Percent time: 17% to 100%. Part-time or Full-time.
Anticipated start: Appointments for Fall, Spring, and Summer sessions are typically evaluated during the Spring Semester.
Review timeline: Please note: The use of a lecturer pool does not guarantee that an open position exists. See the review date specified in AP Recruit to learn whether the department is currently reviewing applications for a specific position. If there is no future review date specified, your application may not be considered at this time.
Position duration: Fall and/or Spring; Summer: depends on session.
Application Window
Open date: January 1, 2026
Most recent review date: Friday, Feb 6, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Final date: Thursday, Dec 31, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Position description
The Department of History at the University of California, Berkeley, invites applications for a pool of qualified temporary instructors to teach courses should an opening arise.
The Department of History is generating an applicant pool of qualified instructors to teach courses in all areas of History (Africa, Ancient Greece & Rome, Byzantine, Early Modern Europe, East Asia, North America, Jewish, Late Modern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Soviet Union, Medieval Europe, Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and other various needs), pending openings. Currently identified openings are in Africa, Europe and the Atlantic World 1650-1850, and the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine. This pool includes assignments to teach courses in the history of science, technology, and medicine, including courses that are offered together with Science, Technology, and Society (STS) and/or Data Science.
In addition to teaching responsibilities, general duties may include holding regular office hours, calculating grades, advising students, preparing course materials, managing GSIs, and attending appropriate meetings/orientations, etc.
It is important to mark any and all specializations that match your area of expertise. If you would be available for or are interested specifically in summer teaching, please indicate it as a specialization as well.
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application): A PhD (or equivalent international degree), or enrolled in PhD or equivalent international degree-granting program at the time of application.
Additional qualifications (required at time of start): A PhD (or equivalent international degree) is required by the start date.
Preferred qualifications: A PhD (or equivalent international degree) in History, or related field. Demonstrated teaching excellence in the appropriate fields with undergraduates and, where appropriate, graduate students.
