"Lecturer - Neuroscience Department"

Position overview

Position title: Lecturer

Salary range: The posted UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. See the following table for the salary scale for this position: 2025-26 Academic Salary Scales. A reasonable salary estimate for this position is $70,977 - $120,835.

Percent time: Dependent upon position, ranging from part-time to full-time (10%-100%)

Anticipated start: Academic year (AY) appointments start 7/1/2025; Fall semester appointments start 8/1/2025; Spring semester appointments start 1/1/2026 and Summer appointments run from May - August.

Review timeline: Applicants are considered for positions as needs arise; the existence of this pool does not guarantee that a position is available.

Position duration: Semester, AY, and Summer (6-10 weeks, depending on session)

Application Window

Open date: June 2, 2025

Most recent review date: Monday, Aug 18, 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: Monday, Jun 1, 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 Department of Neuroscience (NEU) at UC Berkeley invites applications for a pool of non-tenure track Lecturer positions to teach NEU courses as needed. Typically, lecturers will be hired to teach or co-teach a single course in a given semester or summer session. In rare occasions, a lecturer may be hired to teach or co-teach in several courses in the same semester.

Teaching Responsibilities

We are seeking outstanding lecturers who can teach/co-teach small, medium and large size lectures, seminar and/or laboratory courses in the subject areas listed below:

• Broad survey courses in neuroscience
• Molecular, cellular and developmental neuroscience
• Circuit, systems, and behavioral neuroscience
• Cognitive neuroscience
• Computational neuroscience
• Neurotechnology
• Laboratory courses in the above areas
• Scientific communication and writing

General Duties

In addition to teaching responsibilities, general duties include holding office hours, assigning grades, advising students, preparing course materials (e.g., syllabus), maintaining a course website, and using a learning management system (e.g. bCourses at UC Berkeley, Canvas, etc.).

Department: https://neuroscience.berkeley.edu/

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application): Minimum Basic Qualifications (at the time of application): Laboratory Courses and Lecturer Courses: A Master's degree (or equivalent international degree) is required by time of application.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start): Lecturer Courses: A Ph.D or M.D. degree (or equivalent international degree) is required to teach a lecture course by the time of hire.

Preferred qualifications: Lecture Courses: Documented experience in teaching one of the biological or life sciences at the college level. Laboratory Courses: Completion of all Ph.D (or equivalent international degree) requirements except dissertation in a biological field or life sciences.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter (Optional)
• Statement of Teaching (Optional)

Reference requirements: 3 required (contact information only)

Job location: Berkeley, CA