"Lecturer in Philosophy: Academic Year 2025-26 (Anticipated)"

Lecturer in Philosophy: Academic Year 2025-26 (Anticipated)

University of California Merced

Position overview

Position title: Unit 18 Faculty

Salary range: A reasonable estimate for an initial appointment is $70,977. See Unit 18 Lecturer table for the salary range for this position. These are academic year appointments and subject to the normal processes of academic review. Salary is prorated in accordance instructional workload calculation.

Anticipated start: Academic Year: 7/1/2025 - 6/30/2026
Fall Semester: 8/1/2025 - 12/31/2025
Spring Semester: 1/1/2026 - 5/31/2026

Position duration: Academic year or fall/spring semester

Application Window
Open date: July 11, 2025
Most recent review date: Friday, Jul 25, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Final date: Monday, Mar 2, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Position description

The School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts seeks a lecturer(s) to teach courses in Philosophy for the Academic Year 2025-26. Courses being offered may include but not limited to:

• Introduction to Ethics (an introductory course for students of all majors)
• Love, Sex, and Gender (an introductory course for students of all majors)
• Technology Ethics (an upper-division course required of students in UC Merced's two data science majors)

In addition to teaching the course(s), the instructor is responsible for creating a syllabus, holding weekly office hours (2 hours/week), and grading examinations and/or papers. The instructor may also be required to hold discussion and lab sections or supervise a graduate student teaching assistant.

This is a limited-term appointment which falls under the purview of the agreement for the Lecturers Unit between University of California and the American Federation of Teachers. Terms and conditions of employment are subject to UC policy and appropriate collective bargaining agreement. See the following url for additional information: UCNET

For more information, please contact Chair of the Philosophy Department, Dan Hicks, at dhicks4@ucmerced.edu

Three courses in Fall and three courses in Spring are equivalent to full time position. Part time varies based on need and availability.

The anticipated teaching is one course in Fall 2025 and two courses in Spring 2026.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications
Advanced degree and experience teaching at the college or university level are required. Must be able to provide a record of excellence in teaching.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• Statement of Teaching - A teaching statement of no more than 500 words explaining how you have approached or would approach teaching the courses that you wish to teach.
• Authorization to Release Information Form
• Sample Syllabus - Sample syllabi for at least two (preferably all three) of the courses listed: Introduction to Ethics; Love, Sex, and Gender; and Technology Ethics.
• A recent teaching evaluation

Reference requirements
3 required (contact information only)

Apply link: https://aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF02002

Job location
Merced, CA