The Community Studies Program at the University of California, Santa Cruz invites applications for an ongoing pool of lecturers who may be appointed to teach topical and core curriculum courses, offering primarily upper-division instruction. The listed topical areas are community organizing, social movements, experiential education theory and practice, non-profit organization studies, health justice, health policy analysis, advocacy and activism, critical public health, community research methods, urban studies, urban and regional political economy, local and global food systems and movements, labor and global political economy, ethnography, cultural and general anthropology, and politics. Instruction is expected to draw on the appointee's professional expertise and content knowledge associated with relevant social science and humanities disciplines, and the program is particularly interested in applicants with a demonstrated record of successful teaching at the college or research university level or professional work experience demonstrating teaching proficiency, such as organizing or facilitating workshops, seminars and trainings. A Master's degree or higher, or a Bachelor's degree with two years' professional experience in a field relevant to the advertised topical areas, is required. Appointments are contingent on the hiring unit's instructional need and the availability of funding, are typically made during one or more quarters of the regular academic year and may also be made during Summer Session, and this recruitment covers initial appointments from fall quarter 2026 through fall quarter 2027. A reasonable estimate for an appointment to teach a standard five-credit course is $8,872-$12,281 based on salary points 1-12. The hiring unit will not sponsor employment-eligible immigration statuses for this position, and internal candidates are given priority consideration. Applications are accepted until August 6, 2027.
- DegreeMaster's
- Degree requirementMaster’s degree or higher or a Bachelor’s degree and two years’ professional experience in a field relevant to the advertised topical areas (e.g., community organizing, public health, anthropology, urban studies, or health justice).
- Work authorization requirementUnder Federal law, the University of California may employ only individuals who are legally able to work in the United States as established by providing documents as specified in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
- Internal onlyInternal candidates will be given priority consideration.
- StatusOpen
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