Position overview

Position title: Lecturer

Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay at appointment. A reasonable estimate for Lecturer positions is $70,977 to $98,249.

Percent time: Part-time, varies by assignment. Courses typically are 25%, 33%, or 44% FTE.

Anticipated start: Positions usually start in January, various times throughout the summer and August.

Review timeline: Applications are typically reviewed for fall course needs in May-June, and in October-November for spring course needs.

Position duration: Fall, Spring, Summer. Semester or academic year.

Position description

The Department of Physics at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a pool of qualified, temporary, non-tenure track lecturers to teach a range of physics courses. Applicants are considered for positions as needs arise; the existence of this pool does not guarantee that a position is available.

We are seeking outstanding lecturers who can teach/co-teach small, medium, and large size undergraduate lower and/or upper-division lecture, seminar and/or laboratory courses in Physics. In addition to teaching responsibilities, general duties may include:

Holding office hours;
Assigning grades;
Advising and communicating with students;
Preparing course materials, including syllabi, homework assignments, and exams;
Using a learning management system (e.g. bCourses) and/or maintaining a course website; and,
Managing and mentoring graders and/or graduate student instructors.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application): A Master's degree (or international equivalent degree) or be enrolled in a Master's degree program at the time of application.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start): A Master's degree (or international equivalent degree) by the start of the appointment.

Preferred qualifications: A Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree), and/or prior college-level teaching experience.

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