2025-26 AY Lecturer Pool - Public Policy and Administration

DEPARTMENT: Public Policy and Administration

POSITION TITLE: Lecturer Pool – Public Policy and Administration 

POSITION DETAILS:

Possible part-time openings for 2025-26 AY:

PPA 230, Public Budgeting and Finance

PPA 270, Introduction to Collaborative Policy Making

PPA 272, Collaborative Governance Advanced Practice

PPA 297 A/B, Executive Fellows

PPA 298 A/B, Judicial Adm. Fellows

* Please refer to the course catalog for course descriptions: 

https://catalog.csus.edu/colleges/social-sciences-interdisciplinary-studies/public-policy-administration/#coursestext

 

Duties of a part-time lecturer include instruction, class preparation, grading, and office hours. Assists students in learning to identify the political factors impinging on the policy process and in learning to cope with them. With particular emphasis on the California political environment and issues, employs case studies, structured role-playing, and including politically feasible policy alternatives and advice to hypothetical clients. The goal is to equip students to work effectively as politically aware policy analysts. 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 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 2024, the classification salary ranges for the respective ranks are:

Lecturer A: $5,507 - $6,677

Lecturer B: $6,221 ‐ $13,224

Lecturer C: $6,825 ‐ $14,523

Lecturer D: $8,593 ‐ $15,211

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: $5,507 x 3/15 (3 units out of a possible 15 units total) = $1101.40 x 6 checks = $6,608.40 total for 3 units/semester. 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Masters with a minimum of three (3) years related professional experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Masters with a minimum of five (5) years related professional experience.
• Ph.D.

APPLICANT INSTRUCTIONS:

All new applicants are required to submit:

• Cover Letter - please include course preferences
• Current curriculum vita (CV)/resume
• Unofficial transcript of highest degree or degree required for position
• List of references with contact information

• 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

 

About Sacramento State

Sacramento State is located in the heart of California’s capital city, five miles from State Capitol. The lush, 300-acre campus is situated along the American River, close to numerous bike trails and other recreational areas. Sacramento, also known as the “Farm-to-Fork Capital,” is one of the most ethnically diverse and livable cities in the country, with a population of half of a million. Sacramento State is a Hispanic and AANAPISI serving institution with about 31,000 students coming not