26-27 AY Temporary Faculty Pool (Lecturer) - Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department

Temporary Faculty Pool - Lecturer in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department

Department Overview [Department website]

Position Summary [Course Catalog link]:

Our interdisciplinary program explores gender and its intersections with sexuality, race, ethnicity, class, nationality, disability, and age. We do not shy away from controversial issues or from contemporary political debates. Instead, we empower students to change the world around them by honing their critical thinking skills, deepening their commitment to social justice, and affirming their abilities to craft solutions to social problems.

The department seeks qualified candidate(s) to teach undergraduate courses such as:

• Lower Division courses in the Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies curriculum, including:
  • WGSS 10 Intro to Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
  • WGSS 11 Introduction to LGBTQ+ Studies
  • WGSS 12 Critical Thinking
  • WGSS 18 Women and Ageing
• Courses in the LGBTQ2S+ Studies curriculum, including:
  • WGSS 165/PSYCH 165 LGBTQ Psychology
  • WGSS 122 Queer Indigenous and Persons of Color

Instructor Responsibility: Temporary faculty members are responsible for adherence to and implementation of university and system-wide policies as directed per Academic Policy Manual 306, paragraph 2. Instructors are responsible for the preparation, delivery, conducting, proctoring, and grading (as appropriate) lectures, office hours, homework assignments, quizzes, class projects, and midterm and final exams. All classes must be offered and meet as scheduled throughout the entire semester, in the mode assigned and listed in the schedule of classes (i.e. asynchronous, synchronous, in-person, or hybrid).

Conditional Appointment

Please be advised that an appointment is contingent upon budget and enrollment considerations and subject to order of assignment provisions in the collective bargaining agreement between California State University and California Faculty Association. These provisions state the “Order of Work,” or the order in which available courses must be assigned to faculty, starting with tenure line faculty and ending with new lecturer appointees.

Appointees will be required to demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States (Fresno State is not a sponsoring agency for Temporary Faculty positions).

Compensation - Commensurate by qualifications and experience within salary range placement. The salary ranges are established by the CSU Salary Schedule (Class Code = 2358 for Academic Year Lecturers).

The salary range for Temporary Faculty with a Master's degree is $5,507-6,677 per a month when teaching full time (15 WTUs). Starting salaries are usually at or near the minimum of the range. Actual monthly salary will be adjusted based on the number of WTUs assigned per an academic term.

Anticipated Semester

The temporary faculty pool is continuously open, and positions are filled as needed, based on student enrollment and funding. This is a pool of part-time lecturers for the department to draw on as necessary. The number of positions varies from semester to semester, depending on the needs of the Department. Appointments from the pool are temporary and often made just prior to the start of the academic term. Applicants may need to be available to begin teaching on short notice. The pool will remain in place for two academic terms; those interested in remaining in the pool beyond that time must reapply.

• Fall 2026: August 19, 2026 – December 22, 2026;
• Spring 2027: January 15, 2027 – May 26, 2027

Required Qualifications:

Education (from an accredited institution or foreign equivalent.): A Master's degree in a related field.

Experience:  

1. Demonstrated commitment to working effectively with faculty, staff, and students from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. A commitment to teaching excellence at the undergraduate level, which may be exhibited through prior teaching experiences and teaching evaluations or other evidence.  
2. Successful teaching experience at the undergraduate level or in community education settings.
3. Experience i