2026-27 AY Lecturer Pool - Theatre and Dance

Lecturer Pool – Theatre and Dance

DEPARTMENT: Theatre and Dance

The Department of Theatre and Dance at Sacramento State is committed to calling out systemic racism and actively promoting a truly diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment onstage, in rehearsals, in classrooms, and among each other. This commitment is rooted in providing a broad and thorough foundation of the history, theory, literature, performance, design/technical, and management practices of theatre and dance. Our imaginative and ambitious curriculum, supported by studio work and productions, challenges and nurtures students to be interdependent, inclusive leaders who embody diverse practices in theatre and dance.

Our collaborative, artistic environment reflects a complex global perspective, complemented by national and international faculty and staff experience.

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 an academic year initial appointment is 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 × 3/15 (3 units out of a possible 15 units total) = $1,101.40 × 6 checks = $6,608.40 total for 3 units/semester.

THEATRE: Training in acting, voice, movement, audition technique, technical theatre practices, design, history, literature, criticism, multicultural theatre, musical theatre, puppetry, and film studies.

REQUIRED: Bachelor's Degree plus the equivalent of at least five years teaching or relevant professional experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Master’s of Fine Arts or Doctorate in a relevant teaching area.

DANCE: Training in dance technique, performance, production, choreography, theory, dance history, and dance education.

REQUIRED: Bachelor's Degree plus the equivalent of at least five years teaching or relevant professional experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Master’s of Fine Arts or Doctorate in a relevant teaching area.

New applicants are required to submit the following:

• Cover letter that includes a listing of courses you are prepared to teach. A list of courses within the Department of Theatre and Dance is available in the University Catalog.
• Complete curriculum vitae (CV) that may include the dates (semester/year) and summaries of relevant teaching experience (provide a listing of comparable college classes taught that includes the number of courses and course sections).
• Unofficial transcripts of highest degree.
• A list of two references with contact information.

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