"Lecturer Pool - Department of Rhetoric - UC Berkeley"

Position overview

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: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2024-25/july-2024-scales/t15.pdf. A reasonable estimate for Lecturer positions is $68,247-$103,231.

Percent time: 11% for Summer; 33%-100% for Semester and AY appointments

Anticipated start: AY appointments start 7/1; Fall appointments start 8/1, Spring appointments start 1/1

Review timeline: Appointments for fall semester are usually reviewed in April and May. Appointments for spring semester are usually reviewed in October and November. Appointments for summer sessions are usually reviewed in January and February.

Position duration: Semester or Academic Year

Application Window

Open date: April 1, 2025

Most recent review date: Tuesday, Apr 15, 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 Department of Rhetoric is a leading center for interdisciplinary research and teaching in the humanities and social sciences, committed to the study of rhetorical traditions from the classical to the contemporary eras.

The department invites applications for a pool of qualified temporary instructors to teach undergraduate courses, should a need arise, in any of the following possible areas: Environmental Humanities; Gender and Sexuality; Rhetoric of Visual Culture, Media and/or Literature; Critical Theory; Rhetoric of Law; Rhetoric of Religion; Politics and Rhetoric of Political Theory; Reading and Composition.

General duties: in addition to teaching responsibilities, general duties include holding office hours, assigning grades, advising students, preparing course materials (e.g., syllabus), and interacting with students outside of class time via email and campus web-based course resources.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Advanced degree or enrolled in an advanced degree program at the time of application.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
Completed PhD, JD, or equivalent international degree.
For those who are not US citizens or permanent residents, a legal permit that allows work in the United States (such as a US visa that allows employment) is required by the start date of the position. The department is unable to provide a visa/work permit.

Preferred qualifications
- PhD, JD, or equivalent degree, in the humanities or humanistic social sciences, with emphasis on interdisciplinary and theoretical approaches.
- Experience teaching at the college level in the U.S.
- If hired to teach Reading & Composition, demonstrated experience teaching reading and writing in English.
- Potential for successful advising and mentoring of students.
- Potential for program coordination and curriculum development.

Application Requirements

Document requirements
- Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
- Cover Letter

Reference requirements
- 3 required (contact information only)

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04881

Help contact: rfahacademichr@berkeley.edu

Job location
Berkeley, CA