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2026-27 AY Lecturer Pool
- Family & Consumer Sciences
- Fashion Merchandising and Management

The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences seeks qualified instructors for courses in the Fashion Merchandising and Management major.

We seek instructors from the global fashion industry, including management, marketing, buying, advertisement, promotion, manufacturing, sourcing, distribution, retailing, and design, etc.. Familiarity or experience with the contemporary and historical ways of meeting the economic, physiological, aesthetic, psychological, sociological, and cultural needs of consumers relative to fashion products is favored.

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 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.

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:

• 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.

Master's degree in Fashion Merchandising and Management and/or related fields

Doctorate degree, teaching at the post-secondary level

New Applicants are required to submit :

• Cover letter including specific courses of interest and qualifications to teach
• Resume/CV
• Unofficial transcripts of highest degree or degree required for position
• List of three references with contact information
• Complete the Statement of Professional Preparation and Experience form.
• Complete the FACS Department form
  - Courses Qualified to Teach form

Existing lecturers who taught during one or both semesters of the last academic year, are highly encouraged to complete the FACS Department Courses Qualified to Teach form

A list of courses within the Fashion Merchandising & Management major is available in the University Catalog . Please contact the department regarding the new courses that are listed on the form but not listed in the University Catalog.

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