Lecturer Pool Department of Sociology

2025-26 Lecturer Pool Department of Sociology

Work type: Instructional Faculty - Temporary/Lecturer

Location: Chico

Categories: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Faculty - Social Sciences, Temporary, Part Time, Time Varies

California State University (CSU), Chico is a comprehensive and residential public university, holding Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) designation. Chico State operates as part of the 22-campus CSU system, which educates the most ethnically, economically, and academically diverse student body in the nation. The University enrolls over 14,000 students, with over half identifying as first-generation college students.

Chico State is committed to recruiting outstanding candidates. The ideal candidate will embrace our values predicated on the primacy of student success and the elimination of equity gaps, have demonstrated experience working with diverse populations, and will contribute to policies, programs, and practices that support an inclusive, accessible, and equitable learning and working environment. Black, Indigenous, People of Color, veterans, and those with bilingual and/or diverse abilities are encouraged to apply.

Position Title: Academic Year Lecturer

College: Behavioral and Social Sciences

Lecturer A/2 Full-Time Equivalent Salary Range: $5,507 $6,677 per month

Lecturer B/3 Full-Time Equivalent Salary Range: $6,221 $13,224 per month

Lecturer C/4 Full-Time Equivalent Salary Range: $6,825 $14,523 per month

Lecturer D/5 Full-Time Equivalent Salary Range: $8,593 $15,211 per month

Anticipated hiring range is generally at or near the minimum of the appropriate range, commensurate with education and experience. Most new lecturers are hired at the Lecturer A or B rank. See the Faculty Salaries At-a-Glance guide for more information.

Priority Review Date: 05/30/2025; complete applications received after that date may be considered as needs arise.

Position Summary:

The Sociology Department in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences is collecting application materials for a pool of lecturers with positions available as determined by need during the 2025-26 academic year. Appointments from the lecturer pool are temporary and often made just prior to the start of the academic term.

Minimum Qualifications:

The minimum education requirement for a lecturer appointment is a M.A in Sociology or other relevant field.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience teaching sociology to diverse students.

Responsibilities:

Lecturers will teach one or more sections of courses for which the Department Chair deems them qualified. Teaching assignments are based upon qualifications of the individual and the needs of the department.

How to Apply:

Applicants must provide a current cover letter (including how you have addressed, or plan to address teaching to diverse student groups including distance education learners, and the modes of instruction you have experience with such as in-person, Zoom, and/or asynchronous modalities), a CV, a list of courses you believe you are qualified to teach and for which you wish to be considered, a copy of unofficial transcripts for your highest earned degree, and contact information of three professional references. Additional information may be requested at a later time. All applicants must apply online; applications submitted via email or in-person to the department will not be considered.

The Department:

Our program specializes in seeking to interrogate intra and inter group conflict, micro and macro social forces, and qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis. In all of our classes, students both learn and practice theory to better map and understand the social world. The Sociology Department has two undergraduate programs: an on-campus program, and a parallel Distance Education program. We have more than 550 majors, 70% of which are Distance Education students from a wide variety of ages, backgrounds, and geographical locations around California.

Additional Information:

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.

The person holding this position is considered a mandated reporter under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 (revised July 21, 2017) as a condition of employment.

For disability-related accommodations, please call the ADA Coordinator at .

All positions are contingent on funding.

About Chico State:

Chico State is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, or protected veteran status and only employ individuals authorized to work in the U.S. #J-18808-Ljbffr