The Sociology Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz invites applications for an ongoing pool of lecturers who may be appointed to teach undergraduate courses including Introduction to Sociology; Issues and Problems in American Society; World Society; Classical Social Theory; Contemporary Social Theory; The Evaluation of Evidence; Statistical Methods; Family and Society; Death and Dying; Sociology of Knowledge; Gender, Race/Ethnicity, Sexuality, and Cultural Politics; Health and Medicine; Sociology of Emotions; Social Inequality; Sociology of Masculinities; Popular Culture; Social Problems; Social Psychology; Ethnicity and Race; Environmental Inequality; Media, Marketing, and Culture; and other electives. Basic qualifications are a Ph.D. or equivalent foreign degree in sociology or another field in the social sciences or humanities relevant to the advertised position, plus a minimum of one year of university-level teaching experience. Appointments are typically made during one or more quarters of the regular academic year and may also fall in Summer Session; this recruitment covers initial appointments from fall quarter 2026 through fall quarter 2027, and appointments depend on instructional need and available funding. Applications require a CV, a cover letter identifying the courses the applicant is qualified to teach from the department's catalogue, a teaching statement, optional course evaluations, and two to three confidential letters of reference. Internal candidates receive priority consideration and the hiring unit will not sponsor employment-eligible immigration statuses.
- DegreePhD
- Degree requirementPh.D. (or equivalent foreign degree) in sociology or other fields relevant to the advertised position in the social sciences or humanities.
- Career stage requirementA minimum of one year of university-level teaching experience.
- Affiliation requirementInternal candidates will be given priority consideration.
- Work authorization requirementThe hiring unit will not sponsor employment-eligible immigration statuses for this position.
- StatusOpen
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