2024-25 AY Lecturer Pool - Anthropology

DEPARTMENT: Anthropology

POSITION TITLE: Lecturer Pool – Anthropology

POSITION DETAILS: 

The Department of Anthropology maintains a four-field anthropology curriculum with nearly 200 majors. It offers both major and minor baccalaureate degrees and a Master of Arts graduate degree program. The undergraduate curriculum allows students to choose one of three degree concentrations: Culture, Language and Society (CLS); Archaeology and Biological Anthropology (ABA); or General Anthropology (GA).  We are seeking qualified part-time lecturer faculty to teach major as well as General Education Anthropology courses in person.

Possible part-time course openings for 2024-2025 AY

• ANTH 1A - Introduction to Biological Anthropology Lab
• ANTH 1 - Intro to Biological Anthropology
• ANTH 2 - Intro to Cultural Anthropology
• ANTH 3 - Intro to Archaeology
• ANTH 4 - Language, Culture and Critical Thinking
• ANTH 13 - Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion
• ANTH 101 - Cultural Diversity
• ANTH 102 - The Nature of Culture
• ANTH 121 - Archaeology of Mexico
• ANTH 162 – Language & Culture

Duties of a part-time lecturer include instruction, class preparation, grading, and office hours. Other duties may be assigned based on departmental needs. Course assignments, including dates, time, and modality, are made by the Department Chair under the direction of the College Dean.

Part-time lecturers are instructional faculty with conditional appointments based on enrollment and budget. Hires from the pool of applicants are made when there are instructional needs to fill coursework offered by an academic department based on changing enrollment patterns, changes to tenure-track faculty assignments, and other factors that cannot be addressed with our existing faculty. Initial appointments are typically for one semester, but occasionally academic year initial appointments are made. Appointments may be renewed based on department needs, funding, and performance. Often appointments are made just prior to the start of the semester.

Rank and Salary

Initial rank and salary for lecturer faculty are based on professional and/or teaching experience and educational background and are determined by the hiring department. Most new lecturers are hired at the Lecturer A or B rank. As of July 2023, the classification salary ranges for the respective ranks are:

Lecturer A: $5,007 - $6,359

Lecturer B: $5,925 - $12,594

Lecturer C: $6,500 - $13,831

Lecturer D: $8,184 - $14,487

The salary ranges indicated are based on a "full-time rate" (15 weighted teaching units [WTUs]). A semester's worth of compensation is made up of six (6) payments of the given amount. To calculate your salary for a semester, the base rate would be pro-rated based on the units worked out of 15 WTUs.

If you were a Lecturer A assigned 3 units at the minimum salary, your pay would be structured as follows:

$5,007 x 3/15 (3 units out of a possible 15 units total) = $1001.40 x 6 checks = $6,008.40 total for 3 units/semester.

 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

Minimum Requirement for ANTH 1A: Master’s degree in Anthropology or related discipline.

All other courses:  Doctorate in Anthropology or related discipline or Master’s degree with minimally 3 years of full time teaching experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Ph.D. in Anthropology or closely related disciplines.

 

APPLICANT INSTRUCTIONS:

New applicants are required to submit the following:

1. Cover letter

2. Current Curriculum Vita (CV)/Resume

3. Unofficial transcript of highest degree

4. A list of two references with contact information

5. Complete the Statement of Professional Preparation and Experience form. Please click the link below to download the form. https://www.csus.edu/college/social-sciences-interdisciplinary-studies/internal/_internal/_documents/experiencestatement.pdf

6. A statement of teaching philosophy describing how you plan to engage and interact with students, with a special focus on students from underrepresented ethnic backgrounds, students with disabilities, and those from underserved communities.

7. Please indicate in the text field in the application what courses you believe you are qualified to teach. Course listings can be found here:https://catalog.csus.edu/courses-a-z/anth/  Subject to further review of qualifications for the parti