRED: Ph.D. for lower-division courses.
• III. Studio Art: REQUIRED: M.F.A. in Studio Art.
• PREFERRED: College teaching experience.

To be considered for a part-time position for 2026-27 AY, you are required to submit the following: