Lecturer - Global Digital Infrastructure - Berkeley Center for New Media

Position overview

Position title: Lecturer in New Media

Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay at appointment. See the following table for the current salary scale for this position. The current full time salary range for this position is $68,247-$192,040.

Percent time: 11%

Anticipated start: July 1, 2026

Review timeline: The review of applications for Summer Sessions appointments will be in April and May.

Position duration: Summer Session D: July 1 - Aug. 18. The lecturer will be the lead instructor on a new media course during Summer Session D.

Application Window

Open date: April 22, 2026

Most recent review date: Wednesday, May 6, 2026 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: Friday, May 29, 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 Berkeley Center for New Media is an interdisciplinary research center that studies and shapes media transition and emergence from diverse perspectives. Through critical thinking and making, we cultivate technological equity and fairness in our classrooms, in our communities, and on the internet.

Led by several prominent and energetic UC faculty, with support from an associate staff director, this dynamic campus unit conducts research, produces lectures and symposia, awards faculty and student fellowships, hosts visiting scholars, and offers a Designated Emphasis for PhD students, a Certificate for Masters students, and a certificate for the undergraduate population. The BCNM also offers select courses each semester. Over 100 faculty and students from numerous departments are represented by the BCNM, including Anthropology, Architecture, Art Practice, Boalt Law School, Comparative Literature, Computer Science, Education, Electrical Engineering, Ethnic Studies, Film & Media, French, Geography, History, History of Art, Performance Studies, Rhetoric, Spanish & Portuguese, Sociology, among others.

This lecturer will teach one high enrollment summer online course for the Berkeley Center for New Media, either NWMEDIA 132, 'How to Build a Global Internet,' or NWMEDIA 133, 'Tech Wars.' NWMEDIA 132 will focus on how to build the backbone of the internet, covering the ethics of financial considerations, project management, and the legal hurdles and protections on the ground. NWMEDIA 133 will focus on the historical and contemporary developments in security and protection for the digital infrastructures that support all internet traffic.

The applicant selected will have important teaching responsibilities, including preparation of course materials (such as the syllabus) and maintenance of a course website, and will also be expected to hold office hours, assess and offer feedback on student work, assign grades, advise students. The lead instructor will also be responsible for daily course management and supervising several graduate student instructors, employed to support the course.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Unit: https://bcnm.berkeley.edu

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Bachelors degree or equivalent international degree required at the time of application.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
The following qualifications are required by the start of the job. Advanced degree or five years of industry experience.

Preferred qualifications
Five years of experience in industry or a research institute by the start of the appointment.
Teaching experience.
Ph.D. or equivalent international degree.
Background in new media.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• Teaching Statement

Reference requirements

• 2-3 required (contact information only)

References of finalists will be contacted.