"Lecturer - Development Engineering - The Blum Center for Developing Economies"

Lecturer - Development Engineering - The Blum Center for Developing Economies

Position overview

Position title: Lecturer

Salary range: Starting salary is commensurate with highest degree, teaching experience, and equity within the Department. The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay at appointment. See the following table for the current salary scale for this position: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2024-25/july-2024-scales/t15.pdf The current full-time salary range for Lecturer positions is $68,247 - $192,040

Percent time: Variable 11%-100% - Lecturers

Anticipated start: 7/1/2025 for AY 2025-2026 Appointments
8/1/2025 for fall 2025 appointments
1/1/2026 for spring 2026 appointments
Summer sessions dates depend on session

Review timeline: The review of applications for Fall semester appointments will be in April, for Spring semester appointments in October, and for Summer Sessions appointments in March.

Position duration: One semester or one year appointments for lecturers.

Application Window

Open date: April 23, 2025

Most recent review date: Thursday, Nov 20, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date: Tuesday, Mar 31, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

The Blum Center for Developing Economies at the University of California, Berkeley is generating an applicant pool of qualified instructors and invites applications to teach courses in the area of Development Engineering. In addition to core DevEng classes (DevEng 200, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206), new classes may be planned based upon student interest and candidate expertise. Candidates under consideration will be contacted by the Blum Center. The previous pool will close April 9, 2025. Those interested in remaining in the pool must reapply.

Founded in 2006, The Blum Center for Developing Economies at UC Berkeley brings together academics, partner organizations, entrepreneurs, and business leaders to solve the world's most pressing development challenges. Operating on the notion that a world-class public research university must be a force for tackling society's most persistent challenges, the Blum Center inspires and facilitates interdisciplinary research and problem-solving; teaches students to think critically and optimistically about issues of poverty and development; equips the next generation of social entrepreneurs with the skills needed to design, deploy, and scale world-changing innovations; and advises and trains groups and organizations on methods for fostering a culture of innovation in their workplaces. To learn more about our center please visit our website: https://blumcenter.berkeley.edu/

General Duties: Lecturers are responsible for the course syllabus, curriculum development and delivery, student mentoring, student assessment through relevant projects, problem sets, exams, class attendance and participation, and grades. Project-based courses will require working with potential sponsors.

The Blum Center welcomes candidates whose professional and teaching experiences align with our mission to help individuals and communities increase access to resources through economic development and technology innovation.

Unit: https://blumcenter.berkeley.edu/

Program: https://blumcenter.berkeley.edu/academics/development-engineering/

Labor Contract: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/ix/index.html

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Bachelor's degree or equivalent international degree is required at time of application.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
Required by the start of the appointment, applicants must hold either a master's degree or higher, or equivalent international degree, or at least 5 years of industry or nonprofit organization experience.

Preferred qualifications
Ph.D. or equivalent international degree or graduate professional degree is preferred in a discipline associated with development engineering (e.g., development technologies, development economics and business models, impact analysis, design for development, city planning, political economy). Teaching experience in two or more of the topic areas listed below is preferred. Also desirable are a strong track record in developing and implementing new and innovative methods of delivering education and hands-on learning, project-based learning, and experience working with students from a range of disciplines. Leadership experience in professional practice is preferred. Applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S.A.

Topic areas include, but are not limited to:

• Critical theories in global development, engineering, and design
• Human-centered design
• Design for base of the pyramid
• Poverty studies
• Community-based teaching, research, project-implementation
• Innovation studies / theory of change
• Sustainable development
• Social and environmental justice
• Engineering ethics
• Social entrepreneurship
• Innovation in humanitarian and disaster response
• Climate action
• Digital transformation of development
• AI for social impact
• Health technologies for low-resource settings
• Sustainability
• Software for Sustainable Design
• Multidisciplinary project-based courses that engage students in experiential learning to help to solve real-world problems (e.g. STEM Solutions for Social Impact; Hacking for Local; Design, Evaluate and Scale Development Technologies; Mission Driven Start-Ups)

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• Statement of Teaching - Please describe your prior teaching experience, teaching philosophy, and future instructional interests. You may include specific examples of how you have supported - or plan to support - student success through curriculum design, classroom environment, and teaching methods.
• Past Teaching Evaluation (Optional)

Reference requirements

• 2 required (contact information only)

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04911

Help contact: gkhoury@berkeley.edu

Job location

Berkeley, CA