"Lecturer Pool Middle Eastern Languages and History Department of Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures"

Position overview

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 https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2024-25/july-2024-scales/t15.pdf. A reasonable estimate for this position is $68,247 - $97,304.

Percent time: Positions range from 33% to 100% each semester. Summer positions are 11% (part-time positions that are weighed at 50%).

Anticipated start: Appointments start January 1 for spring semester, August 1 for fall semester and July 1 for academic year. Summer appointments begin in late May and run into early August.

Review timeline: Applications are typically reviewed for summer session course needs in March/April, fall course needs in April/May, and in October/November for spring course needs. Applicants are considered for positions as needs arise; the existence of this pool does not guarantee that a position is available.

Position duration: Appointments are made on a semester-by-semester basis. Appointments may be renewable based on the department's need, funding, and performance.

Application Window

Open date: March 24, 2025

Most recent review date: Friday, May 16, 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 24, 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 Division of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for a pool of qualified lecturers to teach courses in any of the possible areas:

• Modern Hebrew
• Modern Greek
• Egyptology

In addition to instruction, general responsibilities include (but are not limited to) some or all of the following: preparing course materials and assignments, maintaining course website, providing guidance, in consultation with ladder faculty, to undergraduates in MELC majors/minors, supervising and preparing graduated student instructors, holding office hours, writing and grading exams, and grading and commenting on papers, and for language instructors, cooperating with department's language coordinators to plan and teach the department's Language Pedagogy courses. Other duties may be assigned as necessary. Please see our website for more information on the currently taught online courses.

Department: https://melc.berkeley.edu/

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Master's degree (or equivalent international degree).

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
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 start date of the position. The Department is unable to provide a visa/work permit.

Preferred qualifications

• For all language instruction: Native or near-native fluency in specified language (select specialization). College-level teaching in specified language. Possess the capacity to employ up-to-date and effective methods of language pedagogy and testing. Experience with computer-assisted language learning (CALL) is desirable.
• For Modern Hebrew: Master's/Doctoral degree (or equivalent) in Hebrew language, linguistics, applied linguistics or related field. Native or near-native competence in speaking, listening, writing, and reading Hebrew. Experience in teaching Hebrew at the college level.
• For Modern Greek: Master's/Doctoral degree (or equivalent) in Modern Greek language, linguistics, applied linguistics or related field. Native or near-native competence in speaking, listening, writing, and reading Modern Greek. Knowledge of Katharevousa as well as Demotic Greek is preferred. Experience in teaching Modern Greek at the college level.
• For Egyptology: Doctoral degree (or equivalent).

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Statement of Teaching
• Sample Syllabus
• Digital Video (required for Modern Hebrew & Modern Greek applicants) - Video must be no more than twenty minutes of a recent class taught. The demonstration video may be from an elementary or intermediate Modern Hebrew/Modern Greek class, but should not be from the very early first-year Hebrew/Modern Greek lessons. The applicant can submit via web link or mail in a DVD.
  (Optional)

Reference requirements
3 required (contact information only)
While only contact information for three references is required at the time of application, the Department may later request letters from finalists' references.

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04835

Help contact: jleaks@berkeley.edu

Job location
Berkeley, CA